Recent FCC filings include a small new FM station signing on in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and a South Dakota AM station returning to the air.
Category: Station sales
FCC Monitor: Iowa AM Goes Silent; Milwaukee FM at Reduced Power
Recent FCC filings include an Iowa AM station going off the air, a Milwaukee FM station operating at reduced power, and a UP TV station seeking a power upgrade.
FCC Monitor: Dubuque FM Grant Upheld; ND TV Station Remains Silent
The FCC has upheld its decision on who should get a new Dubuque-area non-commercial FM signal. Elsewhere, a “K” callsign has been granted in Wisconsin.
FCC Monitor: Seller to Continue Ad Sales on Black Hills Stations
An amendment specifies that the seller of three Black Hills radio stations will be able to continue selling some ads on the stations. Meanwhile, a “K” callsign has been proposed in southeastern Wisconsin.
Update: Sale of Muscatine Radio Stations Withdrawn
A bankruptcy trustee for the company that owns three Muscatine radio signals has withdrawn an FCC application to transfer the licenses to a new company.
FCC Monitor: New Student-Run LPFM Granted in Iowa
Recent FCC activity includes the grant of a new student-run FM station in Sioux City, Iowa, and an upgrade being completed by an FM translator in Mankato, Minn.
Update: Sale of Southern Minnesota AM Station Withdrawn
Townsquare Media has withdrawn an application to transfer a rural southern Minnesota AM radio station to a local non-profit group.
Northfield Radio Station To Be Sold to News Director (Updated)
Jeff Johnson announced plans to retire from KYMN/1080 (Northfield) this fall and sell the station to Rich Larson, the station’s current news director.
Southwestern Minnesota’s KLQP Sold
A full-service Classic Hits station in in southwestern Minnesota is poised to get a new owner.
FCC Monitor: FM Station Move Near Madison Completed
An FM radio station has submitted filings indicating that it has completed a move from an area north of Madison to an area south of Madison.