The FCC has denied applications for new low-power FM stations in Milwaukee and northeastern Iowa, while it approved the sale of TV stations in Duluth and Fargo.
Category: Station sales
FCC Monitor: Defining Localism; UP AM Station Seeks Downgrade
The FCC has issued proposed rules defining local programming. Meanwhile, a Michigan AM station has applied to downgrade and a Quad Cities FM station has repurposed a translator for a temporary facility.
FCC Monitor: ND TV Station Off Air; Several FM’s at Reduced Power
A TV station in North Dakota is temporarily off the air. Elsewhere, several FM stations in Duluth, Iowa City, and the Upper Peninsula are operating at reduced power.
FCC Monitor: New FM Signal Signs On in Suburban Milwaukee
A suburban Milwaukee FM translator has returned to the air on a new frequency. Elsewhere, the FCC has approved several other FM translator changes.
FCC Monitor: Tighter Ownership Rules for Local TV
The FCC says it will no longer allow TV broadcasters to circumvent “top four” ownership rules by using subchannels or low-power stations, but existing combinations are grandfathered.
FCC/CRTC Monitor: New FM’s in MN, NE; 5th Callsign in 15 Mos. for WI FM
Recent FCC filings include the sign-ons of new FM stations in Minnesota and Nebraska and a Wisconsin FM station poised to get its fifth callsign in 15 months.
Minnesota Public Radio Sells Idaho Outpost
Minnesota Public Radio is selling its Classical music station in the ski community of Sun Valley, Idaho.
Update: $18.1 Purchase Price for Duluth, Fargo FOX Affiliates
Coastal Television Group is buying the FOX affiliates in Duluth and Fargo for $18.1 million, according to an asset purchase agreement filed with the FCC.
FCC/CRTC Monitor: New TV Signal in St. Paul; Mich. Sale Closes
Recent FCC filings include a TV station beginning broadcasts from St. Paul, closing of a Michigan radio/TV sale, and a new FM station signing on in Nebraska.
Sale of Warroad/Roseau Radio Stations Withdrawn
Border Broadcasting has withdrawn an application to transfer voting interests in the company, which owns three radio signals in the area where Minnesota, Manitoba, and Ontario meet.