Recent FCC filings include a Twin Cities LPFM going silent, a letter of inquiry being returned to the FCC, and an account of an engineer hiking uphill with a replacement transmitter.
Category: Station sales
Iowa Catholic Radio Adds Larger Des Moines FM Signal
One of Iowa Catholic Radio’s parent organizations is buying a larger FM station to add to its group of signals in the Des Moines area.
FCC Monitor: Twin Cities, Omaha FM Move-In Applications Dismissed
Recent FCC activity includes dismissal of applications from FM stations to improve their signals to the Twin Cities and Omaha. However, a Grand Forks FM upgrade was granted.
FCC Monitor: St. Paul LPFM Transferred; Damage Silences Wis. FM
FCC activity includes the transfer of an St. Paul FM station, antenna damage silencing a Wisconsin FM, and tentative selectees for new FM stations in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Civic Media Buys Baraboo Stations, Licenses “Max FM” Branding
Rapidly-growing broadcaster Civic Media is buying an AM station and two associated FM translators in the Baraboo area, as well as the rights to keep their current branding.
FCC Monitor: New Iowa FM Granted; Sioux Falls TV Sale OK’d
Activity includes the grant of a new FM station in Iowa after a dispute over when applicants can change their plans, as well as approval of a TV station sale in Sioux Falls.
NRRA Buying North-Central Nebraska FM Station
The Nebraska Rural Radio Association is expanding again with the purchase of an FM station in the north-central part of the state.
Civic Media Adds Green Bay Signal to Liberal Talk Network
Civic Media has launched its Liberal Talk lineup on a Green Bay-area AM station and FM translator following its purchase of those signals and two others.
FCC Monitor: Iowa AM-FM Pair Go Silent; Duluth LPTV Sold
Recent FCC activity includes notification that two Iowa radio stations have gone off the air, the sale of a Duluth low-power TV station, and a final decision on a new Galena FM station.
FCC Monitor: SD FM at Reduced Power after Tower Collapse; 3 New Callsigns
Recent filings include details of a temporary facility being used by a South Dakota FM station after a tower collapse, as well as several new callsigns in South Dakota and Nebraska.