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.
Category: Station sales
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.
FCC Monitor: New Omaha FM; Civic Media Closes on Purchase of Four
Recent filings include a new FM frequency signing on in Omaha, a South Dakota FM translator going silent, and closing of a Civic Media purchase in Wisconsin.
FCC Monitor: Eau Claire FM Going Commercial; Omaha Callsign Change
Recent FCC filings include an Eau Claire-market FM seeking to return to commercial status, stations in Omaha and Wisconsin changing callsigns, and a Door County FM going silent.
FCC Monitor: Battles for New FM Signals Include Bible Vs. Bible Dispute
Recent FCC activity includes more filings over several dueling applications for new FM stations as well as a non-update on a long-running effort to add a new signal in the Omaha area.