The FCC database is seeing a deluge of extension requests and transactions involving low-power TV stations ahead of a July deadline.
Category: Station sales
FCC Monitor: Rapid City FM Translator Gets New Owner
Recent activity includes another attempt to upgrade a station near Omaha, a Fargo-area transmitter site move, and the sale of a Rapid City signal.
La Crosse CBS Affiliate Owner Buys Low-Power TV Stations
The owner of CBS affiliate WKBT/8 (La Crosse) is buying several low-power TV stations in the La Crosse-Eau Claire market.
FCC/CRTC Monitor: Black Hills Station Remains at Reduced Power
Recent items crossing through FCC databases include a Black Hills station at reduced power and an update on an Iowa tower collapse.
FCC Monitor: Nebraska TV Station Formally Applies for UHF Move
Recent FCC activity includes a Nebraska TV station formally applying for its move to UHF and activity involving translator and low-power TV stations.
FCC Monitor: New Suburban Milwaukee FM, UHF Moves Progress
Recent FCC activity includes a new FM signal signing on in suburban Milwaukee and progress on several TV stations’ planned moves to UHF.
Lincoln FM Sports Talker Sold
A new local owner is buying the FM sports talker in Nebraska’s capital city.
Update: Sale of Twin Cities Christian Radio Station Filed with FCC
The FCC filing to transfer a Twin Cities FM station’s license from one Christian broadcaster to another details what will happen if the buyer decides to sell.
Des Moines-Based Meredith Sells TV Group to Gray
Gray TV’s latest acquisition does not include any Upper Midwest TV stations but does have a regional connection: the seller is Des Moines-based Meredith Corporation.
Allen Media Picks Up Spinoffs from Gray/Quincy Deal
Allen Media will be the buyer of stations in seven markets, including four in Wisconsin and Iowa, that Gray TV is spinning off as part of its purchase of Quincy Media.