Recent FCC activity includes a Nebraska TV station formally applying for its move to UHF and activity involving translator and low-power TV stations.
Category: Station sales
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.
FCC/CRTC Monitor: Gray Amends Applications after High Court Ruling
Recent items in FCC databases include Gray TV amending its purchase of Quincy Media and a future low-power TV station moving to Wausau’s main TV tower.
Central Iowa Catholic Radio Network Adds Third FM Station
Iowa Catholic Radio, which currently has two FM signals and one AM station in the Des Moines area, is adding a third FM station.
FCC Monitor: Sioux Falls Low-Power FM License Cancelled
The FCC has changed the status of two Minnesota stations and one South Dakota station to “license cancelled” after renewal applications were not filed.
Supreme Court Ruling Loosens TV Ownership Rules
Thursday’s unanimous ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the FCC’s 2017 changes to ownership rules could allow more consolidation within local TV markets.