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.
Category: Station sales
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.
North Dakota TV Station Owner Buys Low-Power TV Permits
A company that owns a full-power TV station in the Fargo market is buying the construction permits for four low-power TV stations in North Dakota.
Prairie Winds/Hub City Radio Adds 7th FM in Aberdeen
Prairie Winds Broadcasting is adding a seventh FM signal to its Hub City Radio group in Aberdeen.
FCC Monitor: FCC Formally Approves Minneapolis Radio Sale
Recent items in FCC databases include approval of a Minneapolis radio sale and FM stations in northern Minnesota and Nebraska at low power.
Longtime NW Iowa Christian FM to Switch to “K-Love” (Updated)
Dordt University has announced plans to sell its KDCR/88.5 (Sioux Center) to the Educational Media Foundation, operator of the “K-Love” Contemporary Christian network.
FCC Monitor: Deluge of LPTV Extension Requests Continues
Dozens more low power TV stations are seeking extensions of their construction permits, with one operator telling the FCC it plans to build them with ATSC 3.0 and distributed transmission systems.