An FM translator station will move closer to Des Moines. Elsewhere, a Wisconsin AM station will return to the air at reduced power and a Minnesota AM station will reduce power at night.
Category: Station sales
Lincoln ABC Affiliate Sold as Rincon Buys Standard Media Stations
Rincon Broadcasting Group is buying all of Standard Media Group‘s stations, which include network affiliates in Nebraska, Kentucky, and Rhode Island.
Broadcaster Donates U.P. AM Station, FM Translator to K-Love
A commercial broadcaster in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is donating an AM station and its FM translator to national Christian broadcaster K-Love.
Update: Civic to Carry News/Talk Network on Milwaukee FM Signal
Civic Media has revealed programming plans for three signals it’s buying from the Milwaukee Radio Alliance.
FCC Monitor: New LPFM Granted in Des Moines
The FCC has granted a new low-power FM station in Des Moines after finding that a competing applicant did not qualify for as many points as initially thought.
Latest Sale to Bring 13th Christian Radio Format to Des Moines (Updated)
Des Moines is poised to have 13 different Christian radio formats after two pending radio station sales are completed.
FCC Monitor: Antenna Fire Knocks Northern Wis. FM Off Air
An antenna fire has forced a northern Wisconsin FM station off the air. Not far away, a new TV station has signed on in a different northern Wisconsin city.
Update: Several Milwaukee Radio Formats Begin Sign-Offs Amid Sale
Several Milwaukee Radio Alliance stations have begun to wind down their formats after news that two of the group’s stations are being sold.
Nexstar Purchases Tegna, Forming Two Iowa Duopolies
KARE 11 will get new owners and two duopolies will be formed in Iowa as a result of Nexstar’s purchase of Tegna, announced Tuesday.
FCC Monitor: Several UP, Wis. FM Stations at Reduced Power
Several FM stations in the Upper Peninsula and Wisconsin are operating at reduced power. Meanwhile, more LPTV stations are seeking upgrades.