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.
Category: Station sales
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.
FCC Monitor: New Wis. FM Station Signs On; Several Sales Close
A new FM station has signed on in Janesville, Wis., while several radio and TV sales have closed.
FCC Monitor: Future Janesville FM Changes Transmitter Site
A Janesville FM station facing a July 29 construction deadline has changed its planned transmitter site. Elsewhere, the FCC has approved two radio sales.
Commercial TV Broadcasting to End in Eastern Montana
The only TV station in America’s smallest TV market is poised to switch to PBS, ending commercial TV broadcasting in eastern Montana.
NRG Media Spins Off Omaha AM and FM Translator
NRG Media is selling its Spanish-language radio station in the Omaha market.