Several low-power TV stations have applied to move their transmitters closer to large cities. Meanwhile, a LPTV station in Bismarck is being sold.
Category: Station sales
FCC Approves Sinclair’s Sale of Stations in Four Midwestern Markets
The FCC has approved Sinclair Broadcast Group’s plan to sell TV stations in four Midwestern markets to Rincon Broadcasting Group, rejecting a petition to deny filed by Frequency Forward.
Civic Media Enters Michigan’s UP with Five-Station Purchase (Updated)
Wisconsin-based Civic Media is partnering with a Michigan company to buy five radio stations in the Upper Peninsula.
FCC Monitor: Several FM Stations at Reduced Power
Several Upper Midwest FM stations reported that they are or were operating at reduced power, while a South Dakota AM station has gone off the air again.
Des Moines AM Station, FM Translator Sold to Current Operator
After completing a signal shuffle earlier this year, Iowa Catholic Radio is selling two Des Moines stations to the company that currently programs “La Ley” on the signals.
FCC Monitor: Delay in WELY-FM Return; WGGL Antenna Damaged
Recent FCC filings include an update on efforts to return WELY-FM/94.5 (Ely) to the air and to return WGGL/91.1 (Houghton) to full power.
Bustos Media Buys Competitor in Milwaukee
Bustos Media is buying “97.9 Radio Caliente” (W250BN Milwaukee), the only Spanish-language competitor to Bustos’ stations in the market.
M&H Selling Three Central Iowa Radio Stations to GM
M&H Broadcasting is selling three stations serving areas west and northwest of Des Moines to McGee Management Services LLC.
FCC Monitor: R&J Buying Warroad Stations It Already Operates
R&J Broadcasting is buying the stations in Roseau and Warroad that it began operating last year. Elsewhere, a Minnesota AM station plans to go non-directional at night with reduced power.
Sinclair Seeks to Buy Station It Already Operates in Sioux City
Following earlier applications to purchase stations it already operates in Cedar Rapids and Omaha, Sinclair Broadcast Group is proposing a similar transaction in Sioux City.