Another three small new FM stations have signed on around Minnesota. Elsewhere, an Upper Peninsula TV station is at reduced power.
Category: Technical changes
FCC Monitor: Neb. Public Media Seeks Extension of Deadline to Construct 3 FM’s
Nebraska Public Media is seeking extensions of the deadlines to build three new FM stations. Elsewhere, two more low-power FM stations were granted in Wisconsin.
FCC Monitor: New Wisconsin LPFM Station Granted
Recent FCC activity includes the grant of a new low-power FM station in Wisconsin and an Upper Peninsula FM translator completing an upgrade.
FCC Monitor: KDLO-FM Back to Full Power; Ames Translator Returns
Recent FCC filings include notification that South Dakota’s KDLO-FM has returned to full power following tower reconstruction and that an FM translator in Ames, IA, is back on the air.
North Dakota PBS Station Returns to Air after 11-Month Outage
Prairie Public Broadcasting’s KJRE/19.1 (Ellendale, ND) has returned to the air after an 11-month outage due to antenna damage.
FCC Monitor: Iowa FM Station Upgrades; ND TV Station To Return
A central Iowa station has completed its second upgrade in as many months. Meanwhile, a North Dakota TV station is poised to return to the air eleven months after ice damaged its antenna.
WCCO Radio Seeks Move From Century-Old Transmitter Site
Audacy’s WCCO/830 (Minneapolis) has filed an application with the FCC to move its transmitter from its longtime site in Coon Rapids to a location about four miles away in Ramsey.
FCC Monitor: Iowa FM Station Off Air, Minn. FM Back On
Recent FCC filings include an Iowa FM station reporting that it has gone off the air while a Minnesota FM station reports that it is back on. Elsewhere, a Wisconsin LPFM application has been dismissed.
FCC Monitor: Quad Cities NextGen Plan; Northern MN TBA Begins
Recent FCC filings include a channel plan for the launch of NextGen TV in the Quad Cities and a disclosure that two Minnesota radio stations are now being operated under a time brokerage agreement.
FCC Monitor: La Crosse-Area FM Translator Seeks Upgrade
Recent FCC filings include an application to upgrade a La Crosse-area FM translator and the transfer of low-power TV licenses in BIsmarck, Duluth, and Minocqua.