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Category: Technical changes

FCC Monitor: Two Rapid City FM’s at Reduced Power

Posted on January 26, 2026January 24, 2026 by Jon Ellis

Two Rapid City FM stations are operating at reduced power due to transmitter problems. Elsewhere, a low-power TV station has upgraded its signal to Madison.

FCC Monitor: Minn. AM Station Seeks to Reduce Daytime Power

Posted on January 5, 2026January 3, 2026 by Jon Ellis

A northern Minnesota AM station is requesting a reduction in its daytime power. Elsewhere, a group is proposing a new full-power TV allotment in Nebraska.

FCC/CRTC Monitor: FM Translator to Move Closer to Des Moines

Posted on September 29, 2025September 28, 2025 by Jon Ellis

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.

FCC Monitor: Dismissal of UW-Milwaukee LPFM Application Upheld Again

Posted on September 22, 2025September 19, 2025 by Jon Ellis

The FCC has rejected an application for review of its decision to dismiss UW-Milwaukee’s application for a low-power FM station because of a typo.

FCC Monitor: Callsign Change Hints at Northern Minn. Simulcast

Posted on September 15, 2025September 14, 2025 by Jon Ellis

A northern Minnesota radio station’s pending callsign change hints at a possible future simulcast. Elsewhere, an Upper Peninsula FM station is seeking a big upgrade.

FCC Monitor: New LPFM Granted in Des Moines

Posted on September 8, 2025September 8, 2025 by Jon Ellis

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.

FCC Monitor: Antenna Fire Knocks Northern Wis. FM Off Air

Posted on September 1, 2025August 30, 2025 by Jon Ellis

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.

FCC Monitor: New FM Signal in La Crosse (Updated)

Posted on August 25, 2025August 28, 2025 by Jon Ellis

A new FM translator has signed on in La Crosse, while a low-power TV station has completed a move to Mason City. Also, a Fargo AM station is operating at reduced power.

FCC Monitor: Several UP, Wis. FM Stations at Reduced Power

Posted on August 18, 2025August 17, 2025 by Jon Ellis

Several FM stations in the Upper Peninsula and Wisconsin are operating at reduced power. Meanwhile, more LPTV stations are seeking upgrades.

Madison CBS Affiliate Signs On UHF Translators

Posted on August 17, 2025 by Jon Ellis

Five years after moving to a VHF frequency, CBS affiliate WISC-TV/3.1 (Madison) has signed on two UHF digital replacement translators.

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