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.
Category: Technical changes
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.
FCC Monitor: Iowa FM Changes Frequency
A central Iowa FM station has changed frequency, paving the way for a Des Moines upgrade. Elsewhere, South Dakota’s KDLO-TV is back to full power after building a new tower.
FCC Monitor: MPR Returns to Alexandria; Black Hills FM Signal Upgrades
Recent FCC filings include an Alexandria FM translator returning to the air, the grant of a new student LPFM station in Minot, and word that a Duluth LPTV station won’t operate.
FCC Monitor: Sioux Falls FM Station at Reduced Power
Recent FCC filings include a Sioux Falls FM station operating at reduced power due to an antenna problem and two Upper Peninsula FM stations seeking an extension to operate at reduced power.
Update: Final FCC Action on Minneapolis FM Upgrade
The years-long fight over which Twin Cities broadcaster should get an upgrade ended quietly on Sept. 5 with the FCC grant of one application and dismissal of the other.
FCC Monitor: New LPFM Granted in MN; Omaha LPFM Canceled
Recent FCC activity includes the grant of a new low-power FM station in Marshall, Minn., and cancellation of an Omaha low-power FM station that had reported going off the air last year.
FCC Monitor: Wisconsin AM Tower Falls after Guy Wires Clipped
A Wisconsin AM station is transmitting at reduced power after one of its four towers collapsed during construction. Meanwhile, the end of a 14-year freeze on low-power TV channel changes resulted in several upgrade applications.