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Category: Technical changes

FCC Monitor: Update on Silent North Dakota Radio Stations

Posted on August 19, 2024August 19, 2024 by Jon Ellis

The owner of two North Dakota radio stations that recently went silent says they are “analyzing conditions” as they decide what to do next.

Weekly Log: Longtime Minneapolis Anchor Departing

Posted on August 16, 2024August 15, 2024 by Jon Ellis

Longtime morning anchor Alix Kendall is departing KMSP. Elsewhere, a Quad Cities TV GM is adding duties in Des Moines and a Green Bay manager is moving to Milwaukee.

FCC Monitor: Iowa LPFM Shuts Down; Neb. AM at Reduced Power

Posted on August 12, 2024August 12, 2024 by Jon Ellis

The FCC has canceled the license of a rural Iowa low-power FM station that ended operations a few weeks ago. Elsewhere, a Nebraska AM station is at reduced power.

FCC Approves Application for Review of Twin Cities FM Upgrade

Posted on August 11, 2024August 11, 2024 by Jon Ellis

The FCC has granted an application for review from Park Public Radio, owner of KPPS-LP/97.5 (St. Louis Park), in the long-running battle over whether KPPS-LP or a translator should get a facility…

FCC Monitor: KKSO Callsign Returns; Iowa LPFM Application Reinstated

Posted on July 29, 2024July 28, 2024 by Jon Ellis

Iowa Public Radio is planning to return the KKSO callsign to the airwaves. Meanwhile, the FCC has reinstated an application for a new LPFM station in Iowa and a South Dakota AM station has again gone silent.

FCC Monitor: UP FM Off Air; Sale of 3 Black Hills FM’s Closes

Posted on July 22, 2024July 21, 2024 by Jon Ellis

Recent FCC activity includes an Upper Peninsula FM station reporting that it is off the air and closing of the sale of a Black Hills radio group.

FCC Monitor: Fargo LPTV, Milwaukee LPFM Licenses Canceled

Posted on July 15, 2024July 14, 2024 by Jon Ellis

The FCC has determined that a Fargo low-power TV license has expired as a matter of law. In Wisconsin, a Milwaukee group returned a low-power FM license while a Green Bay group was granted a new LPFM.

FCC Monitor: New Twin Cities LPTV Facilities Constructed

Posted on July 8, 2024July 7, 2024 by Jon Ellis

Recent FCC filings include two Twin Cities low-power TV stations reporting that they have constructed new facilities and updates on several radio stations operating at reduced power.

FCC Monitor: New FM Signs On in UP; South Dakota AM Returns

Posted on June 30, 2024June 29, 2024 by Jon Ellis

Recent FCC filings include a small new FM station signing on in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and a South Dakota AM station returning to the air.

FCC Monitor: New LPFM Granted in Milwaukee Suburb

Posted on June 24, 2024June 23, 2024 by Jon Ellis

The FCC has granted a new low-power FM station in a Milwaukee suburb. In other filings, a new FM station has signed on in South Dakota.

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