Townsquare Media’s KFIL/1060 (Preston) has returned to the air at reduced power following an April lightning strike. FCC filings indicate KFIL went off the air April 11 due to extensive lightning damage….
Category: Technical difficulties
Update: Des Moines FOX Affiliate Returns on NBC Subchannel
A day after a contractor was killed in a fall while trying to return Des Moines FOX affiliate KDSM to the air, the station’s programming has returned on a subchannel of the market’s NBC affiliate.
“Thunderstruck” South Dakota Station Launches Contest
A Huron-area station knocked off the air by a lightning strike is using the outage as a promotion for its web stream.
Several FM Stations Report Technical Difficulties
Several Upper Midwest FM stations have recently requested special temporary authority from the FCC to operate at reduced power due to facility issues.
Falling Ice Damages Sioux Falls Area FM Transmitter
Midwest Communications’ KELQ/107.9 (Flandreau-Sioux Falls) is using a backup transmitter after falling ice damaged its primary transmitter. The damage happened sometime prior to April 15, and the station returned to the air April 17….
Rosebud Sioux Tribe Station Off Air Following Storm
The Rosebud Sioux Tribe’s KINI/96.1 (Crookston, NE-Rosebud, SD) has told the FCC that it’s off the air due to equipment failure following a storm. A notification of suspension of operations indicates KINI…
KDLT Returns to the Air after Transmitter Site Fire
Red River Broadcast Co. NBC affiliate KDLT/46.1 (Sioux Falls) was off the air for much of the week due to a weekend fire at its transmitter site near Rowena. A viewer reports…
Tower Collapse Takes Neb. TV Translator Off Air
A translator carrying ABC and FOX to the north-central Nebraska town of O’Neill is off the air after a tower collapse. KHGI-TV reports that the tower, home to KHGI-LD/27, collapsed during a blizzard…
Winter Weather Causes Technical Woes for Numerous Stations
Numerous stations have recently informed the FCC that they are operating at reduced power, with many citing winter weather conditions (for purposes of this report, the FM power levels listed are effective…
North Shore FM Station Goes Silent
Shire & Shore Communications’ WVVE/95.3 (Grand Marais) has gone off the air due to transmitter problems. The station tells the FCC in a notification of suspension of operations that it is unable…