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Category: The State of AM Radio

Townsquare AM Station in Rochester, Minn., Won’t Return to Air

Posted on April 6, 2026April 6, 2026 by Jon Ellis

Townsquare Media has returned the license of an AM radio station in Rochester, Minn., one year after taking it off the air.

Cumulus Returns Des Moines AM License, FM Translator

Posted on March 28, 2026March 28, 2026 by Jon Ellis

Cumulus Media has decided to surrender the licenses of an Des Moines AM station and its FM translator rather than return them to the air.

Cumulus to Silence Wisconsin AM Station at End of 2025 (Updated)

Posted on December 17, 2025December 19, 2025 by Jon Ellis

Cumulus Media’s WNAM/1280 (Neenah-Menasha) has announced plans to go silent at the end of 2025, the latest in a continuing trend of AM stations going off the air.

Connoisseur Media Returns License of Silent Lincoln AM Station

Posted on December 12, 2025December 13, 2025 by Jon Ellis

Exactly one year after it went off the air, Connoisseur Media has returned the license of KLMS/1480 (Lincoln).

Townsquare Returns Licenses of Davenport AM, FM Translator

Posted on July 15, 2025 by Jon Ellis

Three months after taking them off the air, Townsquare Media has returned the licenses of KBOB/1170 (Davenport) and FM translator K281DB/104.1 (Davenport).

Winnipeg AM Station Shuts Down Amid Bell Media Cuts

Posted on June 14, 2023January 30, 2024 by Jon Ellis

CFRW/1290 (Winnipeg) has gone off the air amid nationwide cutbacks at parent company Bell Media.

Weekly Log: 3 Join NBA Hall of Fame; New Cedar Rapids Anchor

Posted on February 17, 2023March 3, 2024 by Jon Ellis

Recent developments include three inductees to the Neb. Broadcasters Association’s Hall of Fame, a new morning TV anchor in Cedar Rapids, and a new radio studio in Davenport.

Off Topic: A Thought about Improving AM Radio

Posted on November 27, 2022 by Jon Ellis

Why force broadcasters to keep unwanted AM transmitters on the air when they’d rather program a 250-Watt FM signal?

FCC Monitor: Grand Forks FM Upgrade Plan, Wis. Callsign Swap

Posted on November 7, 2022 by Jon Ellis

Recent FCC activity includes an FM station proposing an upgrade to add Grand Forks coverage, a three-station callsign move in Wisconsin, and a South Dakota AM station getting approval to upgrade.

Stillwater Radio Station Returns License after 73 Years

Posted on September 24, 2022January 30, 2024 by Jon Ellis

A radio station that had served the northeastern Twin Cities metro area has returned its license 73 years after it first signed on.

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