Brian Oake is no longer with Cities 97.1 as iHeartMedia shifts afternoon personalities. Meanwhile, a southern Minnesota radio station has moved from its longtime facility.
Category: Twin Cities
City-Owned LPFM Station Granted in SE Twin Cities Suburb
The FCC has granted a low-power FM station to a municipal government in the southeastern Twin Cities metro area.
New LPFM Station Granted for Northwest Twin Cities Metro
The FCC has granted AddiEun Foundation a construction permit for a new low-power FM station in the northwestern Twin Cities metro.
Weekly Log: WTMJ Changes Schedule, More Bucks TV Affiliates Announced
Milwaukee’s WTMJ radio is adding more news to its schedule, more TV stations have announced plans to carry the Milwaukee Bucks, and Prairie Public is changing its Sunday schedule.
Weekly Log: WPR Plans Classical Expansion; Longtime KS95 DJ Dies
A job posting for a new host says Wisconsin Public Radio is planning an expansion of Classical music programming.
Broadcast History: Twin Cities TV Dials, 1948-2002
Have you ever wondered if it’s true when people say they only had three channels growing up? Do you have fond memories of the simple TV lineup you had as a child?…
Weekly Log: Regional TV Newscast; Morning Departures in MSP, Willmar
A new TV newscast covers multiple markets. On the radio, a Minneapolis morning host is moving on while a Willmar morning host says new owners have declined to hire him.
Tegna’s KARE, WOI, WQAD Return to DirecTV
Tegna’s stations have returned to DirecTV and AT&T U-verse after a retransmission consent dispute that resulted in the stations being removed for six weeks.
FCC Monitor: ND TV Station Off Air; Several FM’s at Reduced Power
A TV station in North Dakota is temporarily off the air. Elsewhere, several FM stations in Duluth, Iowa City, and the Upper Peninsula are operating at reduced power.
Weekly Log: Several Wisconsin Morning Radio Changes
A Green Bay morning show is off the air after less than a month, while a La Crosse show is now simulcasting in Eau Claire and a morning farm broadcast has added seven stations.