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Category: Twin Cities

Broadcast History: Twin Cities TV Dials, 1948-2002

Posted on January 20, 2024 by Jon Ellis

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

Posted on January 19, 2024 by Jon Ellis

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

Posted on January 15, 2024 by Jon Ellis

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

Posted on January 15, 2024 by Jon Ellis

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

Posted on January 12, 2024 by Jon Ellis

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.

Weekly Log: Madison Anchor Retiring; Green Bay Hosts Change Stations

Posted on January 5, 2024 by Jon Ellis

A longtime Madison TV anchor is signing off, while a Marquette anchor is moving to Milwaukee. In Green Bay, two morning co-hosts have joined a competitor.

New Year Brings Dozens of DTV Channel Changes

Posted on January 1, 2024 by Jon Ellis

Broadcast TV viewers are seeing channel changes in many markets as a result of national digital subchannel changes as the new year begins.

Weekly Log: Two Twin Cities Radio Veterans Pass (Updated)

Posted on December 29, 2023 by Jon Ellis

Twin Cities radio veterans Ian Punnett and Pat Ebertz have died. In other news, an IPR reporter is headed to MPR and a group owner has renewed its NBC affiliations.

Few Conflicts Among New LPFM Applications in Upper Midwest

Posted on December 20, 2023 by Jon Ellis

There are few obvious conflicts between applications for new low-power FM stations in the Upper Midwest, submitted during a recent FCC filing window.

Weekly Log: Twins Radio Announcer Moving to TV

Posted on December 8, 2023 by Jon Ellis

The Minnesota Twins have announced new TV and radio announcers. Elsewhere, a longtime Madison meteorologist is retiring and an Omaha anchor has moved to a competitor.

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