A busy week includes radio and TV moves in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Nebraska, a retransmission dispute in the Quad Cities, and updates on Twin Cities and Omaha towers.
Category: Twin Cities
Weekly Log: KARE Sweeps Major Emmys; Historic First in Madison
Three of the largest awards at this year’s Upper Midwest Emmys went to KARE 11. Meanwhile, a Madison sports director is making history.
FCC/CRTC Monitor: Mpls. TV Upgrade; New FM for Ont. First Nation
Recent activity includes a Minneapolis TV station completing an upgrade, a northern Minnesota FM station seeking a boost to 100kW, and a new FM station for a First Nation in Ontario.
Weekly Log: National Role for TPT Leader; Season’s First NFL Conflict
This week’s developments include a national role for Twin Cities PBS’ leader, new anchors in Des Moines and Omaha, and the first Minnesota-Wisconsin NFL TV conflict of the year.
Stillwater Radio Station Returns License after 73 Years
A radio station that had served the northeastern Twin Cities metro area has returned its license 73 years after it first signed on.
More Than A Dozen New Newscasts, Magazines Launch in Upper Midwest
With the new TV season beginning, more than a dozen new local newscasts and programs have launched on Upper Midwest stations this month.
Data Dump: Twin Cities TV Sorted By RF Channel
Twin Cities broadcast TV viewers trying to sort out reception problems can be forgiven if they have trouble figuring out where their signal is supposed to be coming from.
Broadcast History: Timeline of Early TV in Minnesota
Viewers in much of Minnesota had to rely on deep-fringe signals from the Twin Cities for the first years of television history.
FCC Monitor: Madison VHF Station Granted Translators, Des Moines LPTV Upgrades
Recent FCC activity includes Weigel Broadcasting’s Des Moines TV station completing an upgrade and the grant of two UHF translators for a Madison VHF TV station.
Newsroom Notes: Giving Your Own News to the Competition First
I wouldn’t believe it unless I’d seen it happen repeatedly: Media outlets sometimes give their own news to other media outlets to report first.