Two small suburban FM signals are competing to move to Minneapolis after a low-power FM station’s license expired.
Category: Twin Cities
Twin Cities PBS Installing New Transmitters
Twin Cities PBS, which operates KTCA/2.1 and KTCI/2.3 (St. Paul), is advising viewers that its signal may be off the air at times this spring as it installs new transmitters.
FCC Monitor: FCC Formally Approves Minneapolis Radio Sale
Recent items in FCC databases include approval of a Minneapolis radio sale and FM stations in northern Minnesota and Nebraska at low power.
Scripps to Launch Another Two Subchannel Networks
After taking over the ION network and its group of stations, Scripps Broadcasting has announced plans to launch another two subchannel networks.
Twin Cities Radio, TV Voice Dan Culhane Passes Away
Longtime Twin Cities radio personality and voiceover talent Dan Culhane has passed away at the age of 62. His voice work is heard on stations throughout the region.
Subchannel Shuffle Begins following ION Sale
Several subchannel networks are now receiving full-power carriage in Minneapolis, Milwaukee, and several other Upper Midwest markets following Scripps’ purchase of ION.
Still Listening to 99.5 WLOL 30 Years Later
February 26, 1991 was a fateful day in Twin Cities radio history and also an important one for kids like me who were in junior high at the time.
Tegna to Launch New Lifestyle/Reality Channel
TV station owner Tegna, which has several stations in the Upper Midwest, has announced plans to launch a third subchannel network this spring.
Twin Cities Radio Vet Lassman Joins St. Cloud Rocker
Longtime Twin Cities radio veteran John Lassman is moving up the interstate to “the red house that rocks” and he’s bringing “The Chucker” with him.
FCC Monitor: Partial Tower Collapse, Two Iowa LPFM’s Deleted
Items crossing through the FCC database include a partial tower collapse in Iowa, two Iowa low-power FM stations being deleted, and a new FM signing on in rural Iowa.