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.
Category: Twin Cities
Native Minnesotan with News Background Named KARE GM
Tegna has named Bill Dallman the new general manager of NBC affiliate KARE 11 (Minneapolis), taking over for recently-retired John Remes.
New Owner to End Three ION Subchannels
The E.W. Scripps Company says it will discontinue three ION subchannels at the end of February following its purchase of the main ION network and its owned-and-operated affiliates.
Minnesota Score Radio Expands to Daily Broadcasts
The Twin Cities have another daily Sports talk option, if only for an hour.
CBS Quietly Launches New Subchannel on WCCO, Other O&O’s
A new subchannel carrying programming from the ViacomCBS library has launched on WCCO-DT4 and other CBS owned-and-operated stations.
FCC Monitor: Northern Minnesota AM Station Seeks Power Increase
Recent FCC filings include a northern Minnesota AM station seeking a power increase and a Minneapolis TV station getting back to full power.
Twin Cities Radio Station Owner Greg Borgen Passes Away
Longtime broadcaster and Twin Cities radio station owner Greg Borgen has passed away.
Update: Tegna, DirecTV Reach Deal after 20-Day Outage
Tegna stations in Minneapolis, Des Moines, the Quad Cities, and 48 other markets are back on DirecTV after a nearly three-week outage caused by a retransmission consent dispute.
Scripps to Retain Minneapolis ION Affiliate
After some question about whether it would be part of the merged company, it turns out Minneapolis owned-and-operated ION affiliate KPXM/41.1 (St. Cloud) will not be divested.
Update: Most Upper Midwest PBS Stations Now Livestreaming Freely
Several more stations have begun streaming their programming through PBS online platforms, with all Upper Midwest PBS stations now freely available online.