A longtime husband-and-wife anchor team at WCCO-TV will soon anchor fewer newscasts together, while KARE 11 is getting a new news director.
Category: Twin Cities
Nexstar Purchases Tegna, Forming Two Iowa Duopolies
KARE 11 will get new owners and two duopolies will be formed in Iowa as a result of Nexstar’s purchase of Tegna, announced Tuesday.
FCC Monitor: New FM Station Signing On in Southern Minn.
A small new FM station in southern Minnesota has requested program test authority. Elsewhere, an Iowa FM is back on the air and an Upper Peninsula FM is at reduced power.
Weekly Log: Several Longtime Broadcasters Pass Away
The operator of a Fargo radio station, a North Dakota radio station owner, and two former Twin Cities TV journalists have passed away. Also, two TV stations get new sets.
Weekly Log: Cuts Begin Following Public Media Funding Clawback
Minnesota Public Radio and the Star Tribune report that cuts are underway at Twin Cities PBS (KTCA/KTCI) and American Public Media Group, the parent of MPR, following Congressional approval of a bill…
Fire Forces KARE to Find New Ways to Get Newscasts On Air
Minneapolis NBC affiliate KARE 11 has found creative new ways to get newscasts on the air after a fire forced staff out of its Golden Valley headquarters.
Weekly Log: TV Group For Sale; More Sports on Broadcast TV
Allen Media is putting its TV stations up for sale. Meanwhile, the Minnesota Lynx and Duluth Huskies are the latest regional teams to announced broadcast TV simulcasts.
Weekly Log: Numerous Anchor Moves; KUOM To Spend Week Off Air
There are TV anchor moves in Green Bay, Madison, Davenport, Waterloo, and Omaha. Meanwhile, “Radio K” announced it will be off the air for a week.
Weekly Log: Several Broadcasters Pass Away
Longtime broadcasters Eric Gardner, Elizabeth Murphy Burns, and Mark Abrahamson have died. Meanwhile, national news is replacing local weekend morning news in Rochester.
Weekly Log: MPR Host Changing Networks, Two KQRS Hosts Move
Longtime MPR host Tom Crann is returning to his Classical roots. Meanwhile, two former KQRS DJ’s have resurfaced on other stations.