Formats change, stations are sold, and personalities retire. But looking through broadcast history, you’ll find some heritage callsigns throughout.
Category: Twin Cities
Weekly Log: “Current” Changes; Longtime Iowa Anchor Departs
A longtime Iowa anchor is departing while a sports director is moving from Madison to Milwaukee. Meanwhile, MPR’s “The Current” is making schedule changes this weekend.
Weekly Log: Milwaukee’s “Game” Drops Four, Changes Lineup
The morning team at Milwaukee’s “Game” is out amid a national round of cuts at iHeartMedia. Meanwhile, there are several personnel moves at Upper Midwest TV stations.
Weekly Log: Several Wis. Broadcasters Pass; Many Anchor Moves
Three longtime Wisconsin radio broadcasters have died. Meanwhile, there are anchor changes and departures in Green Bay, Eau Claire, Duluth, and Bismarck.
Weekly Log: WCCO-TV Anchor Changes, New KARE News Boss
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.
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.