A new FM signal signing on in North Dakota and an FM signal in northern Minnesota signing off permanently are among recent FCC filings.
Category: Twin Cities
FCC Monitor: Gray Returns 2 North Dakota LPTV Licenses
The surrender of two North Dakota low-power TV licenses, whose programming continues on other signals, is among items recently crossing through FCC databases.
FCC Monitor: 3 New FM’s On Air; KLBB Still Looking for New Home
New FM signals are on the air in Grand Forks, Des Moines, and Marquette, and a suburban Twin Cities station continues to look for a new home.
Tower Collapse May Lead to Upgrade for Minneapolis AM Station
A Minneapolis AM radio station may get a power increase as a solution to a summertime tower collapse.
FCC Moves Forward with KARE’s Proposal to Move to UHF
The FCC is moving forward with a proposal by Tegna NBC affiliate KARE 11 (Minneapolis) to move to a UHF frequency, saying the idea “warrants consideration.”
Scripps May Divest Minneapolis Station as Part of ION Purchase
A station in the Minneapolis market may be among dozens divested by Scripps as it purchases the ION network, depending on the timing of a New York TV station sale.
FCC Monitor: Minneapolis Low-Power TV Station Returning to Air
A Minneapolis low-power TV station returning to the air is among the items crossing through FCC databases in the last week.
Scripps’ Purchase of ION Means Future Network Moves
The E.W. Scripps Company announced Thursday that it has reached a $2.65 billion deal to buy the ION television network and 39 of its owned-and-operated stations.
End of “Live from Here” Transforms Weekend Public Radio
The end of “Live from Here” forced public radio services to reconsider their Saturday supper-hour programming for the first time since the Reagan administration.
MPR Adds More Weekend News Programming
Minnesota Public Radio’s News network made a rather large overhaul of its weekend lineup coinciding with the recent end of “Live from Here.”