WCCO-TV/4 (Minneapolis) is back on DirecTV after a nearly three-week outage caused by a retransmission consent dispute between CBS and the satellite provider.
Category: Twin Cities
iHeart, EMF Swap Translator Licenses
There’s no indication of any imminent format changes as iHeartMedia and the Educational Media Foundation swap 13 translator licenses nationally, including some in Minneapolis and Madison.
Grain Elevator Demolition, Brush Clearing Accident Among Reasons for July FCC Filings
Everything from the spectrum auction repack to a brush clearing accident are being cited as reasons for stations seeking special temporary authority from the FCC in the past month.
FOX 9 Debuts New Set
FOX 9 (KMSP Minneapolis) debuted a new studio beginning with its 5 p.m. newscast on Monday, July 29.
CBS to Launch Lifestyle Network Featuring Martha, Emeril Reruns
CBS is building its first fully-owned subchannel network with the launch of a new lifestyle channel “Dabl” on Sept. 9. According to a news release provided to national trade publications, Dabl will…
FCC Filings: Temporary Site for Twin Cities FM; 2 Neb. FM’s Silent; SD Storm Damage
A suburban Twin Cities translator will use a temporary facility this summer. Meanwhile, two Nebraska FM’s have gone off the air and two Black Hills FM’s are at reduced power.
KARE 11 News at 5 Adding Third News Anchor
Minneapolis NBC affiliate KARE 11 is taking the unusual move of adding a third news anchor to its 5 p.m. broadcast as it reformats the show.
Twin Cities “Wolf” Population Down to One
The population of stations called “The Wolf” on the Twin Cities radio dial is down to one.
Longtime Twin Cities AM Broadcast Site Decommissioned
FCC filings indicate Salem Media has now moved two AM stations away from a longtime transmission site in the western suburb of St. Louis Park. “The Patriot” WWTC/1280 (Minneapolis) is now transmitting…
East Metro’s KLBB Returns to Air at Low Power
East metro station KLBB/1220 (Stillwater) has returned to the air with a temporary facility a week before a statutory deadline to resume broadcasting. The station had gone silent at the end of…