Longtime Northland public radio executive Paul Damberg has died. Elsewhere, there are numerous personnel updates and DTV channel changes.
Category: Twin Cities
FCC Approves WCCO’s Move from Longtime Transmitter Site
The FCC has approved a plan from Audacy’s WCCO/830 (Minneapolis) to leave its century-old transmitter site.
Weekly Log: Iowa Anchor Leaving after 51 Years
Longtime Iowa TV anchor Ron Steele is departing. Elsewhere, a meteorologist has departed a Twin Cities TV station and South Dakota has a new “All Things Considered” host.
Weekly Log: Longtime TV Anchors Announce Retirements
Former Twin Cities radio broadcaster Leighton Peck has died. Meanwhile, several longtime TV anchors are retiring.
Twin Cities Suburb Gets LPFM Station — In Different City
The southeastern Twin Cities suburb of Cottage Grove has been granted a new low-power FM station, but not where it originally intended to build it.
FCC Monitor: Twin Cities Suburb Tries to Fix LPFM Application Error
The FCC has denied an attempt by a Twin Cities suburb to correct its application for a new low-power FM application, which inadvertently specified a site 11 miles away from its intended location.
Weekly Log: Several TV Personnel Moves Announced
A Milwaukee TV station has parted ways with a meteorologist. Elsewhere, a meteorologist has joined a Green Bay station while a reporter departs Waterloo.
WCTS Moves FM Signal to IDS Center After Years-Long Battle
After a regulatory battle that lasted more than three years, Central Baptist Theological Seminary’s WCTS has completed a move of its FM signal to the IDS Center.
Weekly Log: New Anchor, Other TV Moves in Wisconsin
A new anchor has joined a Milwaukee TV station, while an Eau Claire meteorologist is changing shifts and a reporter is moving from Madison to Milwaukee.
Weekly Log: Anchor Changes, Wis. GM Retirements
A longtime Milwaukee sports anchor is returning on a different channel, while a former Milwaukee news anchor has joined a Minneapolis station.