Longtime MPR host Tom Crann is returning to his Classical roots. Meanwhile, two former KQRS DJ’s have resurfaced on other stations.
Category: Twin Cities
KQRS Debuts New Lineup, Refreshed Playlist after Stunting
KQRS/92.5 has debuted and new lineup after ten days of stunting, retaining its Classic Rock format with newer songs and a promised emphasis on Minnesota artists.
FCC Monitor: Minot FM to Relaunch April 1; KFAB Back to Full Power
The former KHRT-FM, now KHTZ, has returned to the air ahead of a new format launch. Elsewhere, Omaha’s KFAB is back to 50kW after a short-lived power reduction.
FCC Monitor: Mpls. LPTV Station Drops Channel Change Application
A Minneapolis low-power TV station has dropped a channel-change application that was competing with another station. In North Dakota, two radio sales have closed and a third has been approved.
Weekly Log: Longtime Anchor Retiring; Several Mpls. Radio Cuts
In Green Bay, a longtime anchor is retiring from one TV station while a longtime news director retires from another. In Minneapolis, several radio hosts have been dropped amid national cutbacks.
Weekly Log: Public Radio Exec Passes, DTV Channel Updates
Longtime Northland public radio executive Paul Damberg has died. Elsewhere, there are numerous personnel updates and DTV channel changes.
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.