Viewers in Green Bay and Duluth are getting second options for 9 p.m. newscasts.
LPFM Frequency Change Ends Cross-Lake Reception of Distant Signal in Ashland
A low-power FM station in Ashland, Wis., recently changed frequency, which might not be newsworthy except that it ends the unusual marketing of a station from the other side of Lake Superior…
Tropo and E-skip Bring Distant FM Signals All Summer Long
This is the time of year when distant signals start to fill up the FM dial. Most of these distant signals are brought in by troposphere-enhanced reception, but some are caused by E-skip. What’s the difference?
Sinclair to Launch National Morning Show as Initial Phase of New Service
Sinclair Broadcast Group’s new national morning show is expected to be seen on CW stations in Minneapolis, Milwaukee, and Green Bay.
Purchase Price of Duluth Radio Sale Revealed
Townsquare Media has been operating WWAX/92.1 (Hermantown-Duluth) since February.
MPR/APM Cuts 28 Jobs, Cancels National Show
Minnesota Public Radio and its parent organization, American Public Media Group, have cut dozens of jobs, frozen pay, and cancelled a national radio show amid the continued economic fallout of the pandemic.
New DTV Channels for Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Madison, La Crosse
Several additional TV networks are now available in Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Madison, and La Crosse.
WPR Drops Old Time Radio Shows over Racist, Sexist Content
Voices from the “Golden Age of Radio” aren’t sounding so golden anymore to Wisconsin Public Radio management, which has cancelled a long-running weekend block of old time radio shows.
Filings: University Finances, Silo Demo Cause Stations to Go Silent
FCC filings in recent weeks include two low-power FM stations going off the air, an AM station at reduced power, and an FM station seeking a move after a partial tower collapse.
St. Mary’s of Winona Donates Radio Stations to Catholic Network
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is donating its small Winona radio stations to Catholic broadcaster Real Presence Radio.