Two Wisconsin stations went all-Christmas on Thursday, Oct. 31, making the flip before kids went trick-or-treating, and a third station joined the ranks Friday ahead of an expected format change.
Wis. Station Changes Format with Launch of FM Signal
WGXI/1420 (Plymouth) has changed format coinciding with the launch of new FM translator W253CW/98.5.
Flood Broadcasting Expands West to Sidney
Nebraska broadcaster Flood Broadcasting is expanding to the panhandle with the purchase of Sidney’s two radio stations.
Living History: Long-Distance Signals from ‘Golden Age of Radio’ Still On Air
The longer nights of fall and winter bring more opportunity to listen for the old signals that once carried Jack Benny and Dragnet.
EZ Completes Return to Des Moines
The legendary EZ name has completed its return to the Des Moines radio dial.
K-Love Operator Buys Green Bay Station
Educational Media Foundation, the owner of the “K-Love” and “Air-1” Christian music networks, is picking up a station in the Green Bay market as the result of a divestiture.
Iowa FM Station Sold to GM, Sales Exec
The general manager of KHBT/97.7 (Humboldt) and her husband, who is a senior account executive at the station, are buying it.
Friday is Moving Day for Milwaukee TV
In the largest one-day frequency change the Upper Midwest has seen, broadcast viewers in Milwaukee will have to rescan their TV’s on Friday, Oct. 18, as almost all of the city’s TV…
Rock Returns to Fort Dodge
Alpha Media’s KZLB/92.1 (Fort Dodge) has dropped Classic Hits/Rock for Hard Rock as “92 Rock,” bringing the format back to the market after an absence of seven years.
7 Previously-Granted Upper Midwest FM Stations Up for Auction Again
Seven future FM stations in the Upper Midwest are among 130 set to be auctioned off nationally by the FCC next spring. All seven of the allotments have previously been awarded but…