DirecTV customers in nine Upper Midwest markets lost access to one or more of their local network affiliates on Independence Day due to a retransmission consent dispute between the satellite provider and Nexstar Media Group.
NE Iowa Radio Group Buys Competitor (updated with price)
The owner of several northeastern Iowa radio stations is adding two more stations to the group.
Refuge Media Donates Stations to Northwestern
A significant Christian radio merger is in the works as Refuge Media Group donates its stations to the University of Northwestern-St. Paul.
Local Owner Buying Two UP Radio Stations
Great Lakes Radio’s two remaining stations in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula are being sold to a local owner.
Des Moines FOX Affiliate Returns to Air
Des Moines FOX affiliate KDSM/17 has returned to the air on its own transmitter a month after a contractor died in a fall at its tower site near Alleman.
MeTV FM On The Air in La Crosse
Longtime Oldies/Classic Hits outlet “Eagle 102.7” (KQEG La Crescent-La Crosse) has switched to the Soft Oldies “MeTV FM” format.
New Classic Rock Station in North Dakota’s Oil Patch
KQLZ/95.7 (New England-Dickinson) has upgraded and launched a Classic Rock format.
Canadian SimSub Listings: June 29-July 5, 2020
A look at which Canadian broadcast TV networks will simultaneously air U.S. network programming.
Prairie Winds Adds More Stations in NE South Dakota/Western Minn.
Prairie Winds Broadcasting is buying a group of radio stations in northeastern South Dakota and western Minnesota from Armada Media-Watertown, reuniting them with former Armada stations that Prairie Winds now owns in…
Gray TV To Add NBC, CW Affiliations in Mankato
Gray TV has announced plans to launch a low-power station in Mankato carrying NBC and CW, joining full-power CBS/FOX affiliate KEYC.