The FCC has approved a large upgrade for VCY America’s KVCI/89.7 (Montezuma). KVCI currently transmits with 3.1kW/103m (class A) and has received a construction permit to move its transmitter to a site…
Coloff Wins Auction for New FM Signal in Waterloo
Coloff Media has won an FCC auction for a new FM signal in Waterloo. The company will have five FM signals in the market if this and another new translator are built.
Nexstar Stations Off DirecTV
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.