The FCC has approved a plan for Walnut Radio’s KOBM/1490 (Omaha) to co-locate its transmitter with new sister station KCRO/660, leaving its longtime home in the Midtown/Hanscom Park neighborhood. FCC records indicate…
Family Radio Surrenders Omaha FM Translator CP
Family Radio has dropped plans for an FM translator in Omaha. The Christian radio network had received a construction permit for K239CO/95.7, which would have used just 2 Watts, relaying programming from…
FOX Turns Off Translator in Walker
FOX Television Stations has returned the license for a longtime northern Minnesota translator, K49CU (Walker). The translator had broadcast from the KCCW-TV tower near Hackensack relaying KFTC/26 (Bemidji), which, in turn, relays…
Two Winona Stations Rebrand
Leighton Broadcasting’s KWNO-FM/99.3 (Rushford-Winona) has switched the slogan for its Country format from “Wild Country” to “The Hawk” with the new callsign KHWK-FM. Leighton had started using the “Wild” moniker on the…
FCC Approves New FM Station for Red Lake Nation
The FCC has approved a new 100kW station for the Red Lake Nation on 105.3. The new class C1 station, which will be licensed to Red Lake, will transmit from a new…
New FM Station Signs On in Baudette
Troy Paskvan’s KPMI-FM/94.5 (Baudette) has signed on with a Classic Country format. KPMI-FM was originally permitted for 100kW and was downgraded to 3kW shortly before sign-on, but could likely be upgraded to…
Sioux Falls FOX Affiliate Returns to Mediacom after 2-Year Dispute
Less than a week after returning to DirecTV, Sioux Falls FOX affiliate KTTW/7 is also back on Mediacom after resolving a long-running retransmission consent dispute. TVNewsCheck reported that KTTW had been off Mediacom…
Cedar Rapids TV Station Adds Subchannels
Gray TV’s KCRG-TV (Cedar Rapids) has added two new subchannels, H&I on 9.4 and Start TV on 9.5. The station says the channels are also being carried by IMON cable, and that channel 9.2,…
Gray Names GM for Newly-Acquired Mankato Station
Gray TV has named Ed Woloszyn the new general manager of CBS/FOX affiliate KEYC/12 (Mankato). The appointment will be effective Friday, March 1, when Gray takes over operations of the station while it awaits…
Eastern Iowa TV Station Changes Affiliation
KWKB/20.1 (Iowa City-Cedar Rapids) has switched to Azteca America following its recent sale to HC2 Broadcasting. The change marks the first time that Spanish-language TV has been available over the air in…