A look at some of the applications remain pending before the FCC as a partial government shutdown continues. In Milwaukee, the situation has led to two stations using the same slogan.
Voices of the Dead: Sounds of Now-Deleted AM/FM Stations
Forget about the graveyard frequencies: These audio files are the voices of AM and FM stations that are actually dead.
Weekly Log: “Current” Changes; Longtime Iowa Anchor Departs
A longtime Iowa anchor is departing while a sports director is moving from Madison to Milwaukee. Meanwhile, MPR’s “The Current” is making schedule changes this weekend.
Regulators Approve Sale of Winnipeg AM Station, But Not Calgary Station
The CRTC has approved the sale of a Winnipeg AM radio station, but not a Calgary station that was to have been included in the same transaction.
Weekly Log: Longtime S.D. Anchor to Retire; New Omaha Newscast
A longtime South Dakota anchor is retiring at the end of November. Meanwhile, an Omaha station has starting airing a newscast produced by a sister station in another market.
Milwaukee Radio Changes Ripple to Other Wisconsin Markets
A major radio format change in Milwaukee has impacted several other Wisconsin markets with a change in sports talk programming.
iHeart Switches “The Game” to “B97.3” Amid Milwaukee Shakeup (Updated)
iHeartMedia has dropped “The Game” from WRNW/97.3 and switched it to Adult Contemporary amid an ongoing shakeup on the Milwaukee radio dial.
Midwest Adds Second FM Signal to Green Bay Sports Format
Midwest Communications has added a second FM signal its WNFL Sports format in northeastern Wisconsin: WDKF/99.7 (Sturgeon Bay).
Hubbard Radio’s “My Talk” Adds Brainerd Lakes Simulcast
Hubbard Radio’s “myTalk 107.1” (KTMY Coon Rapids-Twin Cities) is now being simulcast in Minnesota’s Brainerd Lakes area.
Weekly Log: Milwaukee’s “Game” Drops Four, Changes Lineup
The morning team at Milwaukee’s “Game” is out amid a national round of cuts at iHeartMedia. Meanwhile, there are several personnel moves at Upper Midwest TV stations.