A new commercial FM station has signed on in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula carrying Christmas music.
Weekly Log: Longtime Milwaukee Host Moving to Podcast
A longtime Milwaukee talk show host is moving to a podcast. Meanwhile, TV anchors have departed in Wausau and Kearney and several CHSN affiliates have been announced.
Winnipeg Sees Second Format Change in Month
For the second time in October, a Winnipeg radio station has changed format — and both now offer different variations of Alternative music.
FM Station Moves Into Grand Forks Market, Goes All-Christmas
An FM station that signed on a few years ago from just west of Grand Forks has moved into the metro area and flipped to All-Christmas.
FCC Rescinds Tentative Selection for New SE Wis. FM station
The FCC has rescinded its earlier decision on a new FM station in southeastern Wisconsin and instead ordered two competing applicants to reach a time-sharing agreement.
FCC Monitor: Iowa FM Station Off Air, Minn. FM Back On
Recent FCC filings include an Iowa FM station reporting that it has gone off the air while a Minnesota FM station reports that it is back on. Elsewhere, a Wisconsin LPFM application has been dismissed.
Weekly Log: KARE Sweeps Major Emmy Categories
A longtime Iowa sports anchor has died after a battle with cancer. Elsewhere, a La Crosse radio journalist has retired and KARE was presented with Emmys in several major categories.
VCY Signs On Two New FM Stations in Iowa
Milwaukee-based Christian broadcaster VCY America has signed on new FM stations in the Waterloo and Mason City areas.
FCC Monitor: Quad Cities NextGen Plan; Northern MN TBA Begins
Recent FCC filings include a channel plan for the launch of NextGen TV in the Quad Cities and a disclosure that two Minnesota radio stations are now being operated under a time brokerage agreement.
Roku TV Brings Back Coast-to-Coast TV Surfing
After decades of improvements, the live streaming TV experience has finally improved to the point where a media nerd can “channel surf” stations coast-to-coast like the old days of satellite TV.