Less than a year after dropping music for Civic Media’s News/Talk lineup, WRJN/1400 (Racine) and its two FM translators have flipped back to a full-service music format.
FCC Monitor: FM Translator Applies to Move Into Milwaukee
An FM translator currently broadcasting from the suburbs has applied to move into Milwaukee. Elsewhere, the FCC granted a new LPFM station just outside the Twin Cities.
Commentary: A Twin Ports View of WPR’s Format Changes
Wisconsin Public Radio’s upcoming programming realignments will end a once-vital connection between the Superior region and the rest of the state: the Ideas Network.
Weekly Log: Several TV Arrivals and Departures
A former Madison anchor has moved to Minneapolis, while a Waterloo meteorologist moved to Des Moines and a longtime Green Bay anchor is departing.
Nebraska Public Media Signs On First New FM Station in 33 Years
Nebraska Public Media has signed on its first new full-power FM station since the initial network buildout in the early 1990s, improving coverage of the southeastern part of the state.
Kinship Radio Signs On Third Spanish-Language Station
Christian broadcaster Kinship Radio has signed on a third signal in its Spanish-language network, with a fourth in the works.
Southwestern Minnesota’s KLQP Sold
A full-service Classic Hits station in in southwestern Minnesota is poised to get a new owner.
FCC Monitor: Several FM Translators Return; New Neb. FM On Air
Recent FCC activity includes FM translators returning to the air in Hibbing, MN, Scottsbluff, NE, Hot Springs, SD, and Ashland, WI. Also, a new FM station has signed on in the Nebraska Panhandle.
Weekly Log: New Mpls. TV Channel; Milwaukee Anchor Changes
Minneapolis has a new DTV channel, while another new national network is launching this summer. Also, a Milwaukee TV station has announced an anchor change.
FCC Monitor: Des Moines LPFM Application Dismissed
Recent FCC activity includes the dismissal of an application for a low-power FM station in Des Moines and a Wisconsin AM station again going off the air.