AC is the top format adopting All-Christmas playlists, while there are three Upper Midwest cities with four All-Christmas options.
Minnesota Public Radio Sells Idaho Outpost
Minnesota Public Radio is selling its Classical music station in the ski community of Sun Valley, Idaho.
FCC Monitor: Several LPTV License to Cover Applications Withdrawn
Permittees have withdrawn license to cover applications for five low-power TV stations in the Upper Midwest.
Update: $18.1 Purchase Price for Duluth, Fargo FOX Affiliates
Coastal Television Group is buying the FOX affiliates in Duluth and Fargo for $18.1 million, according to an asset purchase agreement filed with the FCC.
Weekly Log: Twins Radio Announcer Moving to TV
The Minnesota Twins have announced new TV and radio announcers. Elsewhere, a longtime Madison meteorologist is retiring and an Omaha anchor has moved to a competitor.
FCC/CRTC Monitor: New TV Signal in St. Paul; Mich. Sale Closes
Recent FCC filings include a TV station beginning broadcasts from St. Paul, closing of a Michigan radio/TV sale, and a new FM station signing on in Nebraska.
Winnipeg Station Plans Post-Christmas Flip to Country
Corus Radio’s CJGV-FM/99.1 (Winnipeg) has announced plans to debut a Country format after Boxing Day.
Weekly Log: Longtime Green Bay DJ Returns
A longtime Green Bay DJ is returning to the air on a different station. Meanwhile, a Minneapolis station has swapped two hosts’ shifts.
Sale of Warroad/Roseau Radio Stations Withdrawn
Border Broadcasting has withdrawn an application to transfer voting interests in the company, which owns three radio signals in the area where Minnesota, Manitoba, and Ontario meet.
FCC/CRTC Monitor: Big South Dakota FM Permit Canceled
On a quiet week for FCC activity, we catch up with an item about a construction permit for a large new FM station being canceled.