Broadcasters put their top-priority formats on the biggest signals. Here’s a ranking of which formats are running on major FM stations.
FCC Monitor: Classic Wis. Callsigns Return
Two Wisconsin stations have returned to their previous call letters, while a third heritage callsign has found a new home.
Weekly Log: Delilah Returns to Twin Cities, Met Back in Rochester
Delilah is back on the Twin Cites radio dial, while a former Rochester meteorologist is resurfacing on a different station and numerous stations have won awards.
Data Dump: iHeart, i3G Top North Dakota Radio Owners
There are only five groups that have ten or more radio licenses in North Dakota, and three of them are non-commercial.
Ask NorthPine: What Happens When RF, Virtual Channels Conflict?
A reader asks what happens when a new TV station signs on using an RF channel that is the same as a virtual channel number already used by another station in the market.
FCC/CRTC Monitor: Wis. College Returns FM; New `Peg FM/TV Hearing
A Wisconsin college has surrendered its FM license. Elsewhere, Canada’s regulator has scheduled hearings on proposed new FM and TV stations in Winnipeg.
Weekly Log: New OM in Appleton, LX Network to Shut Down
Developments include a longtime radio host and manager finding a new role in Wisconsin, as well as the impending shutdown of a digital TV subchannel.
Sinclair Dropping Local News in Omaha, Sioux City
National trade publication TV News Check is reporting that Sinclair Broadcast Group is dropping local newscasts in five markets, including Omaha and Sioux City.
KFOW Brings FAN Network to Owatonna
Main Street Broadcasting’s KFOW/1170 and K292GU/106.3 (Waseca-Owatonna) have flipped to “The Fan Owatonna,” dropping Conservative Talk.
FCC Monitor: HD in Eau Claire; Lightning Affects UP FM, Wis. AM
Lightning has knocked a U.P. FM signal off the air and forced a suburban Milwaukee AM station to run at reduced power. Meanwhile, an Eau Claire station has activated HD Radio.