Recent FCC activity includes dismissal of applications from FM stations to improve their signals to the Twin Cities and Omaha. However, a Grand Forks FM upgrade was granted.
Weekly Log: New Morning Hosts in MSP; Longtime Wis. Broadcasters Retire
There are new morning hosts on both radio and TV in Minneapolis. Meanwhile, two longtime Wisconsin radio broadcasters have retired, and most regional CBS affiliates are off FuboTV.
Nebraska Panhandle Town Gets Its Radio Voice Back
A community in Nebraska’s panhandle has gotten its radio voice back with the launch of KIMB/104.3 (Dix-Kimball).
“Bluffs Country” Comes to Council Bluffs FM, Omaha AM
An Omaha AM station and its FM translator in Council Bluffs have launched a gold-based Country format.
FCC Monitor: St. Paul LPFM Transferred; Damage Silences Wis. FM
FCC activity includes the transfer of an St. Paul FM station, antenna damage silencing a Wisconsin FM, and tentative selectees for new FM stations in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Civic Media Buys Baraboo Stations, Licenses “Max FM” Branding
Rapidly-growing broadcaster Civic Media is buying an AM station and two associated FM translators in the Baraboo area, as well as the rights to keep their current branding.
Weekly Log: Forum Enters St. Cloud; New Format for Neb. Panhandle
Forum Communications is entering St. Cloud as the city’s longtime newspaper shrinks. Meanwhile, a new radio format is about to launch in Nebraska’s panhandle.
FCC Orders Rare 3-Way Time Share for Cedar Rapids FM Frequency
In a rarely-needed move, the FCC has ordered three applicants for a new non-commercial FM station in Cedar Rapids to come up with a plan to share one frequency.
FCC Monitor: New Iowa FM Granted; Sioux Falls TV Sale OK’d
Activity includes the grant of a new FM station in Iowa after a dispute over when applicants can change their plans, as well as approval of a TV station sale in Sioux Falls.
Off Topic: My Wintertime Checklist on Minnesota’s North Shore
Hiking options along the North Shore are more limited in the winter, even with snowshoes, but I’ve been going through my checklist of favorite winter destinations.