FCC Monitor: Small Minn. FM License Canceled
The following are updates to previously-reported items and other recent regulatory filings and actions concerning Upper Midwest broadcast stations. This report is created by the author and is not an…
Muscatine’s KMCS Begins Stunting after Sale
KMCS/93.1 (Muscatine) has begun stunting after its recent sale to VMPP, LLC. The station, which previously played “Everything That Rocks” as “The Buzz,” switched to All-Christmas over the weekend. The…
Weekly Log: Allen Media Pares Back Wisconsin TV Simulcasts
Allen Media has pared back news simulcasting on its Wisconsin TV stations. Since late last year, WAOW/9.1 (Wausau), WQOW/18.1 (Eau Claire), and WXOW/19.1 (La Crosse) had been simulcasting mid-show segments…
FCC Monitor: Des Moines School Station to Go Off Air, Be Sold
The following are updates to previously-reported items and other recent regulatory filings and actions concerning Upper Midwest broadcast stations. This report is created by the author and is not an…
Sinclair Buying Stations It Already Operates in Cedar Rapids, Omaha
Sinclair Broadcast Group is seeing FCC approval to purchase TV stations in Cedar Rapids and Omaha that it has already operated for decades. In separate asset purchase agreements filed with…
Weekly Log: Public Media Cuts; Several Meteorologists Departing
Minnesota Public Radio reports that Twin Cities PBS (KTCA/KTCI) has furloughed some employees after a federal grant wasn’t renewed. The Cap Times reports that Wisconsin Public Radio is planning job…
Connoisseur Media Buys Alpha, Owner of Dozens of Upper Midwest Stations
Connoisseur Media has announced plans to by Alpha Media, which owns dozens of radio stations in the Upper Midwest. In a May 5 news release, Connoisseur said it has entered…
FCC Monitor: WELY(AM) Back On Air; WBUP Returns to Full Power
The following are updates to previously-reported items and other recent regulatory filings and actions concerning Upper Midwest broadcast stations. This report is created by the author and is not an…
FCC Monitor: Wis. Station Seeks Change to KDWB’s Reference Coordinates
The following are updates to previously-reported items and other recent regulatory filings and actions concerning Upper Midwest broadcast stations. This report is created by the author and is not an…
FCC Monitor: Bemidji, Fairmont FM Translators Return to Air
The following are updates to previously-reported items and other recent regulatory filings and actions concerning Upper Midwest broadcast stations. This report is created by the author and is not an…
Weekly Log: Two Wisconsin Talkers Change Lineups
Civic Media has announced changes to its Wisconsin News/Talk lineup that will see two hosts leave the daily schedule starting April 23. Earl Ingram and Dom Salvia will no longer…
FCC Monitor: UP FM at Reduced Power; Minn. LPFM Goes Off Air
The following are updates to previously-reported items and other recent regulatory filings and actions concerning Upper Midwest broadcast stations. This report is created by the author and is not an…
Weekly Log: Milwaukee Anchors Depart, Two New ND’s
Weigel CBS affiliate WDJT/58.1 (Milwaukee) announced that Mike Strehlow, who anchored the station’s first newscast in 1996, is beginning a phased retirement. Strehlow will no longer anchor the weekday 12…
FCC Monitor
The following are updates to previously-reported items and other recent regulatory filings and actions concerning Upper Midwest broadcast stations. This report is created by the author and is not an…
Prayz Network Signs On First Station Outside of Wisconsin
Prayz Network has signed on its ninth full-power FM station, which is also its first licensed outside of Wisconsin. WEQH/88.3 (Harmony, Minn.) transmits from a tower near Burr Oak, Iowa…