Weekly Log: Support for Minnesota Victim with Radio Background
A GoFundMe fundraiser is nearing its $210,000 goal to help Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette Hoffman, a radio veteran who used the on-air name Kelly Foxx. Prosecutors say…
FCC Monitor: Minn. FM Translator to Stay On Air During AM Tower Work
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/CRTC Monitor: Boy Scouts Sign On LPFM Station
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: TV Group For Sale; More Sports on Broadcast TV
Allen Media Group announced that it has engaged Moelis & Company LLC to find a buyer for its 22 TV stations, which include NBC affiliate KWWL/7.1 (Waterloo), CBS affiliate KIMT/3.1…
FCC Monitor: New FM Signing On in Rochester, Minn.
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: Numerous Anchor Moves; KUOM To Spend Week Off Air
Following the retirement of longtime anchor Bill Jartz, Gray ABC affiliate WBAY-TV/2.1 (Green Bay) has named Chris Roth co-anchor of the station’s 5 and 6 p.m. newscasts, joining Cami Rapson.…
M&H Selling Three Central Iowa Radio Stations to GM
M&H Broadcasting is selling three stations serving areas west and northwest of Des Moines to McGee Management Services LLC. According to an asset purchase agreement filed with the FCC on…
FCC Monitor: R&J Buying Roseau/Warroad Stations It Already Operates
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 Minnesota TV Reporters Departing
Reporter Kirsten Mitchell announced she is leaving WCCO-TV/4.1 (Minneapolis) for a job outside of news. Reporter Kenny Johnson announced he is leaving Hubbard’s WDIO/10.1 (Duluth) for a new job in…
Sinclair Seeks to Buy Station It Already Operates in Sioux City
Following earlier applications to purchase stations it already operates in Cedar Rapids and Omaha, Sinclair Broadcast Group is proposing a similar transaction in Sioux City. An asset purchase agreement filed…
Muscatine’s KMCS Changes to Classic Hits after Sale
KMCS/93.1 (Muscatine) has switched to a 1990s and 2000s-based Classic Hits format after five days of stunting with All-Christmas music. The May 22 switch to “MC93, Muscatine’s choice for music”…
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…