Longtime Twin Cities sports journalist Larry Fitzgerald, Sr. has died at 71. Fitzgerald wrote for the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder for more than 45 years. On the broadcast side, Fitzgerald worked at…
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…
Following the retirement of Dave Ryan, iHeartMedia’s KDWB/101.3 (Richfield-Minneapolis) has moved Falen Bonsett and Colt Parkey from afternoons to mornings, with producer Jenny Luttenberger continuing on the morning show. Meanwhile,…
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…
An upcoming FCC auction will include eight commercial FM frequencies in the Upper Midwest, seven of which had previously been awarded. The allotments, listed below in detail, will be included…
OnTheGoMedia, which owns two stations in north-central Iowa, has taken over operations of an additional two stations in the region. The company announced that on May 1, it assumed “full…
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…
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…
The Nexstar-Tegna deal continues to be paused after a federal judge issued an order put the combination of the companies on hold until the legal challenge of the sale is…
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…
Wisconsin Public Radio has promoted Lee Rayburn to take over the midday slot on WPR News following the upcoming June 30 retirement of longtime host Larry Meiller. Rayburn has been…
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…
Connoisseur Media has taken a pair of radio stations in southeastern Iowa off the air. “Classic 96” (KKFD-FM/95.9 Fairfield) and Classic Country station KMCD/1570 (Fairfield) left the air at the…
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…
Cumulus Media has decided to surrender the licenses of an Des Moines AM station and its FM translator rather than return them to the air. KBGG/1700 and K267CY/101.3 went off…
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