Weekly Log: Change To How TV Viewership Is Counted
News Desk In a move that could lead to changes in the way TV newscasts and other shows structure their commercial breaks, Nielsen has switched the way it counts audiences. Previously, a…
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FCC Monitor: Several More New LPTV Stations Granted
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: Neb. FM Back to Full Power, Application for New Manitoba FM
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: “Ken’s FM” Returns; Bucks Announce TV Affiliates
“Ken’s FM 89.1” (KNNZ Hawley-Fargo) is returning to the air with a goal to raise $50,000 by Aug. 31 to sustain continued operation of the station. The station had gone…
FCC Monitor: Nebraska TV Station Completes Move from VHF to UHF
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: Several Twin Cities Comings and Goings
Radio Online reports that Cumulus Media has cut several positions at WVBO/103.9 (Winneconne-Oshkosh-Appleton), affecting Max Fredrick, Steve McGrath, and Jay Philpott. Al Schoch has retired after a long career in…
FCC/CRTC Monitor: Sault Ste. Marie TV Signal Goes Silent
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: Potential Changes Coming to Some TV Stations
TV News Check reports that Scripps will eliminate 268 positions as it transitions its TV stations from traditional newscasts to a 24/7 streaming model. Specifics of how the change will…
FCC Monitor: More New LPTV’s Granted, Including Seven for BEK
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: WDSE Seeks Upgrade; Several More LPTV’s Granted
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 Bucks Shift Full Season to Broadcast TV
The Milwaukee Bucks announced that for the first time in 31 years, their entire season will be carried on broadcast TV. Previously, only a handful of games had been available…
FCC Monitor: Sioux Falls LPFM Won’t Be Built; More LPTV’s Granted
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…
Central Iowa Station Drops “Soft Rock” for “Rewind” `90s Hits
KDAO-FM/92.9 (Eldora-Marshalltown) has dropped its longtime Adult Contemporary format following a recent change in station management. On July 6, KDAO-FM became “Rewind 93,” positioned as “90s Pop Rock.” The change…
FCC Monitor: Several More New Low-Power TV Stations Granted
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: Several Journalists Depart
Trent Condon says he was let go after making comments about the job cuts that affected many of his colleagues at iHeartMedia’s KXNO-FM/106.3 (Ankeny-Des Moines). My days at KXNO are…