The following are updates to stories previously reported here and smaller recent FCC filings and actions that do not merit a full story of their own at this time:
National
Alpha Media, which owns stations in 44 markets including many in the Upper Midwest, filed to transfer its licenses to itself as a debtor in possession. The company says the reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code will not result in any interruption to its operations.
Iowa
Youngers Colorado Broadcasting’s K295CB/106.9 (Des Moines) was granted a frequency change to 94.1 under the new callsign K231DI. It will remain 132 Watts.
KROS Broadcasting says it’s continuing to work on plans for a new tower for KROS/1340 and K290CL/105.9 (Clinton) after the August Iowa Derecho downed their previous structure. It requested extensions of special temporary authority to operate KROS with 300 Watts from a wire antenna and K290CL with 250 Watts from a shorter tower.
Minnesota
Townsquare Media’s KQCL/95.9 (Faribault) and Lakes Broadcasting’s WLKX/95.9 (Forest Lake) have received construction permits to upgrade from 3kW to 6kW, the maximum for their class A licenses. As previously reported, the FCC changed spacing requirements after the stations originally went on the air, making them short-spaced and requiring a mutual upgrade. The power boosts will improve KQCL’s signal to the southern Twin Cities suburbs and WLKX’s signal to the northern suburbs.
Nebraska
DTV America’s KAJS-LD/32 (Lincoln-Omaha) returned to the air Jan. 20. It has withdrawn a request for special temporary authority to remain silent that had been filed earlier this month.
My Bridge Radio is adding Angie Seip of Grand Island to its board of directors. The Christian broadcaster has nine full-power licenses and 11 translators in Nebraska.
Wisconsin
The FCC cancelled the construction permit for W269DZ/101.7 (Eagle River), which was granted during the AM revitalization effort to relay WERL/950. The translator faced a Jan. 22 deadline to apply for a license to cover but no such application is on file in the FCC databases, one of which still lists the translator under the callsign DW285FS based on its originally-granted frequency of 104.9. WERL has had 101.7 listed on its website since last year.