This page contains news concerning radio and television stations, mainly (but not exclusively) within the ten states on which this site focuses (IL IN IA MI MN MO ND OH SD WI). We do not claim any degree of comprehensiveness here; I read various outside sources and also include news passed to me by friends in the hobby as well as items from my own listening. I cite my sources and always appreciate news tips from readers, but cannot guarantee that the information I receive is always correct and typo-free. News concerning station ownership and personnel, as well as changes of power and antenna height, are normally omitted from this page. The date (which changes at midnight central) indicates when I typed the item, not necessarily when the change took or will take place, and a day's entry may be updated a few times during the course of that day. All times are central, unless otherwise specified. The newest items appear at the top, and old items are removed after one month.
February 14 8:36 a.m. * WI Rhinelander WOBT 1240 flips to classic country/Dial Global, dropping ESPN sports (DX-midAMerica.com)
February 13 * IL Morton (Peoria market) WDQX 102.3 will drop its classic rock format in favor of talk, simulcasting WMBD 1470 Peoria (RadioInsight) * IN Elkhart (South Bend market) WCMR 1270 switches to southern gospel "Solid Gospel 1270," ex-talk (DX-midAMerica.com) * OH Findlay WKXA 100.5 will flip to country Tuesday, dropping classic hits (All Access) as "Your Country Now 100.5" (Inside Radio)
February 10 * IA Britt KHAM 99.5 is silent (DX-midAMerica.com)
February 8 * IA Jefferson KGRA 98.9 switches to classic country, ex-classic rock (DX-midAMerica.com)
February 7 * IA Mason City KRIB 1490 flips to standards/Music of Your Life, ex-oldies (Upper Midwest Broadcasting) * SD Wagner 100.9 CP for a new station (FCC) * WI Lake Geneva WZRK 1550, recently off the air, noted back on. I don't know when they returned, but I noticed after 1 p.m. today * WI Rhinelander new 89.9 is WHSF * WI Washburn new 104.7 is WHWA
February 6 * IL Chicago WMBI 1110 is now religious, entirely in Spanish (All Access) * IN Charlestown (Louisville market) WWPW 104.3 becomes WLUE (FCC via 100000watts.com) The station returned to the air February 1 with talk, simulcasting WNDA 1570 New Albany (RadioInsight) * IA Northwood (Mason City market) KYTC 102.7 flips to CHR "Super Hits," ex-active rock (Upper Midwest Broadcasting) * MI Carney WMUP 99.9 is deleted (FCC) * MI Pentwater new 98.7 is WLDN (FCC via 100000watts.com) * MI Petoskey WARD 750 flips to talk, dropping country, and no longer simulcasting with WLDR 101.9 Traverse City (DX-midAMerica.com) * MN Lake Crystal KQYK 95.7 becomes KMKO (DX-midAMerica.com) not Missouri as initially posted * MO Birch Tree KBMV 107.1 goes talk, ex-hot AC (DX-midAMerica.com)
February 4 * IA Moville 97.1 CP for a new station (FCC) * MI Livonia (Detroit market) WCAR 1090 flips to sports/ESPN, ex-talk (Inside Radio) * MI Tawas City WRQC 88.9 is deleted (FCC)
February 3 * IA Cedar Rapids WMT-FM 96.5 becomes KKSY-FM (FCC) * IA Moville 97.1 CP for a new station (FCC) * IA Ottumwa KUNZ 91.1 becomes KICW (FCC) * OH Republic new 88.5 is WYOR (FCC) * WI New Holstein WMBE 1530 becomes WLWB (FCC) formerly licensed to Chilton; not sure how I neglected to post this call change earlier
January 30 * WI Lake Geneva WZRK 1550 noted off the air on Sunday (Jeremy Andrews)
January 28 * IN Brazil WSDX 1130 returns to the air with sports/ESPN (DX-midAMerica.com) * IN Rockville WAXI 104.9 flips to classic rock, ex-oldies (DX-midAMerica.com)
January 25 * ND Bismarck KYYY 92.9 flips to hot AC, ex-AC (DX-midAMerica.com)
January 24 * IA Conway KCJA 89.5 signs on (DX-midAMerica.com)
January 23 * IN Boonville WBNL 1540 carries adult standards, not easy listening as posted earlier (anonymous) * WI Milwaukee W273AT 102.5 is indeed off, noted while near the transmitter
January 21 * WI Milwaukee WNOV 860 is off the air (Al Hajny) confirmed, and simulcast W273AT 102.5 appears to be off as well
January 20 * IN Boonville WBNL 1540 switches to easy listening, ex-AC (DX-midAMerica.com) cf. January 23 entry * IA Anamosa (Cedar Rapids market) KKSY 95.7 becomes KWMG (FCC via 100000watts.com) * IA Conway new 89.5 is KCJA (FCC via 100000watts.com) * IA Ottumwa KUNZ 91.1 becomes KKWI (DX-midAMerica.com) * IA Sac City KJLN 104.7 becomes KEWS (DX-midAMerica.com) * IA Sibley KUSQ 104.3 makes its anticipated flip to CHR, ex-country, as "Party 104.1," with the new call KZTP (DX-midAMerica.com) * MI Republic WUPG 96.7 is now classic hits, ex-adult hits, simulcasting with WUPT 100.3 Gwinn (DX-midAMerica.com) * MN Worthington KWOA-FM 95.1 becomes KUSQ (DX-midAMerica.com)
January 18 * IL Waukegan WKRS 1220 will flip to Spanish sports/ESPN Deportes, ex-talk, on February 1 (Jeremy Andrews)
January 17 * IN Charlestown (Louisville market) WWPW 104.3 is expected to return to the air soon as adult hits using "Louie," having applied for the call WLUE (RadioInsight) * WI Milwaukee WLWK 94.5 now uses "94-5 The Lake," rather than "94-5 Lake FM" (anonymous)
