However, the auction could have a profound impact on consumers, notably those who use indoor or rooftop antennas to pull in free over-the-air signals. Were going through a search process, auditions.. When Knoepke says she has no concerns about revenues rebounding, it must be taken with a grain of salt for a single reason: Dave Lee is retiring. That defiance is the source of its ongoing success, but also the core of its existential dilemma: When is WCCO broke enough to merit an overhaul? [9], On February 2, 2017, CBS Radio agreed to merge with Entercom. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The station hired Brad Lane as market manager for WCCO from WTMJ in Milwaukee. The Minnesota Twins had been heard on WCCO since arriving in the Twin Cities in 1961, but because of a dispute between WCCO parent company CBS and XM Satellite Radio over compensation for its Major League Baseball broadcasts,[citation needed] CBS did not renew many of its MLB contracts. The divisive Trump presidency, COVID-19, and now the year of the trials connected to the death of George Floyd have provided an extraordinary opportunity for news-driven stations to reintroduce themselves to the market. WCCO. Once that auction is concluded, the FCC will resell the bandwidth it has purchased in a second auction to wireless companies, where demand is growing. In the February 2021 Nielsen ratings, released as this issue ofTCBwent to press, Minnesota Public Radios all-news KNOW-FM was the #2-rated local station, while iHeart Medias mostly sports KFAN was #3, and CCO was tied for ninth (with sister station Jack FM; Hubbards KS95 was #1). Selective TV is a non-profit over-the-air television programming system supported by viewer contributions. they gave me a number to talk to video repair which is just the generic help line which weaves you through the madness of robots until you finally get to a human, and they have no explanation as to why this is happening. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. Without a deal, viewers that relied on the KCCO signal may not be able to pick up CBS. KMNB, a radio station (102.9 FM) licensed to serve Minneapolis, Minnesota, which used the call sign WCCO-FM from May 1969 to November 1983. There was no warning of any kind, via TV, spectrum app, spectrum bill. But radio has an incredible future when led by smart, creative, visionaries who can build connection with an audience.. This Site Primarily Contains a Collection of Airchecks of Numerous Twin Cities (Minneapolis/St. A moderator might be able to plug that into the channel database, and determine what is happening with the station at this time. Question About Spectrum Voice (Landline) Caller ID Information? FM was a niche technology; in the 1960s, most cars lacked FM radios. During the day, it provides at least B-grade coverage to most of Minnesota's densely populated area (as far north as Duluth and as far south as Rochester), plus portions of northern Iowa and western Wisconsin. (Games are now simulcast over Entercom country station The Wolf at 102.9 FM.). Unfortunatelyfor WCCOs branding needs, thats under the umbrella of radio.com, Entercoms digital streaming brand. News Talk Radio Minneapolis - WCCO-AM | 830 WCCO People tune into talent. WCCO is missing from my lineup - why? What this means is WCCO is casting an audience net that reaches only 18 percent of listeners, almost all of them over 50. Big changes could be coming for traditional broadcast television stations both commercial and noncommercial. He graduated from the University of North Dakota, then hopped to jobs in Grand Forks and Fargo. Having six stations in town is key to maximizing revenue, explains Anselmo. There will be some slight improvement in air quality throughout Friday and Friday night," the MPCA said in a release. Disclosure: Jon Ellis is an employee of Gray Television. Is the station gone completely, or another channel in its place? iHeart went bankrupt in 2018, the same year Cumulus emerged from Chapter 11. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". The essential question to contextualize WCCOs future is whether these dire audience metrics are really meaningful. Knoepke dismissed John Hanson during the winter, the third programming exec she has replaced during her six-year tenure. [4] It is also heard on a digital subchannel on co-owned FM 102.9 KMNB-HD2. Morning drive will continue to be our strongest daypart, she says. The disappearance of Molly is disturbing at best, but the fact that WCCO refuses to address this is equally troubling. On November 17, 2017, WCCO announced that Twins broadcasts would return to the station beginning in the 2018 season. Box 18438 | Minneapolis, MN 55418 | 612.455.6950. The petition included ratings data showing that WCCO no longer meets the threshold of broadcast viewership to be considered significantly-viewed in Rochester. This site has some photos and recordings.