Technology · 03/06/1998Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read

Radio Broadcasting Services; Coon Valley & Westby, WI and Lanesboro, MN - Channel 280A Allotment Decision

Summary

The Federal Communications Commission has allocated Channel 280A to Lanesboro, Minnesota, and Westby, Wisconsin, as their first local radio service, following a counterproposal from Bluff Country Community Radio and dismissing a previous proposal from Sparta-Tomah Broadcasting Company, Inc. for Coon Valley, Wisconsin.

Original source language: Federal Register — Federal Communications CommissionOpen original release →

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