FCC accepting comments on Wausau satellite proposal

HURLEY — The Federal Communications Commission is currently accepting public comment on a petition by Gray Television/WSAW-TV to include Ashland and Iron counties in its Wausau, Wis., satellite television market.

According to information presented at Tuesday’s Iron County Board of Supervisors meeting, the petition is requesting that area satellite TV providers be allowed to provide the two counties with Wausau’s feed, instead of being forced to provide the feed from Duluth.

When the broadcast boundaries were initially established, Iron County Emergency Management Director Stacy Ofstad said the...