KPPS-LP also had difficulty finding a suitable transmitter location, proposing several different sites and different frequencies to the FCC, all of which were dismissed.
The FCC denied its application, instead allowing WCTS to move its translator from Plymouth to the IDS Center in downtown Minneapolis.
[5] In August 2024, KPPS-LP dropped its application for 97.9, effectively allowing WCTS's translator to move to the IDS Center.
[6] KPPS-LP left the air on February 7, 2023, the day after the FCC denied PPR’s petition for reconsideration of the dismissal of its application to move to a different transmitter site.
In its request for special temporary authority to remain silent, KPPS-LP stated that a harsh winter had caused further deterioration of its transmission system and that the antenna needed to be removed for building repairs.