2024 SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jan. 19, 2024 2024 SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES WHEATLAND (IOWA) F&B Communications is pleased to announce several college scholarship opportunities for graduating seniors in the service area. In the twenty-second year of the program, F&B Communications will award one $1,000 local scholarship to a student based on scholastic achievement, citizenship and school and community…
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ABSOLUTE CABLE WQAD-ABC BLACKOUT
Update 3/29/2024 Absolute Cable TV and Tegna have reached an agreement for carriage of WQAD-ABC. The channels will be restored on or before April 1, 2024. Customers impacted by the blackout will receive a credit for March on their April statements. Update 2/29/2024 Absolute Cable TV reports no movement on negotiations. Tegna continues to be…
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GRANT FOR CALAMUS-WHEATLAND PBIS PROGRAM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 11, 2023 GRANT FOR CALAMUS-WHEATLAND PBIS PROGRAM WHEATLAND (IOWA) Calamus-Wheatland Schools is the recipient of a $250 Aureon grant and a $250 match from F&B Communications. The funds will be used to support the PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) program that aims to create a safe and effective learning environment…
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STREAM TV AND SAVE MONEY
AN OPEN MESSAGE FOR F&B COMMUNICATIONS CABLE TV CUSTOMERS Traditional cable TV service is expensive, and we know it. Last week we announced the Absolute Cable TV rates for 2024 and the increase is the largest in our 40-year history as a video provider. The cost of programming – especially for local broadcast channels and…
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GRANTS GIVE FITNESS CENTER BOOST
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 9, 2023 GRANTS GIVE FITNESS CENTER BOOST WHEATLAND (IOWA) Calamus-Wheatland Hometown Pride is the recipient of a $250 Aureon grant and a $250 match from F&B Communications. Grant funds will be used to create a 24/7 community indoor fitness space in Calamus at the City Hall. F&B Communications, the local telecommunications…
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CUSTOMER APPRECIATION DAYS 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 12, 2023 CUSTOMER APPRECIATION DAYS 2023 WHEATLAND (IOWA) F&B Communications’ annual Customer Appreciation Days are scheduled for two weeks in June. F&B is firing up the grill and lunch will be served in each of the five core service communities from 11:30 am to 1 pm on the following dates: Calamus…
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MEGAN FORRET F&B SCHOLARSHIP WINNER
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 10, 2023 MEGAN FORRET F&B SCHOLARSHIP WINNER WHEATLAND (IOWA) Megan Forret, a senior at Calamus-Wheatland High School from rural Calamus, has been named this year’s local F&B Communications $1,000 scholarship winner. Forret plans to attend Iowa State University to major in elementary education. In her application essay, she wrote of her…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jan. 16, 2023 2023 SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES WHEATLAND (IOWA) F&B Communications is pleased to announce several college scholarship opportunities for graduating seniors in the service area. In the twenty-first year of the program, F&B Communications will award one $1,000 local scholarship to a student based on scholastic achievement, citizenship and school and community…
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GRANTS SUPPORT COMMUNITY, SCHOOL PROJECTS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept. 13, 2022 GRANTS SUPPORT COMMUNITY, SCHOOL PROJECTS WHEATLAND (IOWA) Calamus-Wheatland Hometown Pride and Bennett Elementary School are each the recipient of $500 Aureon grants and matching $500 awards from F&B Communications. The Hometown Pride group intends to use the grant funds to commission the painting of a community mural on the…
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CUSTOMER APPRECIATION DAYS RETURN IN 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 16, 2022 CUSTOMER APPRECIATION DAYS RETURN IN 2022 WHEATLAND (IOWA) After a two-year break, F&B Communications’ annual Customer Appreciation Days are back. F&B is firing up the grill and lunch will be served in each of the five core service communities from 11:30 am to 1 pm on the following dates:…
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