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KQKQ
KQKQ-FM (98.5 FM, ''Sweet 98-5'') is a radio station broadcasting a hot adult contemporary format. Licensed to Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States, the station serves the Omaha metropolitan area. The station is currently owned by NRG Media. Its studios are located at Dodge Street and 50th Avenue in Midtown Omaha, and its transmitter site is located in North Central Omaha at the Omaha master antenna farm on North 72nd Avenue and Crown Point. History KRCB-FM (1969-1974) The station signed on in 1969 with the callsign KRCB-FM, and was co-owned with AM station KRCB. Through the first five years of operations, KRCB-FM simulcasted the AM station's programming. Rock (1974-1980) In 1974, KRCB-FM changed callsigns to KQKQ-FM, and flipped to a progressive rock format as "Rockradio KQ98". Top 40 (1980-2004) In September 1980, KQKQ flipped to Top 40/ CHR as "Sweet 98", becoming the Omaha market's first personality-driven FM music station, putting new pressure on market leader KGOR ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KLNG
KLNG (1560 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Christian radio format. Located in Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States, the station serves the Omaha-Lincoln-Council Bluffs area. The station is licensed to Wilkins Communications Network, Inc. and features programming from Salem Communications. History The station went on the air as KSWI (for "Southwest Iowa") in 1947. The station at the time was owned by the Council Bluffs Nonpareil newspaper and the studios were located in the Strand Theater in Council Bluffs. Around 1963 or 1964, the station was purchased by Abe Slusky, the studios were moved to a location at 546 Mynster Street, and the call letters were changed to KRCB ("Radio Council Bluffs"). In July 1967, Slusky sold KRCB to Michigan lawyer James J. Conroy. In March 1969, KRCB adopted a Top 40 format, and would add an FM sister station, KRCB-FM (98.5), that same year. The polka music programming that had been a popular feature on KSWI was given new life on KRCB in 1970 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KOOO
KOOO (101.9 FM, "101.9 The Keg") is a radio station broadcasting a variety hits music format. Licensed to La Vista, Nebraska, United States, the station serves the Lincoln and Omaha areas. The station is currently owned by NRG Media, LLC. Its studios are located at Dodge Street and 50th Avenue in Midtown Omaha, and its transmitter site is located southwest of Springfield, Nebraska. History The station was assigned the callsign KFMQ-FM beginning in 1958, and was located on 95.3 FM. In 1973, KFMQ moved to 101.9 FM. The station was initially licensed to Lincoln. Rock (1973-1992) Beginning in 1973, 101.9 FM was known as "Q102, Nebraska's Rock & Roll Legend", carrying an Album Rock format. Country (1992-1995) The country format lasted until October 3, 1992, when, without warning, the format was dropped and flipped to "Omaha's Young Country, 101.9 KYNN". While the "Hit Kicker" began to gnaw its way up the ratings chart, the station failed to make money, with Midwest Communic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KQCH
KQCH (94.1 FM) is a Top 40 (CHR) radio station serving the Omaha, Nebraska metropolitan area. It is owned by SummitMedia. KQCH's studios are located on Mercy Road in Omaha's Aksarben Village, while its transmitter is located off North 72nd Avenue and Crown Point at the Omaha master antenna farm. History Early years (1941-1959) The 94.1 frequency was originally KOAD, owned by the Omaha World-Herald, and launched on 94.3 FM in 1941. This lasted until 1949, when it moved to 94.1 and went silent. MOR (1959-1968) In 1959, it returned to the air as KMEO, where it had an MOR format. Rock (1968-1979) In 1968, it changed to an album rock format under the call letters KOWH-FM. R&B (1979-1982) By 1979, KOWH-FM switched formats to R&B as KYNN-FM under then-new owner Great Empire Broadcasting. Country (1982-2002) In 1982, it flipped to country. In September 1983, it became WOW-FM and retained the country format, where it enjoyed a successful 17-year run. Journal Broadcasti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KOPW
KOPW (106.9 FM, "Power 106.9") is an Omaha, Nebraska-based rhythmic contemporary radio station. It is owned and operated by NRG Media. Licensed to Plattsmouth, Nebraska, its studios are located at Dodge Street and 50th Avenue in Midtown Omaha, and its transmitter site is located southeast of Council Bluffs, Iowa. History Adult standards (1992-1999) The station was originally KOTD-FM and had an adult standards format from 1992 until November 1999. Adult alternative/alternative (1999-2004) In 1999, the station was sold to Waitt Media (later NRG Media), who in turn, flipped the station to adult album alternative as KCTY ("106-9 The City"). By September 2000, KCTY shifted to a more mainstream alternative rock format in the hopes of boosting ratings. '80s hits (2004-2005) On March 12, 2004, at 3 p.m., after stunting with a 24-hour robotic countdown accompanied by "On the Run" by Pink Floyd, it flipped to All-80s Hits as "Retro 106.9". Adult hits (2005-2006) Just 14 mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KZOT
KZOT (1180 AM) is a radio station licensed to Bellevue, Nebraska, United States and serving the Omaha metropolitan area. The station is owned by NRG Media and the license is held by NRG License Sub, LLC. Studios are located at Dodge Street and 50th Avenue in Midtown Omaha, and the transmitter site is located in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Programming Since flipping from news/talk on June 4, 2012, KOIL has broadcast a sports talk format branded as "The Zone 2". Weekday programs include shows hosted by John Harris, Steve Czaban, Tim Brando, Dan Patrick, Craig Shemon, Travis Rogers, Doug Russell, plus a special Thursday night program hosted by Pat Forde and Dan Wetzel. History This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on May 21, 1984, for a new station licensed to Bellevue, Nebraska and transmitting on 1180 kHz. The new station was assigned the call letters KNPE on August 15, 1984. On January 22, 1987, while still under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KMMQ
KMMQ (1020 AM, "La Nueva 99.5 y 1020") is a radio station licensed to serve Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States. The station is owned by NRG Media and the license is held by NRG License Sub, LLC, headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Its studios are located at Dodge Street and 50th Avenue in Midtown Omaha, while its transmitter site is located near Glenwood, Iowa. KMMQ broadcasts a Regional Mexican music format to the Omaha metropolitan area. History This station began broadcasting on October 26, 1970, as daytime-only KOTD with 250 watts of power on 1000 kHz under the ownership of the Platte Broadcasting Company, Inc. The station was run by J.P. Warga as president and general manager. By 1979, the station was being run by Charles Warga as president and general manager and Jo Warga as comptroller. In August 1994, KOTD applied to the FCC to change frequencies to the current 1020 kHz and increase daytime power to 1,000 watts. The construction permit was granted in October 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KOZN
KOZN (1620 AM) is a sports station licensed to Bellevue, Nebraska and serving the Omaha metropolitan area. It is owned by NRG Media, headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, with studios located at Dodge Street and 50th Avenue in Midtown Omaha, and a transmitter site at Bellevue, Nebraska. KOZN also streams most of its programming on its website. Programming KOZN is an independent station, with programming from Fox Sports Radio, Compass Media Networks and Westwood One Radio Networks. The station has local programming Monday through Friday from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., with "Gary and Friends," with Gary Sharp, from 6:00am to 10:00 a.m., ''The Connor Happer Show'' from 10:00 to 2:00 p.m., and ''Unsportsmanlike Conduct'', hosted by John Bishop and Josh Peterson, from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Other local shows include After Hours" hosted by Jimmie Allen and Rob Luv;''The Creighton Athletics Hour'' hosted by Ravi Lulla, "Severe Reaction" with Mike'l Severe, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mainstream Top 40
Pop Airplay (also called Mainstream Top 40, Pop Songs, and Top 40/contemporary hit radio, CHR) is a 40-song music chart published weekly by Billboard (magazine), ''Billboard'' Magazine that ranks the most popular songs of pop music being played on a panel of Top 40 radio stations in the United States. The rankings are based on radio airplay detections as measured by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems (Nielsen BDS), a subsidiary of the U.S.' leading marketing research company. Consumer researchers, Nielsen Audio (formerly ''Arbitron''), refers to the format as contemporary hit radio (CHR). The current number-one song as of the chart dated December 24, 2022 is "Anti-Hero (song), Anti-Hero" by Taylor Swift. History The chart debuted in Billboard (magazine), ''Billboard'' Magazine in its issued date October 3, 1992, with the introduction of two Top 40 airplay charts, Mainstream and Rhythmic (chart), Rhythm-Crossover. Both Top 40 charts measured "actual monitored airplay" from data compile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contemporary Hit Radio
Contemporary hit radio (also known as CHR, contemporary hits, hit list, current hits, hit music, top 40, or pop radio) is a radio format that is common in many countries that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts. There are several subcategories, dominantly focusing on rock, pop, or urban music. Used alone, ''CHR'' most often refers to the CHR-pop format. The term ''contemporary hit radio'' was coined in the early 1980s by ''Radio & Records'' magazine to designate Top 40 stations which continued to play hits from all musical genres as pop music splintered into Adult contemporary, Urban contemporary, Contemporary Christian and other formats. The term "top 40" is also used to refer to the actual list of hit songs, and, by extension, to refer to pop music in general. The term has also been modified to describe top 50; top 30; top 20; top 10; hot 100 (each with its number of songs) and hot hits radio formats, but carrying more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KGOR
KGOR (99.9 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station in Omaha, Nebraska, broadcasting a classic hits radio format. It is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., and licensed as iHM Licenses, LLC. The radio studios and offices are at North 50th Street and Underwood Avenue in Midtown Omaha. KGOR has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 115,000 watts, the most powerful FM station in Omaha. The transmitter is at the Omaha master antenna farm on North 72nd Street near Crown Point Avenue. KGOR is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission to broadcast using HD Radio technology. The HD2 digital subchannel carries a Top 40 format from iHeartRadio. The HD3 subchannel airs contemporary worship music from "Air 1," feeding FM translator K285GP at 104.9 MHz in Millard, Nebraska. History MOR (1959-196?) In 1959, KFAB-FM signed on the air. At first, it simulcasted co-owned KFAB. The two stations broadcast a middle of the road format with popular music, news and sports. From the 1950s thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
N*Sync
NSYNC (, ; also stylized as *NSYNC or 'N Sync) was an American boy band formed by Chris Kirkpatrick in Orlando, Florida, in 1995 and launched in Germany by BMG Ariola Munich. Their self-titled debut album was successfully released to European countries in 1997, and later debuted in the U.S. market with the single "I Want You Back". After heavily publicized legal battles with their former manager Lou Pearlman and former record label Bertelsmann Music Group, the group's second album, '' No Strings Attached'' (2000), sold over one million copies in one day and 2.4 million copies in one week, which was a record for over fifteen years. NSYNC's first two studio albums were both certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). ''Celebrity'' (2001) debuted with 1.8 million copies in its first week in the US. Singles such as "Bye Bye Bye", "This I Promise You", "Girlfriend", " Pop" and "It's Gonna Be Me" reached the top 10 in several international charts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Council Bluffs is a city in and the county seat of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States. The city is the most populous in Southwest Iowa, and is the third largest and a primary city of the Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area, Omaha-Council Bluffs Metropolitan Area. It is located on the east bank of the Missouri River, across from the city of Omaha, Nebraska. Council Bluffs was known, until at least 1853, as Kanesville. It was the historic starting point of the Mormon Trail. Kanesville is also the northernmost anchor town of the Emigrant Trail, other emigrant trails, since there was a steam-powered boat to ferry their wagons, and cattle, across the Missouri River. In 1869, the first transcontinental railroad to California was connected to the existing U.S. rail network at Council Bluffs. Council Bluffs' population was 62,799 at the time of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, making it the state's tenth largest city. The Omaha–Counc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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