The Nebraska Rural Radio Association is a

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in the U.S. state of

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. It was formed in 1948 with the goal of bringing information to farmers and ranchers in the state, including daily grain and livestock markets, weather and farm reports. Its first station,

KRVN (AM) KRVN 880 is an AM radio station in Lexington, Nebraska and serving most of the rural central and western part of the state. The station features agricultural news programming during the day and classic country at night. KRVN is one of two 50,00 ...

, was started in 1951. Severe blizzards in Nebraska in 1948-49 had resulted in deaths and serious damage to herds and crops across the state. One of the reasons cited for the massive loss of life, crops, and livestock was a lack of timely news and weather sources for farmers. More than 4,000 shares (at $10 each) were sold under the auspices of the Nebraska Cooperative Council, Nebraska

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, Nebraska Farmers Union, and the state

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. The network is still owned and operated by a

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of farmers and ranchers. Founder Max Brown ran the network until 1979 and was succeeded by his son Eric Brown, who served until 2012. In November 2019, the association purchased a group of stations -- six in Scottsbluff and one in Holdrege -- from Legacy Communications. It then resold one of the Scottsbluff stations,

KETT KETT (99.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Catholic format. Licensed to Mitchell, Nebraska, United States, it is currently owned by VSS Catholic Communications, Inc. Format change On November 28, 2013, KETT switched from an Active Rock fo ...

, to VSS Catholic Communications. With that purchase, the network now owns 15 stations across the state, as well as four additional affiliates."Chadrad Stations Join Nebraska Rural Radio Association"

KCSR KCSR (610 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Chadron, Nebraska, United States. The station is currently owned by Chadrad Communications, Inc. and features programming from CBS Radio, Motor Racing Network and ...

, April 3, 2014.

Stations

Network owned stations

Cozad, Nebraska Cozad is a city in Dawson County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 3,977 at the 2010 census. The town is on the Great Plains of central Nebraska, along the Union Pacific Railroad and U.S. Route 30, just north of the Platte River. The ...

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Lexington, Nebraska Lexington is a city in Dawson County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 10,348 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Dawson County. Lexington is located in southern Nebraska, on the Platte River, southeast of North Platte. It si ...

* KRVN *

KRVN-FM KRVN-FM (93.1 FM, "River 93.1") is a Country formatted radio station licensed to Lexington, Nebraska, United States. The station serves the Grand Island-Kearney area broadcasting from an 890-foot tower in Lexington, Nebraska. The station was esta ...

Scottsbluff, Nebraska Scottsbluff is a city in Scotts Bluff County, in the western part of the state of Nebraska, in the Great Plains region of the United States. The population was 14,436 at the 2020 census. Scottsbluff is the largest city in the Nebraska Panhandl ...

* KNEB and

KNEB-FM KNEB-FM (94.1 MHz) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States, the station serves the Scottsbluff area. The station is owned by Nebraska Rural Radio Association and features programmi ...

* KMOR *

KOZY Kozy (German: ''Seiffersdorf, Seibersdorf, Kosy (1941–45)''; Wymysorys: ''Zajwyśdiüf'') is a large village with a population of 12,457 (2013) within Bielsko County, located in the historical and geographical south-west region of Less ...

KHYY KHYY (107.3 FM, "The Trail 107.3") is a radio station broadcasting a classic country music format. Licensed to Minatare, Nebraska, in the United States, the station is currently owned by Nebraska Rural Radio Association. Ownership In May 2013, A ...

* KOAQ (AM) *

KOLT (AM) KOLT (690 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a news/talk format. Licensed to Terrytown, Nebraska, United States, the station is owned by the Nebraska Rural Radio Association The Nebraska Rural Radio Association is a radio broadcast network in ...

West Point, Nebraska West Point is a city in and the county seat of Cuming County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 3,504 at the 2020 census. History West Point was first founded in the spring of 1857, when Omaha businessmen formed the Nebraska Settlement ...

* KTIC *

KTIC-FM KTIC-FM (107.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Like its sister AM station KTIC it is licensed to West Point, Nebraska, United States. The station serves the Norfolk area, which is part of the Sioux City, Iowa, market. ...

York, Nebraska York is a city in and the county seat of York County, Nebraska, United States. At the 2010 census, the city population was 7,766. It is the home of York College and the Nebraska Correctional Center for Women. History York was platted in 1869. ...

KAWL KAWL (1370 AM) is a radio station serving York, Nebraska. Owned by the Nebraska Rural Radio Association, it broadcasts a classic hits format as ''Kool 103.5''. The station went on the air September 18, 1954 under the ownership of Mel and Tom Gl ...

KTMX KTMX (104.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to York, Nebraska. Owned by the Nebraska Rural Radio Association, it broadcasts a country music format branded as ''Max Country 104.9''. History The station went on the air as KAWL-FM on January 6, 19 ...

Holdrege, Nebraska Holdrege is a city in Phelps County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 5,495 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Phelps County. The Nebraska Prairie Museum is located in Holdrege. History Holdrege was established in 1883 wh ...

* KUVR

Affiliates

Chadron, Nebraska Chadron ( ) is a city and the county seat of Dawes County, in the state of Nebraska in the Great Plains region of the United States. The population was 5,851 at the 2010 census. This city is the location of Chadron State College. Chadron also is ...

- owned by Chadrad Communications *

KBPY KBPY (107.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to Hay Springs, Nebraska Hay Springs is a city in Sheridan County in the state of Nebraska, in the Great Plains region of the United States. The population was 570 at the 2010 census. History Hay ...

Nebraska City, Nebraska Nebraska City is a city in Nebraska, and the county seat of, Otoe County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 7,289. The Nebraska State Legislature has credited Nebraska City as being the oldest incorporated ...

- owned by Mike Flood through licensee Flood Broadcasting, Inc. * KNCY *

KBIE KBIE (103.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Auburn, Nebraska, United States, the station serves Nebraska City, southeastern Nebraska and southwestern Iowa, but with fringe coverage in the Omaha and Linco ...

Beatrice, Nebraska Beatrice () is a city in and the county seat of Gage County, Nebraska, United States. Its population was 12,459 at the 2010 census. Beatrice is located approximately 25 miles south of Lincoln on the Big Blue River and is surrounded by agricultu ...

- owned by Mike Flood through licensee Flood Communications of Beatrice, LLC *

KWBE KWBE (1450 AM, "Beatrice Radio 1450") is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Beatrice, Nebraska, United States, the station is currently owned by Mike Flood through Flood Communications of Beatrice, LLC, and featur ...

Fairbury, Nebraska Fairbury is a city and county seat of Jefferson County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 3,942 at the 2010 census. Fairbury has been closely connected with railroading for much of its history. It was founded on the projected route of ...

- same as Beatrice *

KUTT KUTT (99.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Country music format. Licensed to Fairbury, Nebraska Fairbury is a city and county seat of Jefferson County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 3,942 at the 2010 census. Fairbury has ...

Sidney, Nebraska Sidney is a city in and the county seat of Cheyenne County, Nebraska, United States. The city is north of the Colorado state line. The population was 6,757 at the 2010 census. History The city was named for Sidney Dillon, president of the Uni ...

- owned by Mike Flood and Andy Ruback through licensee Flood Communications West, LLC * KSID

References

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External links

Rural Radio Network

Nebraska Rural Radio Foundation
* Ruth E. Brown (2011)
"New Holistic Mass Media Business Model"
''Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media'', 55:4, 490-509, DOI: 10.1080/08838151.2011.62066. American radio networks Mass media in Nebraska Organizations based in Nebraska