KMTY
Radio station in Gibbon, Nebraska / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
KMTY (97.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Gibbon, Nebraska, United States. The station is owned by Joseph Vavricek, through licensee Legacy Communications, LLC.
Quick Facts Broadcast area, Frequency ...
Broadcast area | Kearney, Nebraska |
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Frequency | 97.7 MHz |
Branding | Thunder 97.7 & 99.7 |
Programming | |
Format | Active rock |
Affiliations | Compass Media Networks |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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KKJK, KRGI, KRGI-FM, KRGY | |
History | |
First air date | 1970 (as KUVR-FM) |
Former call signs | KUVR-FM (1970–1984) KKTY-FM (1983–1989) KUVR-FM (1989–1996)[1] |
Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 27174 |
Class | C1 |
ERP | 50,000 watts |
HAAT | 148.3 meters (487 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°36′8″N 98°50′21″W |
Repeater(s) | 96.5 KRGI-HD3 (Grand Island) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | thunderfm.rocks |
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KMTY broadcasts an active rock format branded as "Thunder 97.7 & 99.7" to the greater Kearney, Nebraska, area.[3] KMTY previously aired a country music format branded as "Big Country" and before that, an adult hits music format branded as "Jack FM" and before that a similar adult hits format as "Bob FM". In addition to its music programming, KMTY broadcasts Major League Baseball games as an affiliate of the Kansas City Royals radio network.[4][5]
The station was assigned the KMTY call sign by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on April 1, 1996.[1]