KOIL
Radio station in Omaha, Nebraska / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the Bellevue, Nebraska radio station that held the call sign KOIL at 1180 AM from 1993 to 2003 and from 2009 to 2012, see KZOT.
KOIL (1290 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station, licensed to Omaha, Nebraska. It airs a talk radio format and is owned by NRG Media, headquartered in Cedar Rapids. The studios are on Dodge Street at 50th Avenue in Midtown Omaha.
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Broadcast area | Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area |
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Frequency | 1290 kHz |
Branding | News Talk 1290 KOIL |
Programming | |
Format | Talk |
Network | ABC News Radio |
Affiliations | Fox News Talk Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks Salem Radio Network Westwood One Kansas City Chiefs Radio Network Omaha Lancers Hockey |
Ownership | |
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KOZN, KZOT, KMMQ, KQKQ-FM, KOOO, KOPW | |
History | |
First air date | July 10, 1925; 99 years ago (July 10, 1925) (original license) December 16, 1976; 47 years ago (1976-12-16) (renewed license) |
Former call signs | KOIL (1976–1993) KKAR (1993–2012) |
Call sign meaning | K-OIL (original owner was the Mona Oil Company of Council Bluffs, Iowa.) |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 542 |
Class | B |
Power | 5,000 watts |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | newstalk1290koil.com |
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KOIL is a Class B station powered at 5,000 watts. At night, it uses a directional antenna with a three-tower array to protect other stations on 1290 AM. The transmitter is off Harrison Street, near Big Papillion Creek in Bellevue, Nebraska.[2]