KIBM
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Call sign meaning | "Boomer" |
|---|---|
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 74104 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 970 watts day 900 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°13′59.0″N 95°58′2.0″W / 41.233056°N 95.967222°W |
| Translator(s) | 94.5 K233CO (Omaha) 104.1 K281DG (Omaha) |
| Repeater(s) |
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| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | boomerradio.com |
KIBM (1490
KIBM is powered at 970
History
Early years
The station
After 28 years as KBON, the station changed to KLNG on July 1, 1970.
The simulcast lasted until the early 1990s, when KEZO flipped to sports radio, the first station of its kind in the Omaha market. It adopted the KOSR call letters in March 1996. The sports format continued until April 25, 2005, when then-sister station KOMJ (590 AM) swapped formats, with 1490 adopting KOMJ's adult standards format and call letters.
Cochise Radio Partners
The Journal Broadcast Group sold the station to Cochise Radio Partners in 2007, and the intention was for KOMJ's studios to be relocated.[8] But on August 1, 2013, an FCC agent attempted to inspect the studios of KOMJ.[8] The on-file address, 10714 Mockingbird Drive, is the studio for Journal's television station, KMTV-TV and their then-radio sisters, and had never been changed, despite Cochise's full relocation of the station. Journal did not lease a studio out to Cochise as part of the sale. Less than a year later, in March 2014, the FCC fined Cochise $17,000, citing with KOMJ's failure to maintain access to their public file (which Journal also did not have on hand) as part of the studio address violation.[9]
On October 17, 2014, Cochise announced the sale of KOMJ to Walnut Radio, LLC for $450,000.[10][11] The sale between Cochise and Walnut closed on January 2, 2015.[12] Five days later, the station dropped the middle of the road music from its format for adult standards, classic hits, and oldies.[13]
Boomer Radio
At exactly 6:00 p.m. on January 7, "Boomer 1490" (a nod to baby boomers, its core demographic) was officially launched with a live listening party at Gorat's Steakhouse in Omaha. The first song played under the new Boomer format was "Good Vibrations" by The Beach Boys. In June of that year, long time radio legend Dave Wingert became the new Morning Show host. In May 2016, an FM translator was added on 104.1 FM, giving the station an AM/FM combo. The station is now known as "Boomer Radio."
The call letters were changed to KOBM on December 11, 2018. On April 1, 2019, the station changed call letters to KIBM, with the KOBM call letters moving to 1420 AM (the former KOTK).[14][15]
Translator
In addition to the main station, KIBM is relayed by two FM translators in the core Omaha metro and suburbs.[16][17]
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT |
Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K233CO | 94.5 FM | Omaha, Nebraska | 146285 | 250 | 98 m (322 ft) | D | 41°15′12″N 96°7′8″W / 41.25333°N 96.11889°W | LMS |
| K281DG | 104.1 FM | Omaha, Nebraska | 235 | 120 m (394 ft) | D | FMQ |
References
- ^ a b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
- ^ "Cubs TV and Radio Affiliates". Chicago Cubs/MLB Advanced Media, LP. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
- ^ a b "KIBM Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010 (PDF). Reed Reference Publishing Company. 2010. p. D-349. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/KIBM
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1945 page 120, Broadcasting & Cable
- ^ "KYNN (KIBM) history cards" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
- ^ a b Hubbard, Russell (September 15, 2013). "Where's Omaha's 'Magic 1490' radio coming from? No one seems to know". Omaha World-Herald. Omaha, Nebraska: Berkshire Hathaway. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
- ^ Marcucci, Carl (March 29, 2014). "FCC nails KOMJ with $17,000 fine". Streamline RBR, Inc. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
- ^ Venta, Lance (October 17, 2014). "Walnut Radio Adds KOMJ Omaha". RadioBB Networks. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
- ^ "Asset Purchase Agreement". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
- ^ "Consummation Notice". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
- ^ Venta, Lance (January 7, 2015). "Walnut Radio Launches Boomer 1490 Omaha". RadioBB Networks. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
- ^ "Call Sign History (KIBM)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
- ^ Legal ID for the "Boomer Radio" network
- ^ "K281CJ Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
- ^ "FCCdata.org - powered by REC". REC Networks. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
External links
- Boomer 104.1 and 1490 Online
- KIBM in the FCC AM station database
- KIBM in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- K233CO in the FCC FM station database
- K233CO at FCCdata.org
- K281DG in the FCC FM station database
- K281DG at FCCdata.org
- FCC History Cards for KIBM