KOIL
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| KOIL | |
| City of license | Plattsmouth, Nebraska |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Omaha |
| Slogan | 1020 Radio Disney |
| Frequency | 1020 kHz |
| Format | Children's Radio |
| Power | 50,000 watts day 1,400 watts night |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 52802 |
| Transmitter Coordinates | |
| Former callsigns | KOTD, KKSC |
| Affiliations | Radio Disney |
| Owner | NRG Media (Waitt Omaha, LLC) |
| Website | radiodisney.com |
KOIL (1020 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Children's Radio format.Licensed to Plattsmouth, Nebraska, USA, the station serves the Omaha area. The station is currently owned by NRG Media and is one of the few stations in the Radio Disney network not owned by the Walt Disney Company.[1]
[edit] History
The station went on the air as KOTD. On 2002-02-14, the station changed it's call sign to KKSC. On 2003-04-22 to the current KOIL.[2] Originally owned by the Mona Motor Oil Company (hence the "OIL" in the call letters) and located in Council Bluffs, Iowa, KOIL signed on July 10, 1925. It originally broadcast at 1080 AM before moving to 1290 AM. The station moved to Omaha in 1937. The station was purchased by salesman and promoter Don Burden in 1953. KOIL later adopted a Top 40 format. As a result of a Federal Communications Commission investigation into improprieties, Burden was forced to surrender his radio licenses, and KOIL went off the air in September 1976. Three months later, KOIL returned to the air under new ownership. In 1993, it moved to 1180 AM in an exchange with station KKAR. It is currently at 1020 AM.
Announcers who once worked for KOIL include Roger W. Morgan, Gene Okerlund, Gary Michael Ross and former "Shindig!" host Jimmy O'Neill.
[edit] References
- ^ KOIL Facility Record. United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ KOIL Call Sign History. United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
[edit] External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for KOIL
- Radio Locator Information on KOIL
- Query Arbitron's AM station database for KOIL
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