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| Broadcast area | Omaha metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 99.9MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | 99.9 KGOR |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic hits |
| Subchannels | HD3:Air1 |
| Affiliations | Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KFAB,KFFF,KISO,KXKT | |
| History | |
First air date | 1959 (as KFAB-FM) |
Former call signs | KFAB-FM (1959–1975) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 26928 |
| Class | C0 |
| ERP | 115,000watts |
| HAAT | 370 meters (1,210 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°18′24.6″N96°1′37.7″W / 41.306833°N 96.027139°W /41.306833; -96.027139 |
| Translator | HD3: 104.9 K285GP (Millard) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live Listen Live (HD3) |
| Website | kgor.iheart.com air1.com (HD3) |
KGOR (99.9FM) is acommercialradio station inOmaha, Nebraska, broadcasting aclassic hitsradio format.[2] It is owned byiHeartMedia, Inc., and licensed as iHM Licenses, LLC.[3] Theradio studios and offices are at North 50th Street and Underwood Avenue inMidtown Omaha.
KGOR has aneffective radiated power (ERP) of 115,000watts, the most powerful FM station in Omaha. Thetransmitter is at the Omaha master antenna farm on North 72nd Street near Crown Point Avenue.[4] KGOR is licensed by theFederal Communications Commission to broadcast usingHD Radio technology.[5] The HD3digital subchannel airscontemporary worship music from "Air1," feedingFM translatorK285GP at 104.9 MHz inMillard, Nebraska.[6]
In 1959,KFAB-FMsigned on the air.[7] At first, itsimulcasted co-ownedKFAB. The two stations broadcast amiddle of the road format with popular music, news and sports. From the 1950s through the 80s, KFAB-AM-FM were co-owned with theLincoln Journal Star.
In the late 1960s, KFAB-FM broke away from the AM station. It carried abeautiful music format, featuring quarter-hour sweeps of mostly instrumentalcover versions of popular music.
In the 1970s, KFAB-FM switched to anautomatedadult contemporary format. The station changed itscall sign toKGOR in 1975 to differentiate it from KFAB.
The station was the original home of the morning programOut of Bed with Jack and Fred, which premiered in 1985. It went on to be a long-running program on Omaha radio, and was the highest rated morning show for several years. Jack & Fred left KGOR for AC competitor 96.1KEFM in 1989 due to a contract dispute.[8]
In November 1988, KGOR transitioned from AC tooldies, the first FM station in the format in Omaha.[9] (KOIL (1290 AM) was the first all oldies station in 1986.) KGOR became one of the highest rated stations in the city, ranking in the top five in theArbitron ratings. The format started out playing music from the 1950s-1960s, before moving to 1960s-1970s by the mid 1990s.
In 2000, KGOR and co-owned KFAB were acquired byClear Channel Communications, the forerunner to today's iHeartMedia.[10]
KGOR shifted away from its "oldies" branding in the early 2000s, trying to avoid the word "Old." It started calling itself a "classic hits" station, focusing on the 1960s-1980s, mostly playing 1970s titles. By the 2010s, theplaylist shifted to mostly 1980s hits, with some 70s and 90s titles included.
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
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| K285GP | 104.9 MHz FM | Millard, Nebraska | 148229 | 70 | 308 m (1,010 ft) | D | 41°18′25″N96°1′38.1″W / 41.30694°N 96.027250°W /41.30694; -96.027250 | LMS |