| Broadcast area | Omaha, Nebraska |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1020kHz |
| Branding | La Nueva 99.5 y 1020 AM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Spanish Variety |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KOZN,KOIL,KZOT,KQKQ-FM,KOOO,KOPW | |
| History | |
First air date | October 26,1970 (as KOTD) |
Former call signs | KOTD (1970–2002) KKSC (2002–2003) KOIL (2003–2009)[1] |
Call sign meaning | KMasMusicaQ |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 52802 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 50,000watts day 1,400 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°05′12″N95°42′46″W / 41.08667°N 95.71278°W /41.08667; -95.71278 |
| Translator(s) | 99.5 K258DC (Omaha) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | lanuevaomaha.com |
KMMQ (1020AM, "La Nueva 99.5 y 1020") is aradio stationlicensed to servePlattsmouth, Nebraska, United States. The station is owned byNRG Media and the license is held by NRG License Sub, LLC, headquartered inCedar Rapids, Iowa. Its studios are located at Dodge Street and 50th Avenue inMidtown Omaha, while its transmitter site is located nearGlenwood, Iowa.
KMMQ broadcasts aSpanish Variety music format to theOmaha metropolitan area.[3]
This stationbegan broadcasting on October 26, 1970, asdaytime-onlyKOTD with 250watts of power on 1000kHz under the ownership of the Platte Broadcasting Company, Inc.[4] The station was run by J.P. Warga as president and general manager.[4] By 1979, the station was being run by Charles Warga as president and general manager and Jo Warga as comptroller.[5]
In August 1994, KOTD applied to the FCC to change frequencies to the current 1020 kHz and increase daytime power to 1,000 watts.[6] Theconstruction permit was granted in October 1994 and the station received itslicense to cover for the new frequency and signal power on August 22, 1996.[7]
In April 1998, Platte Broadcasting Company, Inc., reached an agreement to transfer thebroadcast license for this station to Warga Broadcasting, LLC. The deal was approved by theFCC on April 28, 1998, and the transaction was consummated on May 8, 1998.[8]
In November 2000, Warga Broadcasting, LLC (Charles Warga, member/manager) agreed to sell KOTD to Waitt Radio, Inc. (Norman W. Waitt Jr., chairman/owner) for a reported sale price of $750,000.[9] The deal was approved by the FCC on December 20, 2000, and the transaction was consummated on January 17, 2001.[10]
In May 2001, KOTD applied to the FCC for another power increase, this time to the current 50,000 watt daytime authorization.[11] In March 2002, the permit was amended to add 1,400 watt nighttime operation as well.[12] The station received its updated license on June 4, 2002.[13]
On February 14, 2002, the station changed itscall letters toKKSC. In April, the station flipped to acountry music format that targetedSarpy County.[14] On April 22, 2003, the station adopted the legendaryKOIL callsign, flipped toclassic country as "KOIL Country 1020 AM", and moved their studio fromBellevue to Omaha.[15][1][16]
In 2005, the entire Waitt Radio station group was transferred toNRG Media, also owned by Norman W. Waitt Jr.[17] Internal corporate transfers in 2005 and 2006 saw the license pass to Waitt Omaha, LLC, then to Waittcorp Investments, LLC, before current license holder NRG Media, LLC, on March 14, 2006.[18][19]
From January 2006 to January 2009, the station broadcast withRadio Disney Network.[20]
On January 1, 2009, the station was assigned new call lettersKMMQ as theKOIL callsign was moved to asister station on 1180 AM.[1]
