KETT

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KETT
Broadcast area Scottsbluff, Nebraska
Frequency 99.5 MHz
BrandingSpirit 99.3
Programming
Format Catholic
Ownership
OwnerVSS Catholic Communications, Inc.
KVSS, KOLB, KJWM, KFJS
History
First air date
2008
Former frequencies
99.3 MHz (2008–2022)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 164137
Class A
ERP 2,650 watts
HAAT 249 meters (817 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°50′23.00″N103°49′35.00″W / 41.8397222°N 103.8263889°W / 41.8397222; -103.8263889
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Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website

KETT (99.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Catholic format. [2] Licensed to Mitchell, Nebraska, United States, it is currently owned by VSS Catholic Communications, Inc.

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Format change

On November 28, 2013, KETT switched from an Active Rock format (99.3 The Rock) to an Adult Contemporary to a religious format under the new name of Spirit 99.3.

Ownership

In May 2013, Armada Media and Legacy Broadcasting traded some stations in Nebraska, with two stations in Holdrege (KUVR/1380 and KMTY/97.7) going to Legacy and eight others in the Scottsbluff and North Platte markets [KZTL/93.5 (Paxton-North Platte) and KRNP/100.7 (Sutherland-North Platte) KOAQ/690 (Terrytown), KOLT/1320 (Scottsbluff), KMOR/93.3 (Gering), KETT/99.3 (Mitchell), KOZY-FM/101.3 (Bridgeport), KHYY/106.9 (Minatare)] going to Armada Media. A purchase price was not announced.

Effective January 17, 2020, Legacy Broadcasting sold KETT and several sister stations to Nebraska Rural Radio Association for $1.75 million. Nebraska Rural Radio Association simultaneously flipped KETT to VSS Catholic Communications, Inc. for $40,000; VSS flipped it to a religious format.

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References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for KETT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "KETT Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.