KRVN-FM

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KRVN-FM
Broadcast area Grand Island–Kearney, Nebraska
Frequency 93.1 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingRiver 93.1
Programming
Format Country
Ownership
Owner Nebraska Rural Radio Association
KRVN (AM), KAMI
History
First air date
November 1962 (1962-11) [1]
Call sign meaning
"Rural Voice of Nebraska"
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 48001
Class C1
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 271.2 meters (890 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 40°41′48.00″N99°47′18.00″W / 40.6966667°N 99.7883333°W / 40.6966667; -99.7883333
Links
Public license information
Website krvn.com

KRVN-FM (93.1 FM, "River 93.1") is a country formatted radio station licensed to Lexington, Nebraska, United States. The station serves the Grand Island-Kearney area broadcasting from an 890-foot tower in Lexington, Nebraska. The station was established in November 1962 by the Nebraska Rural Radio Association, the farmer-rancher cooperative that opened KRVN, an AM agricultural news station, in 1951, and since acquired a network of stations across Nebraska. [3] [4] KRVN-FM is a radio partner of University of Nebraska-Kearney (UNK) Athletics. [5]

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History

On November 23, 1962, just three weeks after its initial sign-on, the original tower collapsed due to a storm. A new tower was installed and brought the station back on the air on July 1, 1963. Less than a year later, on June 22, 1964, a tornado tore off the top 400 feet of the structure. The station went down again when the 600-foot tower collapsed in January 1969, and a storm took it down yet another tower on October 30, 1971. The station finally returned to the air with a stable 50,000 watts on May 27, 1976. KRVN-FM went to 100,000 watts in January 1984. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "93.1 FM, Lexington". Nebraska Broadcasters Association Archive. February 6, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KRVN-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ "KRVN-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ↑ "About KRVN: The Rural Radio Network Story". Rural Radio Network (Official Site). Nebraska Rural Radio Association. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
  5. ↑ "RRN Media Kit" (PDF). Rural Radio Network. Nebraska Rural Radio Association. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
  6. ↑ "93.1 FM, Lexington". Nebraska Broadcasters Association Archive. February 6, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
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