KXKT

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KXKT
Broadcast area Omaha-Council Bluffs
Frequency 103.7 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingKat 103.7
Programming
Format Country music
Affiliations Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner
KFAB, KFFF, KGOR, KISO
History
First air date
1980;45 years ago (1980)
Former call signs
KJAN-FM (1980–1988)
KOMJ (1988–1990)
Call sign meaning
KXKaT
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 69686
Class C0
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 331 meters (1,086 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 41°18′32″N96°1′34.1″W / 41.30889°N 96.026139°W / 41.30889; -96.026139
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website thekat.iheart.com

KXKT (103.7 FM) is an American radio station broadcasting a country music format. [2] Licensed to Glenwood, Iowa, United States, the station serves the Omaha area. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. and licensed as iHM Licenses, LLC. [3] KXKT's studios are located at 50th Street and Underwood Avenue in Midtown Omaha, while its transmitter is located at the Omaha master antenna farm at North 72nd Street and Crown Point.

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History

Rock/Top 40 (1980–1992)

KXKT started as KJAN-FM, an album rock station. It gradually moved to Top 40, competing against KQKQ-FM ("Sweet 98"). The call letters changed to KOMJ in 1988 and then to KXKT in 1990. With the tower originally in Atlantic, Iowa, "103.7 The Kat" struggled against the heritage and popular "Sweet 98."

Alternative (1992)

In April 1992, the station began adding more alternative rock music in the playlist. By summer of 1992, the station turned to a more straight forward alternative playlist.

Country (1992–present)

However, at Midnight on October 6, 1992, KXKT would abruptly flip to country as "KT-103". The last song before the flip was "If I Can't Change Your Mind" by Sugar, while the first song under the country format was by Travis Tritt. [4] [5] "KT-103, Omaha's Continuous Country" kept the same on-air staff (many who had never played country music before) as well as the "Kat" branding, a rarity in the radio industry, where flipping formats usually results in new on-air staffs and branding.

KXKT is licensed by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to broadcast in the HD (hybrid) format. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KXKT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "KXKT Facility Record". U.S. Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
  4. ↑ Jeff Bahr, "Country Music Options Expand," The Omaha World-Herald, October 10, 1992.
  5. ↑ Jeff Bahr, "Rock Listeners Protest Switch," The Omaha World-Herald, October 17, 1992.
  6. ↑ FCC Internet Services Staff. "Station Search Details". licensing.fcc.gov.


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