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KMMQ (1020 AM, "La Nueva 99.5 y 1020") is a radio station licensed to serve Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States. The station is owned by NRG Media and the license is held by NRG License Sub, LLC, headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Its studios are located at Dodge Street and 50th Avenue in Midtown Omaha, while its transmitter site is located near Glenwood, Iowa.

KMMQ broadcasts a Spanish Variety music format to the Omaha metropolitan area.

History

This station began broadcasting on October 26, 1970, as daytime-only KOTD with 250 watts of power on 1000 kHz under the ownership of the Platte Broadcasting Company, Inc. The station was run by J.P. Warga as president and general manager. By 1979, the station was being run by Charles Warga as president and general manager and Jo Warga as comptroller.

In August 1994, KOTD applied to the FCC to change frequencies to the current 1020 kHz and increase daytime power to 1,000 watts. The construction permit was granted in October 1994 and the station received its license to cover for the new frequency and signal power on August 22, 1996.

In April 1998, Platte Broadcasting Company, Inc., reached an agreement to transfer the broadcast license for this station to Warga Broadcasting, LLC. The deal was approved by the FCC on April 28, 1998, and the transaction was consummated on May 8, 1998.

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. The deal was approved by the FCC on December 20, 2000, and the transaction was consummated on January 17, 2001.

In May 2001, KOTD applied to the FCC for another power increase, this time to the current 50,000 watt daytime authorization. In March 2002, the permit was amended to add 1,400 watt nighttime operation as well. The station received its updated license on June 4, 2002.

On February 14, 2002, the station changed its call letters to KKSC. In April, the station flipped to a country music format that targeted Sarpy County. On April 22, 2003, the station adopted the legendary KOIL callsign, flipped to classic country as "KOIL Country 1020 AM", and moved their studio from Bellevue to Omaha.

In 2005, the entire Waitt Radio station group was transferred to NRG Media, also owned by Norman W. Waitt Jr. 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.

From January 2006 to January 2009, the station broadcast with Radio Disney Network.

On January 1, 2009, the station was assigned new call letters KMMQ as the KOIL callsign was moved to a sister station on 1180 AM.

References

1. ^ "Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
2. "Facility Technical Data for KMMQ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
3. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
4. ^ "Directory of AM and FM Radio Stations in the U.S.". Broadcasting Yearbook 1972. Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1972. p. B-128.
5. "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada". Broadcasting Yearbook 1979. Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1979. p. C-136.
6. "Application Search Details (BP-19931117AB)". FCC Media Bureau. October 20, 1994.
7. "Application Search Details (BL-19960215AE)". FCC Media Bureau. August 22, 1996.
8. "Application Search Details (BAL-19980415GI)". FCC Media Bureau. May 8, 1998.
9. "AMs - 2000-12-04". Broadcasting & Cable. December 4, 2000.
10. "Application Search Details (BAL-20001103AAT)". FCC Media Bureau. January 17, 2001.
11. "Application Search Details (BMP-20010517AAH)". FCC Media Bureau. July 18, 2001.
12. "Application Search Details (BMP-20020329AAA)". FCC Media Bureau. June 4, 2002.
13. "Application Search Details (BL-20020404ABL)". FCC Media Bureau. June 4, 2002.
14. Kristi Wright, "Sarpy County news station scheduled to debut in April," The Omaha World-Herald, March 9. 2002.
15. Kim Roberts, "Waitt moves radio station from Bellevue to Omaha," The Omaha World-Herald, May 1, 2003.
16. "Radio News Search". Radio Online. April 29, 2003.
17. "Deals - 2005-04-18". Broadcasting & Cable. April 18, 2005.
18. "Application Search Details (BAL-20050103ADE)". FCC Media Bureau. January 17, 2005.
19. "Application Search Details (BAL-20060221ACL)". FCC Media Bureau. March 14, 2006.
20. Dane Stickney, "KOIL shifts from country to Disney," The Omaha World-Herald, January 6, 2006.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 52802 (KMMQ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KMMQ in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
• Facility details for Facility ID 156462 (K258DC) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• K258DC at FCCdata.org
• FCC History Cards for KMMQ

• Hispanic and Latino American culture in Nebraska
• Radio stations in Nebraska
• Regional Mexican radio stations in the United States
• Radio stations established in 1970
• 1970 establishments in Nebraska
• NRG Media radio stations