KKPR-FM

{{short description|Radio station in Kearney, Nebraska}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox radio station

| name = KKPR-FM

| logo =

| city = Kearney, Nebraska

| country = US

| area = Grand Island-Hastings-Kearney area

| branding = 98.9 The Vibe

| frequency = 98.9 MHz

| airdate = {{Start date|1962|11|1}}

| format = Classic hits

| licensing_authority = FCC

| erp = 100,000 watts

| haat = {{convert|191|m|ft|sp=us}}

| class = C1

| facility_id = 52804

| coordinates =

| callsign_meaning = "Power", branding adopted when the station changed call signs in 1986{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-grand-island-independent-kkpr-fm-kk/164924836/|date=December 21, 1986|page=1-D|title=KKPR-FM, KKOA-AM air in area|newspaper=The Grand Island Independent|location=Grand Island, Nebraska|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=February 7, 2025}}

| former_callsigns = {{ubl|KRNY-FM (1962–1964, 1966–1986)|KHOL-FM (1964{{Cite news|work=Broadcasting|title=For the Record|id={{pq|1014484091}}|date=December 28, 1964|page=61}}–1966{{Cite news|page=121|title=For the Record|work=Broadcasting|date=April 11, 1966|id={{pq|1505657883}} }}) }}

| owner = Flood Communications Tri-Cities, L.L.C.

| licensee =

| sister_stations = KHAS, KICS, KLIQ, KXPN

| webcast = [https://d2091.cms.socastsrm.com/player/?playerID=1934 Listen Live]

| website = [https://central.newschannelnebraska.com/989-the-vibe KKPR Online]

}}

KKPR-FM (98.9 MHz) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format.{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KKPR-FM |title=KKPR-FM Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }} Licensed to Kearney, Nebraska, United States, the station serves the Grand Island-Kearney area. The station is currently owned by Flood Communications Tri-Cities, L.L.C.{{cite web|url=http://www.arbitron.com |title=Station Information Profile |work=Arbitron |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100301134627/http://www.arbitron.com/ |archivedate=2010-03-01 }}

The station launched in November 1962 as KRNY-FM.{{cite book|title=Broadcasting Yearbook 1961-62|year=1961|page=B-111|url=http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1961-62/Section%20B%202%20Radio%20%20Broadcasting%20Yearbook%201961-1962-10.pdf|accessdate=November 15, 2016}}{{Dead link|date=February 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

On April 1, 2022, KKPR-FM rebranded as "98.9 The Vibe".[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/222597/a-new-vibe-in-central-nebraska/ A New Vibe In Central Nebraska] Radioinsight - April 1, 2022