KMMQ
{{short description|Radio station in Plattsmouth, Nebraska}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = KMMQ
| logo =
| city = Plattsmouth, Nebraska
| area = Omaha, Nebraska
| branding = La Nueva 99.5 y 1020 AM
| frequency = 1020 kHz
| translator = {{Radio Relay|99.5|K258DC|Omaha}}
| airdate = October 26, 1970 (as KOTD)
| format = Spanish Variety
| power = 50,000 watts day
1,400 watts night
| class = B
| facility_id = 52802
| coordinates = {{coord|41|05|12|N|95|42|46|W|region:US-NE_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning = K Mas Musica Q
| former_callsigns = KOTD (1970–2002)
KKSC (2002–2003)
KOIL (2003–2009)
| affiliations =
| owner = NRG Media
| licensee = NRG License Sub, LLC
| sister_stations = KOZN, KOIL, KZOT, KQKQ-FM, KOOO, KOPW
| webcast = [https://player.listenlive.co/49031/es Listen Live]
| website = [https://lanuevaomaha.com lanuevaomaha.com]
| licensing_authority = FCC
}}
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.{{cite web |url=http://www.arbitron.com/radio_stations/station_information.htm |work=Arbitron |title=Station Information Profile}}
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.{{cite book |title=Broadcasting Yearbook 1972 |year=1972 |page=B-128 |chapter=Directory of AM and FM Radio Stations in the U.S. |publisher=Broadcasting Publications, Inc. |location=Washington, D.C.}} 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.{{cite book |title=Broadcasting Yearbook 1979 |year=1979 |page=C-136 |chapter=Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada |publisher=Broadcasting Publications, Inc. |location=Washington, D.C.}}
In August 1994, KOTD applied to the FCC to change frequencies to the current 1020 kHz and increase daytime power to 1,000 watts.{{cite web |url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=191942 |publisher=FCC Media Bureau |title=Application Search Details (BP-19931117AB) |date=October 20, 1994}} 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.{{cite web |publisher=FCC Media Bureau |title=Application Search Details (BL-19960215AE) |url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=220489 |date=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.{{cite web |publisher=FCC Media Bureau |title=Application Search Details (BAL-19980415GI) |url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=265884 |date=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.{{cite news |date=December 4, 2000 |url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/145789-AMs.php?q=plattsmouth |work=Broadcasting & Cable |title=AMs - 2000-12-04}} The deal was approved by the FCC on December 20, 2000, and the transaction was consummated on January 17, 2001.{{cite web |publisher=FCC Media Bureau |url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=533120 |title=Application Search Details (BAL-20001103AAT) |date=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.{{cite web |publisher=FCC Media Bureau |title=Application Search Details (BMP-20010517AAH) |url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=564489 |date=July 18, 2001}} In March 2002, the permit was amended to add 1,400 watt nighttime operation as well.{{cite web |publisher=FCC Media Bureau |title=Application Search Details (BMP-20020329AAA) |url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=603551 |date=June 4, 2002}} The station received its updated license on June 4, 2002.{{cite web |publisher=FCC Media Bureau |title=Application Search Details (BL-20020404ABL) |url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=599930 |date=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.Kristi Wright, "Sarpy County news station scheduled to debut in April," The Omaha World-Herald, March 9. 2002. 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.Kim Roberts, "Waitt moves radio station from Bellevue to Omaha," The Omaha World-Herald, May 1, 2003.{{cite web |url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=52802&Callsign=KOIL |title=Call Sign History |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division}}{{cite news |work=Radio Online |title=Radio News Search |date=April 29, 2003}}
In 2005, the entire Waitt Radio station group was transferred to NRG Media, also owned by Norman W. Waitt Jr.{{cite news |date=April 18, 2005 |url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/156842-Deals.php?q=plattsmouth |work=Broadcasting & Cable |title=Deals - 2005-04-18}} 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.{{cite web |publisher=FCC Media Bureau |url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1036436 |title=Application Search Details (BAL-20050103ADE) |date=January 17, 2005}}{{cite web |publisher=FCC Media Bureau |title=Application Search Details (BAL-20060221ACL) |url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1115068 |date=March 14, 2006}}
From January 2006 to January 2009, the station broadcast with Radio Disney Network.Dane Stickney, "KOIL shifts from country to Disney," The Omaha World-Herald, January 6, 2006.
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
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External links
{{AM station data|52802|KMMQ}}
- {{FCC-LMS-Facility|156462|K258DC}}
- {{FXL|K258DC}}
- [https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=43690 FCC History Cards for KMMQ]
{{Omaha Radio}}
{{Lincoln Radio}}
{{Spanish Radio Stations in Nebraska}}
{{NRG Media}}
Category:Hispanic and Latino American culture in Nebraska
Category:Regional Mexican radio stations in the United States
Category:Radio stations established in 1970