KKCD

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KKCD
Broadcast area Omaha, Nebraska
Frequency 105.9 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingClassic Rock 105.9
Programming
Format Classic rock
Ownership
Owner
KEZO-FM, KQCH, KSRZ, KXSP
History
First air date
August 11, 1990 (as KKVU)
Former call signs
KUKF (1990–1990)
KKVU (1990–1991)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 74103
Class C2
ERP 50,000 watts
HAAT 146 meters
Transmitter coordinates
 41°12′4″N95°57′12″W / 41.20111°N 95.95333°W / 41.20111; -95.95333
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website classicrock1059.fm

KKCD (105.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format. Licensed to Omaha, Nebraska, United States, the station serves the Omaha area. The station is owned by SummitMedia. [2] KKCD's studios are located on Mercy Road in Omaha's Aksarben Village, while its transmitter is located near South 27th Street and Q Street (near the Kennedy Freeway), about three miles south of Downtown Omaha.

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History

Smooth jazz (1990–1991)

The station went on the air on August 11, 1990, calling itself "The View" and broadcasting a smooth jazz format. It had earlier sought the calls KUKF, but changed to KKVU a month before signing on. [3]

Classic rock (1991–present)

The station initially met acceptance, but soon struggled in the ratings, and on November 9, 1991, the station flipped formats to classic rock as "CD 105.9", and changed their call sign to KKCD. [4] [5] Notable radio personalities include Donna Mason, Otis XII and Steve King, who was the longest running morning show host in the station's history before he was let go on February 1, 2019.

Journal Communications and the E. W. Scripps Company announced on July 30, 2014 that the two companies would merge to create a new broadcast company under the E.W. Scripps Company name that owned the two companies' broadcast properties, including KKCD. The transaction was completed in 2015. [6] Scripps exited radio in 2018; the Omaha stations went to SummitMedia in a four-market, $47 million deal completed on November 1, 2018. [7]

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In February 2020, KKCD rebranded as simply "Classic Rock 105.9".

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KKCD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "KKCD Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ Jeff Bahr, "Ex-Nebraskan Working in N.Y. On NBC Shows," The Omaha World-Herald, August 18, 1990.
  4. ↑ Jeff Bahr, "KKVU Alters Format, Name," The Omaha World-Herald, November 9, 1991.
  5. ↑ "KKCD Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  6. ↑ "E.W. Scripps, Journal Merging Broadcast Ops". TVNewsCheck. July 30, 2014. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Scripps Completes Two More Pieces Of Radio Division Sale". Inside Radio. November 2, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2018.


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