KQCH
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| City | Omaha, Nebraska |
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| Broadcast area | Omaha-Council Bluffs |
| Branding | "Channel 94.1" |
| Slogan | "All Hit Music" |
| Frequency | 94.1 MHz(also on HD Radio) |
| First air date | 1968 |
| Format | Top 40 Mainstream |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 361 meters |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 50314 |
| Callsign meaning | Omaha's Hit CHannel (The Q substitutes for the O) |
| Owner |
E.W. Scripps Company (Scripps Broadcasting Holdings LLC) |
| Sister stations | KEZO-FM, KKCD, KSRZ, KXSP, KMTV-TV |
| Website | channel941.com |
KQCH is the callsign for the Omaha, Nebraska-based Top 40 FM radio station "Channel 94.1". It is owned by E.W. Scripps Company.
History
KQCH's origins began in 1999, when it flipped from Adult Contemporary to Rhythmic Contemporary as "Channel 97.7". The station became a serious challenger to Top 40 Mainstream KQKQ during its three years on the 97.7 frequency.
The 94.1 frequency was originally KOAD, owned by the Omaha World-Herald, in 1941 at 94.3 until 1949 when it moved to 94.1 and went silent. In 1960 it returned to the air as KMEO, where it had a MOR format until 1968, when it became AOR KOWH-FM. By 1979 KOWH-FM switched formats to R&B as KYNN-FM under then-new owner Great Empire Broadcasting, lasting until 1984 when it flipped to as Country WOW-FM, where it enjoyed a successful 16-year run. In 2000, WOW-FM changed its call letters and re-branded to KSSO "Kiss Country", which prompted a cease and desist letter from Clear Channel Communications – who had previously trademarked and service-marked the "Kiss" name and had recently launched a "Kiss" station in nearby Lincoln, Nebraska. After that, they modified the call letters and became KMXM "Max Country" in 2001.
In 2002, Journal Broadcast Group moved KQCH from 97.7 to 94.1 and was relaunched as "Channel 94.1". The station continued in its Rhythmic direction until 2004, when it shifted to a mainstream direction after KQKQ flipped to Adult Top 40. KQCH currently has competition with KOPW, who ironically happens to be a Rhythmic and KQKQ's sister station. In early September 2012 KQCH received direct competition when iHeartMedia (then Clear Channel)'s KISO flipped to Top 40.
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 will own the two companies' broadcast properties, including KQCH. The transaction is slated to be completed in 2015, pending shareholder and regulatory approvals.[1]
References
- ↑ "E.W. Scripps, Journal Merging Broadcast Ops". TVNewsCheck. July 30, 2014. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KQCH
- Radio-Locator information on KQCH
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KQCH
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Coordinates: 41°18′14″N 96°01′41″W / 41.304°N 96.028°W