KQBW
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KQBW-FM (96-1 The Brew) is a classic rock radio station in Omaha, Nebraska. It flipped formats from the former AC station KEFM-FM on September 24, 2005. The music centers mostly on 80s rock, with core artists like Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, Van Halen and AC/DC, while flavoring the format with 70s bands such as Boston and Lynyrd Skynyrd and 90s music from acts like Stone Temple Pilots and Pearl Jam. They also feature a good helping of 80s pop-rock, such as John Cougar Mellencamp, Bryan Adams, and Pat Benatar.
96-1 The Brew debuted their on-air lineup on October 4, 2005. It consisted of "The Morning Brew with Mookie & Michelle" (5:30-10am), "Crash" Davis (10am-3pm), "Steve-O" (3-7p) and Lucy Chapman (7-11p). The Brew later rounded out their airstaff with weekenders Marty Simpson and "Bam-Bam".
Staples of the Brew include "6-Packs of Brew Music", "Bonehead of the Day", "The Holly-Weird Report" and "Mookie's CD Player".
[edit] Evolution of The Brew
In January 2007, the Brew shuffled its lineup, moving Steve-O to middays, Crash Davis to evenings, and adding afternoon driver Ethan Stone and weekend talent Lester St. James, formerly of The Brew's rival, Z-92.
That same month, the station also changed their positionig statement from "Everything Rock, the 80s and More" to "The Biggest Variety of Rock Hits", as the focus shifted toward a more expanded playlist of 90s and even early 2000s music, like Three Doors Down and Creed.
| FM radio stations in the Omaha-Council Bluffs market (Arbitron #72) | |
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| By frequency: |
87.7¹ | 88.1 | 88.9 | 89.7 | 90.7 | 91.5 | 92.3 | 93.3 | 94.1 | 95.3 | 96.1 | 97.7 | 98.5 | 99.3 | 99.9 | 100.7 | 101.9 | 102.9 | 103.7 | 104.5 | 104.9 | 105.5 | 105.9 | 106.9 | 107.7 & 97.3 |
| By callsign: |
KBLR | KBBX | KCSI | KEZO | KFMT | KGBI | KGOR | KHUS | KIOS | KIWR | KKBZ | KKCD | KLTQ | KMLV | KOPW | KQBW | KQCH | KQKQ | KSDE-LP | KSRZ | KVCA-LP | KVNO | KVSS | KXKT | WOWT ¹ Audio for TV channel 6 (NBC) |
