KAMI (AM)

KAMI
City of license Cozad, Nebraska
Broadcast area Central Nebraska
Frequency 1580 kHz
First air date November 24, 1965
Format Classic Country
Power 1,000 watts (day)
17 watts (night)
Class D
Facility ID 69845
Transmitter coordinates 40°50′18″N 99°56′20″W / 40.83833°N 99.93889°W
Owner Bott Radio Network
(Community Broadcasting, Inc.)
Sister stations KCVN

KAMI (1580 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Cozad, Nebraska, USA. The station is owned by the Bott Radio Network and the broadcast license is held by Community Broadcasting, Inc.

KAMI broadcasts a classic country format to Central Nebraska.[1]

History

The beginning

This station began regular broadcasting on November 24, 1965, with 1,000 watts of daytime-only power on a frequency of 1580 kHz.[2] The station was assigned the KAMI call sign by the Federal Communications Commission.[3] KAMI was initially owned by Dawson County Broadcasting Corporation with Wayman E. May as president and Ed Strausburger and general manager.[2]

Ownership changes

In February 1969, the station was acquired by KAMI Kountry Broadcasting Corporation with George Powers as company president and Andy Anderson as general manager.[4] In May 1974, the station was sold to a similarly named company named KAMI Country Broadcasting Corporation with Andy Anderson staying on as general manager.[5]

In May 1981, KAMI Country Broadcasting Corporation reached an agreement to sell this station to Tri-City Broadcasters, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on July 28, 1981.[6] In May 1985, Tri-City Broadcasters, Inc, reached an agreement to sell this station to Vectoradio, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on July 1, 1985.[7]

KAMI today

KAMI went dark on January 7, 2004, and unable to resume operations for financial reasons, they filed an application with the FCC seeking special temporary authority to remain dark until the station could be sold.[8] A few days later, KAMI license holder Vectoradio, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station and sister station KCVN to Community Broadcasting, Inc., for a combined $365,000.[9] The deal was approved by the FCC on May 7, 2004, and the transaction was consummated on July 9, 2004.[10] On May 7, the same day that the deal was approved, the FCC granted KAMI a main studio waiver allowing the station to be operated from a location outside the broadcast range of the KAMI signal.[11]

On December 1, 2014 KAMI changed their format from Bott Radio Network's Christian format to classic country.

References

  1. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Directory of AM and FM Radio stations in the U.S.". 1967 Broadcasting Yearbook. Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1967. p. B-98.
  3. ↑ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  4. ↑ "Directory of AM and FM Radio Stations in the U.S.". Broadcasting Yearbook 1973. Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1973. p. C-134.
  5. ↑ "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada". Broadcasting Yearbook 1979. Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1979. p. C-134.
  6. ↑ "Application Search Details (BAL-19810520FI)". FCC Media Bureau. July 28, 1981.
  7. ↑ "Application Search Details (BAL-19850515FJ)". FCC Media Bureau. July 1, 1985.
  8. ↑ "Application Search Details (BLSTA-20040205AFU)". FCC Media Bureau. February 13, 2004.
  9. ↑ "Changing Hands - 2004-04-19". Broadcasting & Cable. April 18, 2004.
  10. ↑ "Application Search Details (BAL-20040213ABN)". FCC Media Bureau. July 9, 2004.
  11. ↑ "Application Search Details (BSW-20040213AGK)". FCC Media Bureau. May 7, 2004.

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