The FCC has approved a plan for Walnut Radio’s KOBM/1490 (Omaha) to co-locate its transmitter with new sister station KCRO/660, leaving its longtime home in the Midtown/Hanscom Park neighborhood.
FCC records indicate KOBM’s current tower, located in a residential area, is 70 years old. The KCRO site is six miles to the northwest.
At its current site, KOBM uses 1kW nondirectional day and night, which is standard for class C AM stations; at the KCRO site, KOBM will continue to use 1kW during the day but will drop to 240 Watts at night.
KOBM serves as the flagship for the “Boomer” Oldies format, which is relayed on several FM signals.
Note: Since this original report, 1490 has changed its callsign to KIBM and the KOBM callsign has moved to 1420