HAAT 175 meters City of license Mesquite Branding Mesquite Schools Radio | Facility ID 41307 Call sign meaning Education of Mesquite | |
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First air date September 4, 1984 (at 88.3) Area Dallas County, Texas, Tarrant County, Texas | ||
Keom national high school radio day simulcast
KEOM (88.5 FM) is a non-commercial educational high school radio station based in Mesquite, Texas. It is operated by the Mesquite Independent School District and broadcasts to the greater Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex.
Contents
- Keom national high school radio day simulcast
- About the keom program
- History
- Programming
- Awards and honors
- References
KEOM broadcasts in HD.
About the keom program
History
The station was founded by Dr. Ralph Poteet, former MISD Superintendent, to present community information in a way not possible via commercial radio stations, and to provide MISD students having interest in radio and communications with hands-on radio experience. The air staff is primarily made up of students from the five high schools in the city taking radio production classes.
The station signed on the air September 4, 1984, on 88.3 FM with 3,000 watts on a 250-foot (76 m) tower. It moved to 88.5 and increased its power to 61,000 watts in 1992 upon the completion of a new 415-foot-tall (126 m) City/School Communications Tower at Mesquite Memorial Stadium.
Programming
KEOM airs live broadcasts of high school sports from MISD schools. The station also broadcasts music from the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s .
Awards and honors
The station was named "Best Blast from the Past" in the 2007 Dallas Observer "Best of Dallas" rankings.