City Omaha, Nebraska First air date March 1942 | Frequency 1490 AM kHz | |
Broadcast area Omaha, Nebraska
Council Bluffs, Iowa Branding "Boomer 104-1 and 1490" Slogan "The Greatest Music Ever Made" | ||
KOMJ is an Adult Standards and Oldies formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Omaha, Nebraska, serving the Omaha/Council Bluffs area. KOMJ is owned and operated by Steven Seline, through licensee Walnut Radio, LLC. KOMJ's transmitter is located near South 32nd Avenue and Vinton Street in the Hanscom Park neighborhood near Downtown Omaha.
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History
On August 1, 2013, a Federal Communications Commission agent attempted to inspect the studios of KOMJ. The address listed on filings with the FCC, 10714 Mockingbird Drive, was in fact the address for the Journal Broadcast Group studios. KOMJ owner, Cochise Radio Partners, did not have staff or equipment at that location. Journal Broadcast Group had sold the station to Cochise Radio Partners in 2007. Less than a year later, in March 2014, the FCC fined Cochise Broadcasting, LLC $17,000 for "failing to operate and staff a main studio with a public inspection file".
On October 17, 2014, Cochise Radio Partners announced they were selling KOMJ to Walnut Radio, LLC for $450,000. The sale between Cochise and Walnut closed on January 2, 2015. Five days later, the station dropped the Middle of the road music from its format for Adult Standards, Classic Hits, and Oldies. The new format is branded "Boomer 1490".
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In addition to the main station, KOMJ is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area.