KSRZ (104.5 FM, "Star 104.5") is a radio station broadcasting an adult contemporary format.[1] Licensed to Omaha, Nebraska, United States, the station serves the Omaha-Lincoln-Council Bluffs Metropolitan area. The station is owned by SummitMedia.[2] KSRZ's studios are located on Mercy Road in Omaha's Aksarben Village, while its transmitter is located at the Omaha master antenna farm at North 72nd Street and Crown Point.
The station signed on the air in 1972 as KOOO-FM, a country music station.
Beautiful music (1979-1989)Edit
In 1979, the station changed their call letters to KESY and flipped to an automated beautiful music format. Throughout the early 1980s, KESY was used on a local Limelight Movie Channel when it signed off the air for the night.
Soft adult contemporary (1989-1998)Edit
By 1989, KESY evolved its format to soft adult contemporary, adopted the moniker "Y 104", and used live DJs once again.
Adult contemporary (1998-present)Edit
On January 9, 1998, KESY moved to the 97.7 FM frequency. After a few days of simulcasting, 104.5 FM flipped to modern adult contemporary (which emphasizes on more modern rock hits targeting a female audience) as "Star 104.5", with new call letters KSRZ.[3] The format would later evolve to a more broad-based Hot AC.
Journal Communications and the E. W. Scripps Company announced on July 30, 2014 that the two companies would merge to create a new broadcast company under the E. W. Scripps Company name that owned the two companies' broadcast properties, including KSRZ. The transaction was completed in 2015.[4] Scripps exited radio in 2018; the Omaha stations went to SummitMedia in a four-market, $47 million deal completed on November 1, 2018.[5]
ksrz, star, radio, station, broadcasting, adult, contemporary, format, licensed, omaha, nebraska, united, states, station, serves, omaha, lincoln, council, bluffs, metropolitan, area, station, owned, summitmedia, studios, located, mercy, road, omaha, aksarben,. KSRZ 104 5 FM Star 104 5 is a radio station broadcasting an adult contemporary format 1 Licensed to Omaha Nebraska United States the station serves the Omaha Lincoln Council Bluffs Metropolitan area The station is owned by SummitMedia 2 KSRZ s studios are located on Mercy Road in Omaha s Aksarben Village while its transmitter is located at the Omaha master antenna farm at North 72nd Street and Crown Point KSRZOmaha NebraskaBroadcast areaOmaha Lincoln Council BluffsFrequency104 5 MHz HD Radio BrandingStar 104 5ProgrammingFormatAdult contemporarySubchannelsHD2 Sports KXSP simulcast OwnershipOwnerSummitMedia SM KSRZ FM LLC Sister stationsKEZO FM KKCD KQCH KXSPHistoryFirst air date1972 as KOOO FM Former call signsKOOO FM 1972 1979 KESY FM 1979 1997 Call sign meaningK StaR ZTechnical informationFacility ID50308ClassC0ERP100 000 wattsHAAT331 7 meters 1 088 ft Transmitter coordinates41 18 16 N 96 1 41 W 41 30444 N 96 02806 W 41 30444 96 02806LinksWebcastListen LiveWebsite104star com Contents 1 History 1 1 Country 1972 1979 1 2 Beautiful music 1979 1989 1 3 Soft adult contemporary 1989 1998 1 4 Adult contemporary 1998 present 2 References 3 External linksHistory EditCountry 1972 1979 Edit The station signed on the air in 1972 as KOOO FM a country music station Beautiful music 1979 1989 Edit In 1979 the station changed their call letters to KESY and flipped to an automated beautiful music format Throughout the early 1980s KESY was used on a local Limelight Movie Channel when it signed off the air for the night Soft adult contemporary 1989 1998 Edit By 1989 KESY evolved its format to soft adult contemporary adopted the moniker Y 104 and used live DJs once again Adult contemporary 1998 present Edit On January 9 1998 KESY moved to the 97 7 FM frequency After a few days of simulcasting 104 5 FM flipped to modern adult contemporary which emphasizes on more modern rock hits targeting a female audience as Star 104 5 with new call letters KSRZ 3 The format would later evolve to a more broad based Hot AC By 2008 KSRZ evolved into a mainstream adult contemporary format with a heavy reliance on songs from the 1980s Journal Communications and the E W Scripps Company announced on July 30 2014 that the two companies would merge to create a new broadcast company under the E W Scripps Company name that owned the two companies broadcast properties including KSRZ The transaction was completed in 2015 4 Scripps exited radio in 2018 the Omaha stations went to SummitMedia in a four market 47 million deal completed on November 1 2018 5 References Edit KSRZ Facility Record United States Federal Communications Commission audio division Station Information Profile Arbitron Archived from the original on 2010 03 01 Jim Minge Star 104 up running The Omaha World Herald January 17 1998 E W Scripps Journal Merging Broadcast Ops TVNewsCheck July 30 2014 Retrieved July 31 2014 Scripps Completes Two More Pieces Of Radio Division Sale Inside Radio November 2 2018 Retrieved November 2 2018 External links EditKSRZ in the FCC FM station database KSRZ on Radio Locator KSRZ in Nielsen Audio s FM station database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title KSRZ amp oldid 1122493012, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
