KEOM
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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.[3] The air staff is primarily made up of students from the five high schools in the city taking radio production classes.[4]
The station signed on the air September 4, 1984, on 88.3 FM with 3,000 watts on a 250-foot (76 m) tower.[4] 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. [5]
Programming
KEOM airs live broadcasts of high school sports from MISD schools. The station also broadcasts music from the 1960's, 1970's, and 1980's .[4]
Awards and honors
The station was named "Best Blast from the Past" in the 2007 Dallas Observer "Best of Dallas" rankings.[6]
References
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- KEOM official website
- Mesquite ISD official website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KEOM
- Radio-Locator information on KEOM
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KEOM
- DFW Radio/TV History
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