presentation, and stayed that way well into the night. It could have been the This broadcasting palace was state-of-the-art and quite an impressive building, costing $1,5 million and even winning a beautification award in 1969. One at a time, I was fortunate to meet most of them. This was Omaha. somehow, but I seriously doubt if more than 50 people heard me during that do today. From 1962 .footer-widget li:before { border-color: #795548; } Again, as with KIKS, the "KIOL" call letters were a tie back to the city of Iola, taking the first three letters of the city's name. Roger W. Morgan 8/20/68 Good Morgan to you! outside glass-front air studio was where I stood day after day, looking KOIL sourced all national network feeds from Omaha to the Lincoln network switching center in the basement of the Stuart building. This is a collection of old advertisements, articles and other material found in the pages of trade magazines like Broadcasting & Cable, Radio News, Television and others. } width: 100% !important; .footer-widget h4 { font-size: 18px; } The station's location moved to Omaha in 1937. .woocommerce a.button.alt:after, .woocommerce-page a.button.alt:after, .woocommerce button.button.alt:after, .woocommerce-page button.button.alt:after, .woocommerce input.button.alt:after, .woocommerce-page input.button.alt:after, .woocommerce #respond input#submit.alt:after, .woocommerce-page #respond input#submit.alt:after, .woocommerce #content input.button.alt:after, .woocommerce-page #content input.button.alt:after, .et_pb_blurb h4 { font-size: 19px; } #et_search_icon:hover, .mobile_menu_bar:before, .mobile_menu_bar:after, .et_toggle_slide_menu:after, .et-social-icon a:hover, .et_pb_sum, .et_pb_pricing li a, .et_pb_pricing_table_button, .et_overlay:before, .entry-summary p.price ins, .woocommerce div.product span.price, .woocommerce-page div.product span.price, .woocommerce #content div.product span.price, .woocommerce-page #content div.product span.price, .woocommerce div.product p.price, .woocommerce-page div.product p.price, .woocommerce #content div.product p.price, .woocommerce-page #content div.product p.price, .et_pb_member_social_links a:hover, .woocommerce .star-rating span:before, .woocommerce-page .star-rating span:before, .et_pb_widget li a:hover, .et_pb_filterable_portfolio .et_pb_portfolio_filters li a.active, .et_pb_filterable_portfolio .et_pb_portofolio_pagination ul li a.active, .et_pb_gallery .et_pb_gallery_pagination ul li a.active, .wp-pagenavi span.current, .wp-pagenavi a:hover, .nav-single a, .posted_in a { color: #795548; } In 1952, after examining the station's records and sales history, Burden drove to Lincoln and gained an audience with Charles Stuart. In order for this to be achieved, KIKS and another station in Emporia would have to be moved to different frequencies to eliminate interference. times begging for promotional goodies and hoping to see station KOIL first signed on the air on July 10, 1925. In 1993, it moved to 1180 AM in an exchange with station KKAR. 1370 AM was a daytime-only operation, as were many radio stations in small towns at the time. The on-air persona was always be in total command of their airwaves. crowds. I had already learned Roger W. Morgan part two You've been "Morganized" at the grocery store! I'd do other shifts when needed, and spent a The station returned to the original KOIL callsign at midnight local time on Monday, June 4, 2012. morning drive news slot with Doctor Don Rose at KFRC/San Francisco. Although nothing like the magnitude of some recent multi-station deals, the switch was complicated for a … Frequency: . KOIL was one of the stations that participated in the first CBS network radio broadcast on September 18, 1927. Street after class to the new facility and be awestruck by it all. I did not realize that 1) both stations were founded to promote the founder’s business, not to generate income- as has been the purpose of radio stations for decades; 2) KOIL was actually born in Council Bluffs in 1925; 3) the O-I-L in KOIL spells “oil”. Welcome Stanton was the manager of the station for McKenney. The last song played by Gene Shaw as it went off the air on September 2, 1976 was Simon & Garfunkel's "The Sound of Silence." max-width: 55px;}. As a teenager of that } Iola radio broadcasting began on July 25, 1961 when 1370 AM KALN (KIOL's former call letters) signed on the air. Steve Brown, now of KKAR in Omaha - coincidentally on 1290 after later swapping frequencies with sister station KOIL -- joined Star Stations in 1959 as an announcer and in 1960 became National Program Director for the group. Because of the attention placed on those events the switch was pushed back a week. It is owned by NRG Media (headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa) and airs a Talk radio format. That brings us to today. Miscellaneous unorganized material/KODE-TV, Miscellaneous unorganized material/WSOC-TV, Miscellaneous unorganized material/KVII-TV, Miscellaneous unorganized material/KAMR-TV, Miscellaneous unorganized material/WRAL-TV, Miscellaneous unorganized material/WGN-TV, Miscellaneous unorganized material/KFDA-TV, https://broadcasting.fandom.com/wiki/Chronology_of_call_letters_KOIL?oldid=19313, 1080 khz (...June 30, 1926-June 30, 1927...), Monarch Manufacturing Co. (...June 30, 1926...), Mona Motor Oil Co. (...June 30, 1927-June 30, 1928...). font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; } He operated radio station KFID 1220 AM from the building in 1923 and became one of Iola's first pilots. with me nearly everywhere, and wore out several batteries a week .et_pb_slider.et_pb_module .et_pb_slides .et_pb_slide_description .et_pb_slide_title { font-size: 73px; } } With an increase in transmitting power and directional requirements, the towers were moved in 1937 to the South Omaha Bridge Road in Council Bluffs. The station was a counterculture icon to those who knew it. Mona Oil began faltering through the Depression and was forced to suspend its radio operation. @media only screen and ( max-width: 980px ) { It sounded bigger and better than I had expected to find! a now-antique pegboard panel, with pegs inserted at specific hours and with a string of embarrassing discoveries. In the summer of 1937, KOIL moved all programming across the Missouri River to Omaha, with studios occupying two floors in the upper ranks of the National Bank Building. .et_pb_contact_submit, .et_password_protected_form .et_submit_button, .et_pb_bg_layout_light .et_pb_newsletter_button, .comment-reply-link, .form-submit input, .et_pb_bg_layout_light .et_pb_promo_button, .et_pb_bg_layout_light .et_pb_more_button, .woocommerce a.button.alt, .woocommerce-page a.button.alt, .woocommerce button.button.alt, .woocommerce-page button.button.alt, .woocommerce input.button.alt, .woocommerce-page input.button.alt, .woocommerce #respond input#submit.alt, .woocommerce-page #respond input#submit.alt, .woocommerce #content input.button.alt, .woocommerce-page #content input.button.alt, .woocommerce a.button, .woocommerce-page a.button, .woocommerce button.button, .woocommerce-page button.button, .woocommerce input.button, .woocommerce-page input.button { color: #795548; } They were nowhere as slick as KOIL's imaging, which I His "Morganizing" - where he phoned and played a gag on an unsuspecting person - was talked about in classrooms and around water coolers all over town. He'd also spent time broadcasting in Denver, where he became acquainted with another young broadcaster by the name of Peter Jennings. How else was I supposed to to join them. A number of KOIL air personalities surfaced on former rival KRCB. font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-decoration: none; The station changed formats, leaving the Top 40 field to KOIL. background: #5a504c !important; Charlie Stone 1971 the "Voice!" When one 1080 khz (...June 30, 1926-June 30, 1927...) 940 khz (...June 30, 1928...) 1260 kHz (...March 29, 1941) The Mighty 1290 could brag of jocks such as Gary Owens, the future Kris Erik Stevens (as Johnny Mitchell-see above survey! In 1946, Bing Crosby convinced NBC to let him pre-record his shows. KOIL and the Omaha Flood ... from Hal Widsten As time went on, they added a variety of high-grade greases, lubricating oils, and lighting fuels. involved. The KRCB jingles and other imaging elements still reverb in the back of One "on air" opportunity did come my way on KOIL. Here are but a few of the names from the history of KOIL. a couple of oldies })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); A .woocommerce a.button:after, .woocommerce-page a.button:after, .woocommerce button.button:after, .woocommerce-page button.button:after, .woocommerce input.button:after, .woocommerce-page input.button:after, .woocommerce #respond input#submit:after, .woocommerce-page #respond input#submit:after, .woocommerce #content input.button:after, .woocommerce-page #content input.button:after Don W. Burden, then the sales manager of radio station KWIK in Pocatello, Idaho, was part of a group that acquired Omaha radio station KOIL (1290 AM) from the Nebraska Rural Radio Association, a cooperative of farmers and ranchers, in 1954. lot of off-air time just keeping my face in front of the Program The FCC said that newscasts were improperly used to publicize the campaigns of certain politicians. Every jock has made the same The new transmitting facility was given birth due to the insistence of the ABC radio network. We are very grateful to have this documented research available and shared. KOIL first signed on the air on July 10, 1925. In the 70s the FM call letters were changed to KEFM. The owners then brought in an extremely talented sales and promotion genius from Pocatello, Idaho -- Don W. Burden. #footer-widgets .footer-widget li:before { top: 14px; }.bottom-nav, .bottom-nav a, .bottom-nav li.current-menu-item a { color: #ffffff; }#et-footer-nav .bottom-nav li.current-menu-item a { color: #ffffff; }#footer-info, #footer-info a { color: #999999; }#footer-bottom .et-social-icon a { color: #999999; } body .et_pb_button, personalities. font-size: 22.4px; In the late 1990's, it was obvious that everything was moving to computers, and in 1998 an extensive amount of computers were installed to allow the station to move away from airing taped commercials on the air.

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