KCRO

KCRO (660 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Omaha, Nebraska. KCRO is owned by Hickory Radio and airs a Christian talk and teaching radio format. The studios are located on Burt Street (near North 120th Street and Dodge Road in West Omaha), while the transmitter is located behind Roncalli Catholic High School near Sorensen Parkway in Northwest Omaha.

For the airport serving Corcoran, California, assigned the ICAO code KCRO, see Corcoran Airport.
KCRO
Frequency660 kHz
Branding660 AM/106.7 FM KCRO
Programming
FormatChristian talk and teaching
AffiliationsSalem Radio Network
Ownership
Owner
  • Steve Seline
  • (Hickory Radio, LLC)
KXCB
History
First air date
April 19, 1922 (1922-04-19)
Former call signs
  • WAAW (1922–1939)
  • KOWH (1939–1960 & 1971–1979)
  • KMEO (1960–1968)
  • KOZN (1968–1971)
Call sign meaning
"Christian Radio Omaha"
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID54902
ClassD
Power
  • 1,000 watts (day)
  • 54 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
41°18′47″N 96°0′36″W
Translator(s)106.7 K294DJ (Lincoln)
Links
Public license information
Websitekcro.com

KCRO operates with 1,000 watts power during daytime hours. Because AM 660 is a clear channel frequency (reserved for 50,000-watt Class A WFAN in New York City), KCRO must greatly reduce power to 54 watts at night to avoid interference. It uses a non-directional antenna at all times.

Programming was additionally heard on 60-watt FM translator station K293CJ at 106.5 MHz. The translator has since been moved to Lincoln, and changed frequencies to 106.7 FM.

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