Nebraska Public Media adds ‘dedicated’ Omaha FM station, increasing statewide reach

Nebraska Public Media adds ‘dedicated’ Omaha FM station, increasing statewide reach

Downtown Omaha construction on the future home of Mutual of Omaha continues. April 25, 2026. (Aaron Sanderford/Nebraska Examiner)OMAHA — Nebraska Public Media is launching its own dedicated station in Omaha to expand its statewide reach and better utilize two recently added reporters in the state’s largest city. NPM recently purchased KOOO, located at 101.9 on the FM dial and plans a June 15 launch for new programming that features National Publ…

Nebraska Public Media launching radio station with focus on Omaha

Nebraska Public Media Omaha will officially launch June 15 on 101.9 FM.

Nebraska Public Media Announces Omaha Launch Date

KOOO(FM)’s Longley-Rice coverage area, from the RadioLand app. June 15 will be the starting date for Nebraska Public Media Omaha. Nebraska Public Media acquired Class C0 101.9 KOOO(FM) from NRG Media in February for $1.2 million. Since May 13, when the sale officially completed, the signal has been airing preview programming, according to a release. After the launch, the public radio network will be heard across the Cornhusker State on 14 full-p…