KEOM
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| City of license | Mesquite, Texas |
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| Broadcast area | Parts of Dallas, Kaufman, and Ellis counties |
| Branding | Mesquite's Schools Radio |
| Slogan | "Your Community Leader" |
| Frequency | 88.5 MHz |
| First air date | September 4, 1984 |
| Format | Oldies/Community |
| ERP | 61,000 Watts |
| HAAT | 175 meters |
| Class | C1 |
| Facility ID | 61307 |
| Callsign meaning | Education Of Mesquite |
| Affiliations | Texas State Network |
| Owner | Mesquite Independent School District |
| Website | http://www.keom.fm/ |
KEOM (88.5 FM) is a non-profit radio station based in Mesquite, Texas, United States. It is operated by the Mesquite Independent School District.
The station was the brainchild of Dr. Ralph Poteet, former MISD Superintendent, who envisioned the station having a two-fold purpose: to present community information which simply would not be possible on commercial radio stations, and to provide MISD students having interest in radio and communications with hands-on experience. As such, the on air staff is primarily made up of students from the five high schools in the city taking radio production classes. [1]
The station signed on the air September 4, 1984 on 88.3 FM with 3,000 watts of power on a 250 foot tower. It moved to 88.5 and increased its power to 61,000 watts in 1992 upon the completion of a new 415 foot tall City/School Communications Tower at Mesquite Memorial Stadium. [2]
KEOM airs live broadcasts of high school sports from MISD schools, as commentated by MISD administrative officer Steve Glenn and instructor Ed Johnson as well as one or two students chosen to intern for the sports broadcasting course, as well as oldies music from the 1970s. The music is programmed by a former student, Robert Bass, who has been with the station almost since its inception in 1984.
The station director is Dr. James Griffin. The current instructors are Jennifer Keltner, Peggy Brooks, Brenda Wagoner, and Shondra Tharp.
[edit] References
- ^ KEOM website http://www.keom.fm
- ^ KEOM History http://www.keom.fm/history.html
[edit] External links
- KEOM official website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KEOM
- Radio Locator information on KEOM
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for KEOM
- Mesquite ISD Website
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