KKCD

KKCD (105.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format. Licensed to Omaha, Nebraska, United States, the station serves the Omaha area. The station is owned by SummitMedia.[1] KKCD's studios are located on Mockingbird Drive in South Omaha, while its transmitter is located near South 27th Street and Q Street (near the Kennedy Freeway), about three miles south of Downtown Omaha.

KKCD
CityOmaha, Nebraska
Broadcast areaOmaha, Nebraska
Frequency105.9 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingClassic Rock 105.9
SloganOmaha's Only Classic Rock
Programming
FormatClassic rock
Ownership
OwnerSummitMedia
(SM-KKCD, LLC)
KEZO-FM, KQCH, KSRZ, KXSP
History
First air date
1991
Former call signs
KUKF (1990-1990)
KKVU (1990-1991)
Technical information
Facility ID74103
ClassC2
ERP50,000 watts
HAAT146 meters
Transmitter coordinates
41°12′4″N 95°57′12″W
Links
Webcast[ https://listen.streamon.fm/kkcd Listen live]
Websitewww.classicrock1059omaha.com

History

The station went on the air on August 11, 1990, calling itself "The View" and broadcasting a smooth jazz format. It had earlier sought the calls KUKF, but changed to KKVU a month before signing on. The station initially met acceptance, but soon struggled in the ratings, and on November 15, 1991, the station flipped formats to classic rock as "CD 105.9", and changed their call sign to KKCD.[2] Notable radio personalities include: Donna Mason, Dan Duffy, Otis XII and Steve King, who was the longest running morning show host in the station's history before he was fired February 1, 2019.

Journal Communications and the E. W. Scripps Company announced on July 30, 2014 that the two companies would merge to create a new broadcast company under the E.W. Scripps Company name that owned the two companies' broadcast properties, including KKCD. The transaction was completed in 2015.[3] Scripps exited radio in 2018; the Omaha stations went to SummitMedia in a four-market, $47 million deal completed on November 1, 2018.[4]

In February 2020, KKCD rebranded as simply "Classic Rock 105.9".

References
  1. "KKCD Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "KKCD Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. "E.W. Scripps, Journal Merging Broadcast Ops". TVNewsCheck. July 30, 2014. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  4. "Scripps Completes Two More Pieces Of Radio Division Sale". Inside Radio. November 2, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
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