KOIL

KOIL (1290 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station, licensed to Omaha, Nebraska. It airs a talk radio format and is owned by NRG Media, headquartered in Cedar Rapids. The studios are on Dodge Street at 50th Avenue in Midtown Omaha.

For the Bellevue, Nebraska radio station that held the call sign KOIL at 1180 AM from 1993 to 2003 and from 2009 to 2012, see KZOT.
KOIL
  • Omaha, Nebraska
Broadcast areaOmaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area
Frequency1290 kHz
BrandingNews Talk 1290 KOIL
Programming
FormatTalk
NetworkABC News Radio
AffiliationsFox News Talk
Compass Media Networks
Premiere Networks
Salem Radio Network
Westwood One
Kansas City Chiefs Radio Network
Omaha Lancers Hockey
Ownership
Owner
  • NRG Media
  • (NRG License Sub, LLC)
Sister stations
KOZN, KZOT, KMMQ, KQKQ-FM, KOOO, KOPW
History
First air date
July 10, 1925 (July 10, 1925) (original license)
December 16, 1976 (1976-12-16) (renewed license)
Former call signs
KOIL (1976-1993)
KKAR (1993-2012)
Call sign meaning
K-OIL (original owner was the Mona Oil Company of Council Bluffs, Iowa.)
Technical information
Facility ID542
ClassB
Power5,000 watts
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitenewstalk1290koil.com

KOIL is a Class B station powered at 5,000 watts. At night, it uses a directional antenna with a three-tower array to protect other stations on 1290 AM. The transmitter is off Harrison Street, near Big Papillion Creek in Bellevue, Nebraska.

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