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102.9 FM, Imperial

City of License: Imperial, NE

First Air Date: August 28,2003

Operating Power: 300 watts

Original Call Letters: KADL

Format: 60s & 70s Oldies

Network Affiliation: ABC

General Manager: David M. Stout

Issued To: Imperial Media Association

Through the Years

  • 2001

    July, 2001- Call letters assigned: KURK

  • 2002

    Original Construction Permit:  102.9 mhz, 100,000 watts at 1,000 feet.  License: Imperial Media Association (David M. Stout).

  • 2003

    June 20, 2003-  Call letters changed to KADL.

    August 28- KADL signs on at 300 watts at 223 feet.  Owners:  Imperial Media Association, subsidiary of McCook Radio Group (Dave and Connie Stout).  David Stout is the General Manager.

    Format- 60’s and 70’s Oldies, local news, high school sports, ABC network, ag reports from the Brownfield Network.

  • 2006

    October 17, 2006- McCook Radio Group sells KADL to Armada Media (Jim Coursolle, WI) as part of a $3.6 million deal that includes KBRL 1300 AM, KRKU 98.5 FM and KICX 96.1FM McCook, three stations in Colorado, and all associated construction permits.
    Bryan Loker, General Manager.

  • 2010

    KADL is granted construction permit to increase ERP to 100,000 watts.  The station was originally permitted for 100,000 watts but signed on with lower power.  The permit expired in 2013 with no upgrade completed.  Permits were renewed in 2013 and 2016 with the same results.