94.5 FM, Hastings
First Air Date: February, 1965
Operating Power: 3,000 watts
Original Call Letters: KICS FM
General Manager: James A. Lambros, Jr.
Issued To: K Baar J Inc.
Through the Years
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1965
February, 1965- KICS FM signs on. 3,000 watts at 155 feet. Programming separate from co-owned KICS AM, Hastings. Transmitter/studio- 500 J. Street, Hastings.
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1967
September, 1967- KICS AM & FM are sold to Hastings Broadcasting, Inc. (Jack Dinsdale, President) for $80,000. VP/GM- Dave Nixon.
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1968
ABC Network. KICS FM duplicates KICS AM programming 100%.
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1969
General Manager- John McMillan. KICS FM duplicates KICS AM programming 50%.
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1970
General Manager- Bob Templeton. Format-Contemporary.
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1975
February, 1975- KICS AM and KICS FM are sold to Apache Broadcasting Corporation for $160,000. KICS FM format- Progressive Rock.
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1978
December, 1978-Apache Broadcasting sells KICS AM/FM to Highwood Broadcasting Company for $475,000. President/General Manager- James DePalma.
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1980
KICS FM changes call letters to KEZH, upgrades to 250 feet, still at 3,000 watts. Format flips to Beautiful Music.
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1983
January, 1983- KEZH FM, KICS AM sold to Tri-Cities Broadcasting, Inc ( Robert D. Hanna, President, Edward H. Tricker). for $800,000. General Manager- Jerry Hinrikus.
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1984
General Manager- Brian Griffey.
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1985
Transfer full ownership from half partner Robert D. Hanna to Edward H. Tricker for assumption of liabilities. Sale includes KEZH FM, KICS AM, Hastings and KROX 1260 AM, Crookston, MN.
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1988
KEZH FM goes to 50,000 watts at 265 feet, format flips to Adult Contemporary.
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1990
September, 1990- KEZH FM & KICS AM are sold to Heartland Radio, Inc. ( E. Eugene McCoy, Jr) for $570,000. General Manager- Roy Crocker.
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1991
KEZH flips to Country format.
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1997
July, 1997-Osage Radio Inc. (E. Eugene McCoy, Jr) sells to Three Eagles Communications as part of a package that includes KICS, KEZH, plus KZEN Central City, NE and KNJP, Sargent, NE for $2.1 million for stock.
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1998
KEZH FM changes calls to KROR FM.
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1999
KROR address is 311 West 11th Street, Hastings. Format to Classic Rock.
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2000
January, 2000- KROR FM is sold by Three Eagles Communications to Eternal Broadcasting (51% Dean Sorenson, Sioux Falls, SD; 49% Richard Chapin, Lincoln, NE) for $750,000. Format-Classic Rock. Address- 3532 West Capital Avenue, Grand Island, NE.
(Eternal Broadcasting purchased KCRO 660 AM from Radiomaha, Inc. a year later for $2 million.) -
2004
KROR FM is upgraded to 100,000 watts at 1004 foot tower- 30 miles West of Hastings, near Skeeter Creek Road and W road, adjacent to the South Channel Platte River.
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2005
October, 2005- NRG Media buys KROR from Eternal Broadcasting for $270,000 plus KLIQ 94.5, Hastings. Eternal plans to sell KLIQ to Platte River Broadcasting (David Oldfather, Craig Eckert) for $700,000. No Format or staff changes.
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2022
Control sold to Flood Communications as part of a package that includes, KKPR 98.9 FM, KXPN 1460 AM, Kearney, NE, KHAS 1230AM and KICS AM, Hastings and KLIQ 94.5 Grand Island and associated translators. Seller Platte River Radio receives $1.08 million for the package while retaining 45% ownership of the stations.