Omaha Radio Shakeup as NRG Media Exits Market

Nebraska Public Media Agrees to Acquire Omaha’s KOOO(FM)

Nebraska Public Media has agreed to acquire Class C0 FM 101.9 KOOO(FM) and convert its license to noncommercial radio. The acquisition is pending approval by the FCC. Terms of the deal were not immediately disclosed. KOOO is licensed to La Vista and has full-market coverage of Omaha–Council Bluffs, operating with 100,000 watts ERP. The station is owned by NRG Media and runs a variety hits format as “The Keg.” The signal will give Nebraska Public…

Quass Ushers In New Owners In Omaha

In late November 2004, for an undisclosed price, Norman Waitt Jr. and Mary Quass merged their respective small-market radio companies, as Waitt Radio and NewRadio Group came together under the NRG Media banner. Outright purchase of radio stations in Omaha-Council Bluffs didn’t come until August 2009, however. Now, as 2026 begins, Quass has decided to sell its remaining six properties in Nebraska’s largest market. Please Login to view this premiu…

Omaha Radio Shakeup as NRG Media Exits Market

NRG Media is exiting the Omaha market, selling its six-station portfolio in two separate transactions. Five stations will transfer to Usher Media while Nebraska Public Media acquires one station for conversion to noncommercial public radio.

Neb. Public Media Buying KOOO to Extend Radio Service to Omaha – NorthPine: Upper Midwest Broadcasting

Nebraska Public Media is buying a radio station in the Omaha market, extending its radio network to the state’s largest city for the first time. On Feb. 2, the state-owned network announced plans to buy KOOO/101.9 (La Vista-Omaha) from NRG Media. The purchase price was not disclosed in the news release and the deal had not yet appeared in the FCC database as of midday Monday. NPM operates a PBS network reaching the entire state, including KYNE/2…

Nebraska Public Media Acquires KOOO

Nebraska Public Media will acquire Classic Alternative “101.9 The Keg” KOOO La Vista/Omaha NE from NRG Media. NPM says that “the acquisition will bring Nebraska Public Media’s programming to Omaha on a dedicated radio signal, fulfilling the mission outlined in the Nebraska Educational Telecommunications Act to operate statewide educational and public media networks.” NRG is also selling the remainder of its Omaha cluster to Usher Media. CEO/Gene…