KOTM-FM
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| Frequency | 97.7 MHz |
|---|---|
| Branding | TOM FM 97.7 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Top 40 (CHR) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KLEE, KBIZ, KRKN, KKSI, KTWA | |
| History | |
First air date | March 22, 1976 |
Former call signs | KLEE-FM (1976–1986) |
Call sign meaning | Ottumwa |
| Technical information | |
| Class | C3 |
| ERP | 19,000 watts |
| HAAT | 112 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°01′28″N 92°28′56″W / 41.02444°N 92.48222°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live! |
| Website | ottumwaradio |
KOTM-FM (97.7 MHz, "97.7 Tom FM") is a radio station broadcasting a Top 40 (CHR) format serving Ottumwa, Iowa. The station is currently owned by Greg List, through licensee O-Town Communications, Inc.[1]
History[edit]
KLEE-FM signed on the air on March 22, 1976, with a mix of MOR and oldies music, and was the sister station at the time to then-Top 40 station KLEE-AM. Right after KLEE-AM dropped its Top 40 format in 1981, its previous Top 40 format moved to KLEE-FM and went under the branding name of "K98". In 1986, its call letters were changed to KOTM.
On March 2, 2009, KOTM rebranded from "97.7 KOTM" to "97.7 Tom FM" to prevent confusion of the KOTM call letters, which stand for Otumwa.[2] The new branding was named after Tom Palen, the owner was FMC Broadcasting Inc. at the time of the change.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "KOTM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Ottumwa Courier
- ^ "FM Query Results -- Audio Division (FCC) USA". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
External links[edit]
- 97.7 Tom FM official website
- KOTM in the FCC FM station database
- KOTM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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