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Coordinates:32°45′46″N96°38′4″W/ 32.76278°N 96.63444°W/32.76278; -96.63444
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KEOM
Broadcast areaParts ofDallas,Kaufman,Rockwall,Collin,Hunt,Ellis,andTarrantcounties
Frequency88.5MHz(HD Radio)
BrandingYour Community Leader
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatClassic hits(Community)
AffiliationsTexas State Network
Ownership
OwnerMesquite Independent School District
History
First air date
September 4, 1984 (at 88.3)
Former frequencies
88.3 MHz (1984–1992)
Call signmeaning
EducationofMesquite[1]
Technical information
Facility ID41307
ClassC1
ERP61,000watts
HAAT175 meters (574 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
32°45′46″N96°38′4″W/ 32.76278°N 96.63444°W/32.76278; -96.63444
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitekeom.fm

KEOM(88.5FM) is anon-commercial educationalhigh school radiostation based inMesquite, Texas.It is operated by theMesquite Independent School Districtand broadcasts to the greaterDallas–Fort Worth Metroplex.

KEOM broadcasts inHD Radio.[2]

History

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The station was founded by Dr. Ralph Poteet, former MISD Superintendent, to present community information in a way not possible viacommercial radiostations, and to provide MISD students having interest in radio and communications with hands-on radio experience.[3]The air staff is primarily made up of students from the five high schools in the city taking radio production classes.[4]

The station signed on the air September 4, 1984, on 88.3 FM with 3,000 watts on a 250-foot (76 m) tower.[4]It moved to 88.5 and increased its power to 61,000 watts in 1992 upon the completion of a new 514-foot-tall (157 m)City/School Communications Towerat Mesquite Memorial Stadium.[5]

Programming

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KEOM airs live broadcasts of high school sports from MISD schools. The 24-hour station also broadcasts music primarily from the 1970s to the 1990s.[4]KEOM plays the U.S.National Anthemevery morning at 7 a.m.

KEOM is one of a few secondary stations containing the North TexasEmergency Alert Systemthat sends messages from primariesWBAPandKSCS.

Comparing KEOM andKSPF,its competitor in the Dallas area, the station contains a more enhanced and larger playlist than KSPF, the other Classic Hits station utilizing significantly more repetitions and having a morepower songs-oriented playlist than KEOM.

Awards and honors

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The station was named "Best Blast from the Past" in the 2007Dallas Observer"Best of Dallas" rankings.[6]

Signal

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Unlike most of the area's FM stations like competitor KSPF, which transmit their signals fromCedar Hill,[7]KEOM transmits its signal from an area southwest of Mesquite. Its signal is also highly directional, transmitting very little signal directly to the west. Therefore, KEOM's signal is much stronger in most ofDallas Countyas well as the cities in the eastern portion of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex includingWaxahachie,McKinney,andTerrellto as far east asCanton,but is considerably weaker west of DFW.

See also

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References

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  1. ^Nelson, Bob (September 4, 2009)."Radio/TV Station Call Letter Origins #241".Radio History on the Web.Archived fromthe originalon February 18, 2016.RetrievedSeptember 5,2009.
  2. ^http://hdradio /station_guides/widget.php?id=10Archived2015-11-23 at theWayback MachineHD Radio Guide for Dallas-Ft. Worth
  3. ^Goodwyn, Wade (September 28, 2009)."High School DJs Dial Dallas Back To The 1970s".All Things Considered.National Public Radio.RetrievedSeptember 30,2009.
  4. ^abcSelk, Avi (September 4, 2009)."At 25, Mesquite schools' radio station is older than its student DJs".The Dallas Morning News.RetrievedSeptember 5,2009.
  5. ^"KEOM History".KEOM. Archived fromthe originalon 2008-05-06.Retrieved2008-06-08.
  6. ^"Best Blast from the Past".Dallas Observer.RetrievedSeptember 30,2009.
  7. ^"RadioLocator /KLUV".
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