- KEOM
Infobox Radio station
name = KEOM
city = Mesquite,Texas
area = Parts of Dallas, Kaufman,
Rockwall, Collin, Hunt,and Ellis counties
slogan =
branding = "Mesquite's Schools Radio"
frequency = 88.5MHz
repeater =
airdate =
share = 0.5
share as of = FALL 2007
share source = RRC [cite news | first= | last= | title=Dallas-Ft Worth Market Ratings | url= | publisher=Arbitron | work =Radio Research Consortium | url = http://www.rrconline.org/arbitron | date = FALL 2007 ]
format =Educational
power =
erp = 61,000watt s
haat = 175.0meter s
class = C1
facility_id = 41307
coordinates = coord|32|45|46.00|N| 96|38|4.00|W|region:US_type:city
callsign_meaning = Education of Mesquite [ cite web|url=http://www.oldradio.com/archives/nelson/origins.call-list.html |title=Call Letter Origins |work=Radio History on the Web ]
former_callsigns =
owner = Mesquite Independent School District
licensee =
sister_stations =
webcast = no
website = [http://www.keom.fm keom.fm]
affiliations =Texas State Network KEOM (88.5 FM) is a
non-profit radio station based in Mesquite,Texas ,United States . It is operated by theMesquite Independent School District .The station was founded by Dr. Ralph Poteet, former MISD Superintendent, to present community information in a way not possible viacommercial radio stations, and to provide MISD students having interest in radio and communications with with hands-on radio experience. The air staff is primarily made up of students from the five high schools in the city taking radio production classes. [ KEOM website http://www.keom.fm ]
The station signed on the air September 4, 1984 on 88.3 FM with 3,000 watts of power on a 250 foot tower. It moved to 88.5 and increased its power to 61,000 watts in 1992 upon the completion of a new 415 foot tall City/School Communications Tower at Mesquite Memorial Stadium. [ KEOM History http://www.keom.fm/history.html ]
KEOM airs live broadcasts of high school sports from MISD schools, as commentated by instructors and students enrolled inthe sports broadcasting course. The station also broadcasts music from the 1970s.
References
External links
* [http://www.keom.fm/ KEOM official website]
*FMQ|KEOM
*FML|KEOM
*FMARB|KEOM
* [http://www.mesquiteisd.org/ Mesquite ISD Website]
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