KQBW

Infobox Radio Station
name = KQBW
city = Omaha, Nebraska
area = Omaha, Nebraska
frequency = 96.1 MHz
branding = 96-1 The Brew
slogan = The Biggest Variety of Rock Hits
format = 80s Classic rock
erp = 82,000 watts
haat = 331 meters
class = C0
facility_id = 71411
owner = Clear Channel Communications
webcast = [http://www.961thebrew.com/cc-common/streaming_new/index.html?refreshed=yes Listen Live]
website = [http://www.961thebrew.com/ www.961thebrew.com]

KQBW (96-1 The Brew) is a classic rock radio station in Omaha, Nebraska. It flipped formats from the former AC station KEFM-FM on September 24, 2005. The music centers mostly on 80s rock, with core artists like Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, Van Halen and AC/DC, while flavoring the format with 70s bands such as Boston and Lynyrd Skynyrd and 90s music from acts like Stone Temple Pilots and Pearl Jam. They also feature a good helping of 80s pop-rock, such as John Cougar Mellencamp, Bryan Adams, and Pat Benatar.

96-1 The Brew debuted their on-air lineup on October 4, 2005. It consisted of "The Morning Brew with Mookie & Michelle" (5:30-10am), "Crash" Davis (10am-3pm), "Steve-O" (3-7p) and Lucy Chapman (7-11p). The Brew later rounded out their airstaff with weekenders Marty Simpson and "Bam-Bam".

Staples of the Brew include "6-Packs of Brew Music", "The 90s At Noon" and "The Friday Free-For-All".

The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications.

Evolution of The Brew

In January 2007, the Brew shuffled its lineup, moving Steve-O to middays, Crash Davis to evenings, and adding afternoon driver Ethan Stone and weekend talent Lester St. James, formerly of The Brew's rival, Z-92. St. James departed the station in the summer of 2007.

Also in January 2007, the station changed their positioning statement from "Everything Rock, the 80s and More" to "The Biggest Variety of Rock Hits", as the focus shifted toward a more expanded playlist of 90s and even early 2000s music, like Three Doors Down and Creed.

In February 2008, The Brew executed yet another airstaff change, shifting Ethan Stone to mornings (joining Michelle as "The New Morning Brew"), moving Mookie to middays, and Crash Davis to afternoons. Former middayer Steve-O made an unexplained departure.

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