KFAB (AM)
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| City | Omaha, Nebraska |
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| Broadcast area | Omaha and Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Branding | NewsRadio 1110 KFAB KFAB stands for Keep Following a Buick |
| Slogan | Omaha's News, Weather & Traffic |
| Frequency | 1110 kHz (also on HD Radio) |
| First air date | 1924 (in Lincoln, moved to Omaha in 1948) |
| Format | News/Talk |
| Power | 50,000 watts |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 26931 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 41°07′11″N 96°00′6″W / 41.11972°N 96.00167°WCoordinates: 41°07′11″N 96°00′6″W / 41.11972°N 96.00167°W |
| Affiliations | ABC News Radio |
| Owner |
iHeartMedia, Inc. (Capstar TX LLC) |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kfab.com |
KFAB (1110 AM) is a 50,000 watt clear channel news and talk radio station licensed to Omaha, Nebraska. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.. It provides a strong signal to most of eastern Nebraska during the day, and at least grade B coverage as far as Kansas City, Topeka, Sioux City and Des Moines. At night, the station's signal reaches most of the western half of North America. KFAB's transmission towers are located southeast of Papillion, while its studios are located on Underwood Avenue in Omaha.
KFAB is licensed by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to broadcast in the HD Radio (hybrid) format.
KFAB was licensed in Lincoln in 1924. The station's call sign was issued sequentially by the United States Department of Commerce and has no meaning. The station operated on 770 kHz and then 780 kHz, in an unusual shared-time arrangement with Chicago's co-channel WBBM.
KFAB switched network affiliation from NBC to CBS the week of January 5, 1932. Beginning in 1939, both stations synchronized their carrier frequencies via a telephone line that ran from the WBBM transmitter outside Chicago to the KFAB site near Lincoln, thus providing a nearly coast-to-coast CBS signal on that frequency.
In 1948, the station moved to Omaha and to the 1110 kHz frequency so that WBBM could boost its power to 50,000 watts on 780 kHz. KFAB also boosted its power to 50,000 watts, allowing it to still be heard with city-grade strength in Lincoln. However, at night it only provides a grade B signal to the Iowa side of the Omaha market because it must direct its signal north-south (via a three-tower array) to protect WBT in Charlotte, North Carolina, another clear-channel station located on the same frequency. Even with this restriction, it still reaches most of the western United States.
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