KAMI (AM)
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KAMI is a radio station
licensed
to serve Cozad, Nebraska
, USA. The station is owned by the Bott Radio Network and the broadcast license
is held by Community Broadcasting, Inc.
KAMI broadcasts a Christian radio
format to Central Nebraska as a member of the Bott Radio Network. Programming includes Bible teaching, Christian news, and Christian information programs.
s of daytime-only power on a frequency of 1580 kHz. The station was assigned the KAMI call sign
by the Federal Communications Commission
. KAMI was initially owned by Dawson County Broadcasting Corporation with Wayman E. May as president and Ed Strausburger and general manager
.
In May 1981, KAMI Country Broadcasting Corporation reached an agreement to sell this station to Tri-City Broadcasters, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on July 28, 1981. In May 1985, Tri-City Broadcasters, Inc, reached an agreement to sell this station to Vectoradio, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on July 1, 1985.
on January 7, 2004, and unable to resume operations for financial reasons, they filed an application with the FCC seeking special temporary authority to remain dark until the station could be sold. A few days later, KAMI license holder Vectoradio, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station and sister station
KCVN to Community Broadcasting, Inc., for a combined $365,000. The deal was approved by the FCC on May 7, 2004, and the transaction was consummated on July 9, 2004. On May 7, the same day that the deal was approved, the FCC granted KAMI a main studio waiver allowing the station to be operated from a location outside the broadcast range of the KAMI signal.
Radio station
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licensed
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
to serve Cozad, Nebraska
Cozad, Nebraska
Cozad is a city in Dawson County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 3,977 at the 2010 census. The town is on the Great Plains of central Nebraska, along the Union Pacific Railroad and U.S. Highway 30, just north of the Platte River...
, USA. The station is owned by the Bott Radio Network and the broadcast license
Broadcast license
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is held by Community Broadcasting, Inc.
KAMI broadcasts a Christian radio
Christian radio
Christian radio is a category of radio formats that focus on transmitting programming with a Christian message. In the United States, where it is more established, many such broadcasters play popular music of Christian influence, though many programs have talk or news programming covering...
format to Central Nebraska as a member of the Bott Radio Network. Programming includes Bible teaching, Christian news, and Christian information programs.
The beginning
This station began regular broadcasting on November 24, 1965, with 1,000 wattWatt
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s of daytime-only power on a frequency of 1580 kHz. The station was assigned the KAMI call sign
Call sign
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by the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
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. KAMI was initially owned by Dawson County Broadcasting Corporation with Wayman E. May as president and Ed Strausburger and general manager
General manager
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.
Ownership changes
In February 1969, the station was acquired by KAMI Kountry Broadcasting Corporation with George Powers as company president and Andy Anderson as general manager. In May 1974, the station was sold to a similarly named company named KAMI Country Broadcasting Corporation with Andy Anderson staying on as general manager.In May 1981, KAMI Country Broadcasting Corporation reached an agreement to sell this station to Tri-City Broadcasters, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on July 28, 1981. In May 1985, Tri-City Broadcasters, Inc, reached an agreement to sell this station to Vectoradio, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on July 1, 1985.
KAMI today
KAMI went darkDark (broadcasting)
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on January 7, 2004, and unable to resume operations for financial reasons, they filed an application with the FCC seeking special temporary authority to remain dark until the station could be sold. A few days later, KAMI license holder Vectoradio, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station and sister station
Sister station
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KCVN to Community Broadcasting, Inc., for a combined $365,000. The deal was approved by the FCC on May 7, 2004, and the transaction was consummated on July 9, 2004. On May 7, the same day that the deal was approved, the FCC granted KAMI a main studio waiver allowing the station to be operated from a location outside the broadcast range of the KAMI signal.