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| name = KXSP | name = KXSP
| image = | logo = AM 590 ESPN Omaha logo.png
| city = ] | logo_size = 200px
| area = Lincoln, Omaha-Council Bluffs | city = ]
| slogan = | area = ]
| branding = ''AM 590 ESPN Radio'' | branding = AM 590 ESPN Omaha
| frequency = 590 ] | frequency = 590 ]
| repeater = | translator =
| repeater = {{ubl|{{Radio Relay|92.3-2|]|Omaha}}|{{Radio Relay|104.5-2|]|Omaha}}}}
⚫ | airdate =
| share = 1.9 | airdate = April 2, ] (as WOAW)
| share as of = Fa'08 | format = ]
⚫ | power = 5,000 ]s
| share source = R&R<ref name=randrratings>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Omaha-Council Bluffs Market Ratings | date= | url=http://www.radioandrecords.com/RRRatings/DefaultSearch.aspx?MarketName=Omaha-Council%20Bluffs&MarketRank=%20 | work =] | pages = | language = }}</ref>
| format = ] | class = B
⚫ | facility_id = 50313
| power = 5,000 ]s unlimited
| licensing_authority = ]
| erp =
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| haat =
| callsign_meaning = "Sports"
| class = B
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|WOAW (1923–1926)|WOW (1926–1999)|KOMJ (1999–2005)}}
⚫ | facility_id = 50313
⚫ | affiliations = ]
| coordinates = {{coord|41|19|0|N|95|59|52|W|region:US-NE_type:landmark}}
| callsign_meaning = | owner = ]
⚫ | licensee = SM-KXSP, LLC
| former_callsigns = 1999-2005: '''KOMJ'''<br>1926-1999: '''WOW'''<br>1923-1926: '''WOAW'''
⚫ | sister_stations = ], ], ], ]
⚫ | affiliations = ]
⚫ | webcast =
| owner = ]<br>''(sale to ] pending)''
| website =
⚫ | licensee = Journal Broadcast Corporation
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| webcast =
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'''KXSP''' 590 AM is a radio station located in ]. It currently broadcasts as '''AM 590, ESPN Radio''', an all-]s talk station. The station is owned by ]. '''KXSP''' (590 ]) is a commercial ] ] to ]. The station is owned by ] and it airs a ] ]. Most weekday afternoon and evening programming is from local hosts, while during mornings, late nights and weekends, KXSP carries the ] Network.

KXSP operates with 5,000 ]s, using a non-directional ] off Sorensen Parkway in North Omaha. Due to its location near the bottom of the AM dial, as well as Nebraska's flat land (with near-perfect ]), its signal is easily heard in most of the eastern half of ], as well as parts of ], ], ] and ]. It provides grade B coverage as far south as ] as far east as ], and as far north as ]. Offices and studios are located on Mercy Road in Omaha's ]. KXSP programming is also carried on the ]s of ] and ].


==History== ==History==
The station was established in 1923 by the ] ] society as WOAW, after failing to obtain the WOW call letters (for '''W'''oodmen '''O'''f the '''W'''orld) because they were used by the steamship ''Henry J. Bibble''. A callsign beginning with "W" was possible in Nebraska because the original dividing line between "W" and "K" call signs included included the state's western border; WOAW's call sign was issued on November 27, 1922, shortly before the divide was moved to the ] in January 1923.<ref name=erh-woawkwdivide>{{cite web|last1=White|first1=Thomas H.|title=K/W Call Letters in the United States|url=http://earlyradiohistory.us/kwtrivia.htm|website=United States Early Radio History|accessdate=August 4, 2014|date=January 1, 2014}}</ref> Despite this, the station was able to adopt the WOW call sign on December 16, 1926,<ref name=erh-woawkwdivide/> upon retirement of the ''Bibble''. The Woodmen society put the station up for sale in 1945 out of fear that it would jeopardize its tax-exempt status; it eventually leased the station to Radio Station WOW, a group of local investors. That group gradually added an FM station (later KFMX and now ]) and a television station (now ]). On April 2, 1923, the station first ], owned by the ] ] society, using the ] WOAW.<ref>]</ref> Management originally sought the call letters WOW (for "Woodmen of the World") but they were already used by the steamship ''Henry J. Bibble''. A call sign beginning with "W" was possible in Nebraska because originally the dividing line between "K" and "W" stations followed the western border of Nebraska. WOAW's call sign was issued on November 27, 1922, shortly before the divide was moved to the ] in January 1923.<ref name=erh-woawkwdivide>{{cite web|last1=White|first1=Thomas H.|title=K/W Call Letters in the United States|url=https://earlyradiohistory.us/kwtrivia.htm|website=United States Early Radio History|access-date=August 4, 2014|date=January 1, 2014}}</ref> Despite this, the station was able to claim the WOW call sign on December 16, 1926,<ref name=erh-woawkwdivide/> upon retirement of the ''Bibble''.


The station eventually became so profitable that it could not remain under the Woodmen society's umbrella without threatening its tax-exempt status. Accordingly, the Woodmen leased the station to a group of local investors who formed Radio Station WOW, Inc., and assigned the license to the group in 1943.<ref>Litigation over the transfer went all the way to the Supreme Court, but the group maintained ownership and control until the station was sold in 1951. ''Radio Station WOW, Inc. v. Johnson,'' 326 U.S. 120 (1945).</ref> The group added a television station (now ]) in 1949.
In 1951, ] bought the WOW stations. The AM station became a ] station in the early 1970s and a ] station in the early 1980s. Meredith sold the station in 1983, and Journal Broadcast Group bought it in 1999. In November 1999, the WOW call letters were dropped in favor of KOMJ with adoption of a new format of ]. When the station switched to a sports format in 2005, the call letters were changed again to KXSP.


In 1951, ] bought the WOW stations. In 1955, it dropped WOW's network affiliation with ] and agreed to switch to ] as part of a five-station deal covering TV and radio stations in three cities.<ref>{{cite web|date=January 24, 1955|title=Five Meredith stations become CBS affiliates.|url=http://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/Archive-BC-IDX/55-OCR/1955-01-24-BC-OCR-Page-0062.pdf|page=62|periodical=]}}{{dead link|date=September 2017|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>
⚫ On February 1, 2011, KXSP swapped affiliations with ]. ] took the Fox Sports affiliation and KXSP received ESPN. With the affiliation swap, KXSP also became known as "AM 590 ESPN Radio" instead of "Big Sports 590".{{Update|date=March 2011}}


Meredith added an FM station in 1961 (now ]). WOW became a ] station in the early 1970s, where former '']'' host ] worked for a time. The station switched to a ] format in the early 1980s.
KXSP is simulcast on sister station 92.3 ]'s HD2 digital audio subchannel.


Meredith sold WOWT to ] in 1975, but held on to the radio stations until selling to Great Empire Broadcasting in 1983. ] bought the radio stations in 1999. On November 22, 1999, the WOW call letters were dropped in favor of KOMJ with adoption of a new format of ], branded as "Magic 590".<ref>Jim Minge, "WOW-AM to Switch Call Letters," ''The Omaha World-Herald'', November 16, 1999.</ref><ref>Jim Minge, "Change Rocks WOW Radio," ''The Omaha World-Herald'', November 20, 1999.</ref>
⚫ ] and ] announced on July 30, 2014 that the two companies would merge to create a new broadcast company under the E.W. Scripps Company name that will own the two companies' broadcast properties, including KXSP. The transaction is slated to be completed in 2015, pending shareholder and regulatory approvals.<ref name=tvnc-journalscripps>{{cite news|title=E.W. Scripps, Journal Merging Broadcast Ops|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/78093/ew-scripps-journal-merging-broadcast-ops|accessdate=July 31, 2014|work=TVNewsCheck|date=July 30, 2014}}</ref>

On April 25, 2005, KOMJ and then-sister station ] swapped formats, with KOMJ adopting the sports format (as "Big Sports 590") with new call letters KXSP, and 1490 adopting the standards format and KOMJ callsign.

⚫ On February 1, 2011, KXSP swapped ] with ]; KOZN took the ] affiliation, while KXSP took ESPN. With the affiliation swap, KXSP rebranded as "AM 590 ESPN Radio".

On August 23, 2012, KXSP began airing The Front Stretch Radio Show on Sunday mornings. Originally hosted by Michael Grey, Buddy Ray Jones and Andrew Kosiski, The Front Stretch covered local dirt track racing and NASCAR.

⚫ Journal Communications and the ] announced on July 30, 2014, that the two companies would merge to create a new broadcast company under the E. W. Scripps Company name that would own the two companies' broadcast properties, including KXSP. The transaction was completed in 2015.<ref name=tvnc-journalscripps>{{cite news|title=E.W. Scripps, Journal Merging Broadcast Ops|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/78093/ew-scripps-journal-merging-broadcast-ops|access-date=July 31, 2014|work=TVNewsCheck|date=July 30, 2014}}</ref>

On February 10, 2015, Journal Broadcast Group and the ] announced they had signed a contract for Journal to be the broadcast partner for ] sports. Effective July 1, 2015, KXSP became the primary station for ] sports broadcasts, sharing flagship status with Lincoln's ]. Co-owned KEZO will simulcast football games, while ] will air any volleyball, women's basketball and baseball games that conflict with other athletic events. This ended a nine-decade association between the Huskers and ], the state's most powerful radio station. However, school officials had long felt chagrin at KFAB's unwillingness to air all major sports, and wanted all games to air on a single, powerful station. KXSP's daytime broadcast range is almost as large as that of KFAB's.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://am590espnradio.com/common/page.php?id=451 |title=- Huskers on Am 590 |access-date=2015-02-19 |archive-date=2015-02-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219175033/http://am590espnradio.com/common/page.php?id=451 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.omaha.com/huskers/tuning-in-to-a-new-era-of-husker-radio-nu/article_07685be8-b141-11e4-bd4d-b3d2492e6d3d.html|title=Tuning in to a new era of Husker radio: NU switches Omaha affiliate from 1110 KFAB to 590 KXSP|last=Cordes|first=Henry|publisher=]|date=2015-02-10}}</ref> As mentioned above, this is due to Nebraska's flat land; most 5,000-watt AM stations in the Midwest have daytime footprints comparable to those of full-power FM stations.

Scripps exited radio in 2018; the Omaha stations went to ] in a four-market, $47 million deal completed on November 1, 2018.<ref name="ir-saletosmcomplete">{{cite news |title=Scripps Completes Two More Pieces Of Radio Division Sale. |url=http://www.insideradio.com/free/scripps-completes-two-more-pieces-of-radio-division-sale/article_7760f668-de69-11e8-8452-576eb3d6fc32.html |access-date=November 2, 2018 |work=Inside Radio |date=November 2, 2018 |language=en}}</ref>


⚫ {{Refimprove|date=April 2008}}
==Award== ==Award==
WOW received a 1946 ] for Outstanding Regional Public Service for its program series "Operation Big Muddy."<ref>{{cite news|title=Peabody Awards for '46 Announced|url=http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1947/1947-04-21-BC.pdf|accessdate=26 September 2014|agency=Broadcasting|date=April 21, 1947}}</ref> WOW received a 1946 ] for Outstanding Regional Public Service for its program series "Operation Big Muddy".<ref>{{cite news|title=Peabody Awards for '46 Announced|url=http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1947/1947-04-21-BC.pdf|access-date=26 September 2014|agency=Broadcasting|date=April 21, 1947}}</ref>


==References== ==References==
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KXSP
Broadcast areaOmaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area
Frequency590 kHz
BrandingAM 590 ESPN Omaha
Programming
FormatSports
AffiliationsESPN Radio
Ownership
Owner
Sister stationsKEZO-FM, KKCD, KQCH, KSRZ
History
First air dateApril 2, 1923 (as WOAW)
Former call signs
  • WOAW (1923–1926)
  • WOW (1926–1999)
  • KOMJ (1999–2005)
Call sign meaning"Sports"
Technical information
Licensing authorityFCC
Facility ID50313
ClassB
Power5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates41°18′55″N 95°59′52″W / 41.31528°N 95.99778°W / 41.31528; -95.99778
Repeater(s)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitewww.am590espnradio.com

KXSP (590 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Omaha, Nebraska. The station is owned by SummitMedia and it airs a sports format. Most weekday afternoon and evening programming is from local hosts, while during mornings, late nights and weekends, KXSP carries the ESPN Radio Network.

KXSP operates with 5,000 watts, using a non-directional transmitter off Sorensen Parkway in North Omaha. Due to its location near the bottom of the AM dial, as well as Nebraska's flat land (with near-perfect ground conductivity), its signal is easily heard in most of the eastern half of Nebraska, as well as parts of Iowa, Missouri, Kansas and South Dakota. It provides grade B coverage as far south as Kansas City as far east as Des Moines, and as far north as Sioux Falls. Offices and studios are located on Mercy Road in Omaha's Aksarben Village. KXSP programming is also carried on the HD2 subchannels of KEZO-FM and KSRZ.

History

On April 2, 1923, the station first signed on, owned by the Woodmen of the World life insurance society, using the call sign WOAW. Management originally sought the call letters WOW (for "Woodmen of the World") but they were already used by the steamship Henry J. Bibble. A call sign beginning with "W" was possible in Nebraska because originally the dividing line between "K" and "W" stations followed the western border of Nebraska. WOAW's call sign was issued on November 27, 1922, shortly before the divide was moved to the Mississippi River in January 1923. Despite this, the station was able to claim the WOW call sign on December 16, 1926, upon retirement of the Bibble.

The station eventually became so profitable that it could not remain under the Woodmen society's umbrella without threatening its tax-exempt status. Accordingly, the Woodmen leased the station to a group of local investors who formed Radio Station WOW, Inc., and assigned the license to the group in 1943. The group added a television station (now WOWT) in 1949.

In 1951, Meredith Corporation bought the WOW stations. In 1955, it dropped WOW's network affiliation with NBC Radio and agreed to switch to CBS Radio as part of a five-station deal covering TV and radio stations in three cities.

Meredith added an FM station in 1961 (now KEZO-FM). WOW became a Top 40 station in the early 1970s, where former Shindig! host Jimmy O'Neill worked for a time. The station switched to a country format in the early 1980s.

Meredith sold WOWT to Chronicle Publishing Company in 1975, but held on to the radio stations until selling to Great Empire Broadcasting in 1983. Journal Broadcast Group bought the radio stations in 1999. On November 22, 1999, the WOW call letters were dropped in favor of KOMJ with adoption of a new format of adult standards, branded as "Magic 590".

On April 25, 2005, KOMJ and then-sister station KOSR (1490 AM) swapped formats, with KOMJ adopting the sports format (as "Big Sports 590") with new call letters KXSP, and 1490 adopting the standards format and KOMJ callsign.

On February 1, 2011, KXSP swapped affiliations with KOZN (1620 AM); KOZN took the Fox Sports Radio affiliation, while KXSP took ESPN. With the affiliation swap, KXSP rebranded as "AM 590 ESPN Radio".

On August 23, 2012, KXSP began airing The Front Stretch Radio Show on Sunday mornings. Originally hosted by Michael Grey, Buddy Ray Jones and Andrew Kosiski, The Front Stretch covered local dirt track racing and NASCAR.

Journal Communications and the E. W. Scripps Company announced on July 30, 2014, that the two companies would merge to create a new broadcast company under the E. W. Scripps Company name that would own the two companies' broadcast properties, including KXSP. The transaction was completed in 2015.

On February 10, 2015, Journal Broadcast Group and the IMG Group announced they had signed a contract for Journal to be the broadcast partner for Nebraska Cornhuskers sports. Effective July 1, 2015, KXSP became the primary station for Nebraska Cornhuskers sports broadcasts, sharing flagship status with Lincoln's KLIN. Co-owned KEZO will simulcast football games, while KKCD will air any volleyball, women's basketball and baseball games that conflict with other athletic events. This ended a nine-decade association between the Huskers and KFAB, the state's most powerful radio station. However, school officials had long felt chagrin at KFAB's unwillingness to air all major sports, and wanted all games to air on a single, powerful station. KXSP's daytime broadcast range is almost as large as that of KFAB's. As mentioned above, this is due to Nebraska's flat land; most 5,000-watt AM stations in the Midwest have daytime footprints comparable to those of full-power FM stations.

Scripps exited radio in 2018; the Omaha stations went to SummitMedia in a four-market, $47 million deal completed on November 1, 2018.

Award

WOW received a 1946 Peabody Award for Outstanding Regional Public Service for its program series "Operation Big Muddy".

References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for KXSP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-129
  3. ^ White, Thomas H. (January 1, 2014). "K/W Call Letters in the United States". United States Early Radio History. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
  4. Litigation over the transfer went all the way to the Supreme Court, but the group maintained ownership and control until the station was sold in 1951. Radio Station WOW, Inc. v. Johnson, 326 U.S. 120 (1945).
  5. "Five Meredith stations become CBS affiliates" (PDF). Broadcasting – Telecasting. January 24, 1955. p. 62.
  6. Jim Minge, "WOW-AM to Switch Call Letters," The Omaha World-Herald, November 16, 1999.
  7. Jim Minge, "Change Rocks WOW Radio," The Omaha World-Herald, November 20, 1999.
  8. "E.W. Scripps, Journal Merging Broadcast Ops". TVNewsCheck. July 30, 2014. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  9. "- Huskers on Am 590". Archived from the original on 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2015-02-19.
  10. Cordes, Henry (2015-02-10). "Tuning in to a new era of Husker radio: NU switches Omaha affiliate from 1110 KFAB to 590 KXSP". Omaha World-Herald.
  11. "Scripps Completes Two More Pieces Of Radio Division Sale". Inside Radio. November 2, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  12. "Peabody Awards for '46 Announced" (PDF). Broadcasting. April 21, 1947. Retrieved 26 September 2014.

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