KCRO

For the airport serving Corcoran, California, assigned the ICAO code KCRO, see Corcoran Airport.
KCRO
City Omaha, Nebraska
Branding 660 AM KCRO
Slogan Omaha's Christian Talk
Frequency 660 kHz
Translator(s) 106.5 K293CJ (Omaha)
First air date 1922
Format Christian radio
Power 1,000 watts day
54 watts night
Class D
Facility ID 54902
Transmitter coordinates 41°18′47″N 96°0′36″W / 41.31306°N 96.01000°W / 41.31306; -96.01000Coordinates: 41°18′47″N 96°0′36″W / 41.31306°N 96.01000°W / 41.31306; -96.01000
Callsign meaning K Christian RadioOmaha
Former callsigns WAAW (1922-39)
KOWH (1939-60 & 1971-79)
KMEO (1960)
KOZN (1968)
Affiliations Salem Communications
Owner Salem Media Group
(Salem Media of Illinois, LLC)
Sister stations KGBI-FM, KOTK
Webcast Listen Live
Website kcro.com

KCRO (660 AM) is an Omaha, Nebraska area Salem Communications - owned Christian radio station that can be heard during the day as far south as Missouri and Kansas and North into parts of Minnesota and South Dakota. KCRO airs national programs such as Focus on the Family, Jay Sekulow Live, Family Life Today, Insight For Living, Turning Point, and Hope for the Heart. It also airs local programs from people such as Dr. Kathy Walk, Gary Hutchins, and Tara Rye. KCRO 660 also airs local gospel music shows run by Minister Jon Lucas. Other local programs include Heartland Viewpoint with Dave Clark and KCRO Today. The general manager of KCRO is Greg Vogt.

The station played an important role in radio history: As KOWH, the station was the first top-40 station in the United States, operated by radio pioneer Todd Storz. Before becoming a religious station, KOWH also sported a country music format, then R&B.

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