KOIL

KOIL
Omaha, Nebraska;
Broadcast area	Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area
Frequency	1290 kHz
Branding	News Talk 1290 KOIL
Programming
Format	Talk
Network	ABC News Radio
Affiliations	Fox News Talk; Compass Media Networks; Premiere Networks; Salem Radio Network; Westwood One; Kansas City Chiefs Radio Network; Omaha Lancers Hockey
Ownership
Owner	NRG Media; (NRG License Sub, LLC);
Sister stations	KOZN, KZOT, KMMQ, KQKQ-FM, KOOO, KOPW
History
First air date	July 10, 1925; 99 years ago (original license); December 16, 1976; 47 years ago (renewed license)
Former call signs	KOIL (1976–1993); KKAR (1993–2012)
Call sign meaning	K-OIL (original owner was the Mona Oil Company of Council Bluffs, Iowa.)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	542
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	newstalk1290koil.com

KOIL (1290 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station, licensed to Omaha, Nebraska. It airs a talk radio format and is owned by NRG Media, headquartered in Cedar Rapids. The studios are on Dodge Street at 50th Avenue in Midtown Omaha.

KOIL is a Class B station powered at 5,000 watts. At night, it uses a directional antenna with a three-tower array to protect other stations on 1290 AM. The transmitter is off Harrison Street, near Big Papillion Creek in Bellevue, Nebraska.^[2]