KEOM 88.5 FM

The Sound of Community. The Voice of Tomorrow.

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Languages

English

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Country

United States

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Genres

Classic Hits, Oldies, 70s +6

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Frequency

88.5 FM

📖 About

KEOM 88.5 FM is a noncommercial, educational and community-service radio station licensed to Mesquite, Texas, and owned and operated by the Mesquite Independent School District. Known as Your Community Leader, KEOM broadcasts Classic Hits from the 1970s through the 1990s along with locally produced and syndicated community-service and educational programming. The station also provides local information, traffic updates, weather information and Mesquite ISD varsity sports broadcasts. KEOM serves listeners throughout North Texas and the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and also streams its programming worldwide. Founded on September 4, 1984, KEOM originally broadcast at 88.3 FM with 3,000 watts before moving to 88.5 FM in 1992 and increasing its signal to 61,000 watts. The station also provides hands-on broadcasting and digital audio production experience for Mesquite ISD students, making KEOM a distinctive educational radio station in Texas. Listeners can tune in to KEOM 88.5 FM in Mesquite and the Dallas-Fort Worth area or listen online for Classic Hits, community programming, local information and high school sports.

📋 Details

founded:September 4, 1984

nickname:Your Community Leader

call sign:KEOM

ownership:Mesquite Independent School District

programming:Classic Hits, local and syndicated community-service programs, educational programming, local information, traffic updates, weather forecasts and Mesquite ISD varsity sports

license type:Noncommercial Educational

music format:Classic Hits from the 1970s through the 1990s

service type:Community and Educational Radio

signal power:61,000 watts

station name:KEOM 88.5 FM

coverage area:Mesquite, North Texas and the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

student radio:Provides hands-on broadcasting and digital audio production experience for Mesquite ISD students

broadcast type:FM and Online Streaming

station format:Classic Hits

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educational role:Functions as a real-world learning environment for students studying broadcasting, audio production, podcasting and digital storytelling

online listening:Worldwide online streaming is available through the station's official website

frequency history:Moved to 88.5 FM in 1992 and expanded to a 61,000-watt signal

original frequency:88.3 FM

original signal power:3,000 watts