KEOM


KEOM is a non-commercial educational high school radio station based in Mesquite, Texas. It is operated by the Mesquite Independent School District and broadcasts to the greater Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex.
KEOM broadcasts in HD Radio.

History

The station was founded by Dr. Ralph Poteet, former MISD Superintendent, to present community information in a way not possible via commercial radio stations, and to provide MISD students having interest in radio and communications with hands-on radio experience. The air staff is primarily made up of students from the five high schools in the city taking radio production classes.
The station signed on the air September 4, 1984, on 88.3 FM with 3,000 watts on a tower. It moved to 88.5 and increased its power to 61,000 watts in 1992 upon the completion of a new City/School Communications Tower at Mesquite Memorial Stadium.

Programming

KEOM airs live broadcasts of high school sports from MISD schools. The station also broadcasts music primarily from the 1970s and 1980s with select music from the 1960s and 1990s. KEOM is one of the stations that signs on the air everyday at 7 AM with the National Anthem.
KEOM is one of a few secondary stations containing the North Texas Emergency Alert System that sends messages from primaries WBAP and KSCS.
Comparing KEOM and KLUV, its competitor in the Dallas area, the station contains a stronger and much larger playlist than KLUV, the other Classic Hits station utilizing significantly more repetitions than KEOM.

Awards and honors

The station was named "Best Blast from the Past" in the 2007 Dallas Observer "Best of Dallas" rankings.