KISO (FM)

KISO (96.1 KISS-FM) is a Top 40/contemporary hit radio radio station in Omaha, Nebraska owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.. Until September 2, 2012, it was one of five radio stations that used "The Brew" branding, alongside sister stations in Oklahoma City, New Orleans, Columbus and Portland, Oregon. It was the second oulet to use the brand after WQBW/Milwaukee, which launched it in 2004, but in 2010 switched to Top 40/CHR as WRNW.

KISO is licensed by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to broadcast in the HD (hybrid) format.

History

96.1 had a rocky history, but was successful in Omaha radio for nearly two decades, before it joined the Clear Channel group. Beginning in Council Bluffs, 96.1 made its biggest splash across the river.

The change of city was made after a station known as KFAM had gone dark. In 1959 a station known as KCOM surfaced at 96.1 when a couple of hobbyist-types used 96.1 to broadcast Classical Music, with an Omaha license. Their studios were in the Rorick Apartments with a tower on top of the building, where it remained through the Burden years until toppled in the 1980 storm.