KODM

KODM (97.9 FM, "Lite Rock 98") is a radio station that serves the Midland–Odessa metropolitan area with Soft rock music. The station is under ownership of Townsquare Media.

Personalities

Current on-air personalities include Spencer Bennett (Workday Wakeup Show, and program director 1993 to present), Rick Dees (March 2011), John Moesch (Afternoon Drive; Operations Manager; joined 2009).

Former on-air personalities include Kris Moore, Justin Tate, Dina Fuentes, Ron Jeffries, Karen Carter, Lance Braden, Jim Brewer, Mark Bairrington, Keri Teegarden, Will Wallace, Dany Mojica, Rodney Scott, Steve Dimmler, Elaine Lee, Marc Gleeson, Larry Williams KUFO (1980-1982 Highest 12 week ratings sweep), J. Michael Scott,(KUFO founding program director), and Tom Wall (who died on June 4, 2008).

History

Before it became KODM, the Odessa, Texas station was known as KOYL-FM then later, KUFO-FM at a frequency of 97.9. The FM was an offshoot of 1310 AM KOYL. It was called KOYL-FM, and first went on the air April 1, 1966. Power was 34,000 watts horizontal polarization at 100 feet above average terrain. KOYL-AM was a daytimer founded in 1957 by Edward Roskelley and his brother. This station was used to extend the day format into the night hours. In 1979 the station was sold by the Roskelleys (Mid Cities Broadcasting) to Stream Broadcasting (Harold H. "Spook" Stream III who was married at the time to country singer, Lynn Anderson.) Stream also owned an FM station in Lake Charles, Louisiana.