KMTY
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| Broadcast area | Kearney, Nebraska |
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| Frequency | 97.7 MHz |
| Branding | Thunder 97.7 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Active rock |
| Affiliations | Compass Media Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KKJK, KRGI, KRGI-FM, KRGY | |
| History | |
First air date | 1970 (as KUVR-FM) |
Former call signs | KUVR-FM (1970–1984) KKTY-FM (1983–1989) KUVR-FM (1989–1996)[1] |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 27174 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 50,000 watts |
| HAAT | 148.3 meters (487 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°36′8″N 98°50′21″W / 40.60222°N 98.83917°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | thunderfm.rocks |
KMTY (97.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Gibbon, Nebraska, United States. The station is owned by Joseph Vavricek, through licensee Legacy Communications, LLC.
KMTY broadcasts an active rock format branded as "Thunder 97.7" to the greater Kearney, Nebraska, area.[3] KMTY previously aired a country music format branded as "Big Country" and before that, an adult hits music format branded as "Jack FM" and before that a similar adult hits format as "Bob FM". In addition to its music programming, KMTY broadcasts Major League Baseball games as an affiliate of the Kansas City Royals radio network.[4][5]
The station was assigned the KMTY call sign by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on April 1, 1996.[1]
