590 returns to the air in Omaha.
First noted this afternoon, doing exactly what I suspected they might eventually do — simulcasting Walnut Media’s “Boomer Radio”, already heard on KXCB-1420 (as of a few weeks ago) and KIBM 1490.
At a Boomer Radio listener party back on April 25, I asked Walnut Media President/CEO Patrick Combs about the recent purchase of the 590 frequency. Not wanting to divulge too much, he said with a wry smile, “Changes ARE coming. As they say in the business, ‘Stay tuned for further developments.'”
Because the legal ID recording has not been changed yet, the company, for now, is simply dropping in the following: “Boomer Radio on AM 590, WOW, Omaha“. I don’t know if this means that Walnut Media was successful in their effort to petition the FCC to bring back the nostalgic calls, but one has to wonder. IMHO, they wouldn’t be mentioning “WOW” with no mention of “KXSP” if they hadn’t been. 590 in Omaha had been dark for 1 day short of 4 months.
73, Rick Dau to IRCA iog (2026-06-20)