You can't miss the radio transmitter tower for these 2 stations as you head northeast out of Columbus NE on the US 81. This transmitter tower hosts a low-power FM repeater to serve Columbus for radio station KVSS-FM out of Papillon Nebraska, and a local Columbus AM radio station. You can tell these are 2 stations because there is 8-bay curved dipole FM broadcast array, and for the AM station, the tower itself is energized (see insulators on the guy wires) creating a monopole mast radio transmitter.
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"KTTT-AM 1510 kHz
Columbus, Nebraska
"Classic Country 1510"
Station Format: Classic Country
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Station Owner:
Alpha 3E Licensee LLC Debtor-in-Possession
Station Address:
1418 25th St.
Columbus, NE 68601
KTTT-AM Technical Details:
Station Status Licensed Class D AM Station
Digital Status Analog only
Area of Coverage View Daytime Coverage Map
Hours of Operation Daytime Operation Only
Antenna Mode Non-Directional (Daytime Only)
Power 500 Watts
Number of Towers 1
Transmitter Location 41° 27' 14" N, 97° 24' 21" W
License Expires June 01 2029
Last FCC Update June 03 2021"
For the low-power FM repeater broadcasting from the top of this tower, also from www.radio-locator.com: (
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"K257FK-FM 99.3 MHz
Columbus, Nebraska
"Spirit Catholic Radio"
Parent Station Format: Religious
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Parent Station Address:
13326 A Street
Omaha, NE 68144
Station Status Licensed Class D FM Translator
Digital Status Analog only
Parent Station KVSS-FM
Effective Radiated Power 250 Watts
Horizontal Height above Avg. Terrain 61.4 meters (201 feet)
Height above Ground Level 72 meters (236 feet)
Height above Sea Level 517 meters (1696 feet)
Antenna Pattern Non-Directional
Transmitter Location 41° 27' 15" N, 97° 24' 21" W
License Granted August 21 2014
License Expires June 01 2029
Last FCC Update June 03 2021"
And the radio-locator info for parent station KVSS-FM: (
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KVSS-FM 102.7 MHz
Papillion, Nebraska
"Spirit Catholic Radio"
Station Format: Religious
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Station Owner:
VSS Catholic Communications, Inc.
Station Address:
13326 A Street
Omaha, NE 68144
KVSS-FM Technical Details:
Station Status Licensed Class C1 Non-Commercial FM Station
Digital Status Analog only
Effective Radiated Power 46,100 Watts
Height above Avg. Terrain 409.3 meters (1343 feet)
Height above Ground Level 387.1 meters (1270 feet)
Height above Sea Level 756.9 meters (2483 feet)
Antenna Pattern Non-Directional
Transmitter Location 41° 04' 16" N, 96° 13' 32" W
License Granted July 06 2010
License Expires June 01 2029
Last FCC Update June 03 2021
KVSS-FM also broadcasts its primary channel from these 2 transmitters:
K207BY 89.3 FM Chadron, NE (250 watts)
K257FK 99.3 FM Columbus, NE (250 watts)"