KETT (99.5
FM) is a
radio station
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broadcasting a
Catholic
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format.
Licensed to
Mitchell, Nebraska
Mitchell is a city in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Scottsbluff, Nebraska Scottsbluff micropolitan area, Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,548 at the 2020 United ...
, United States, it is currently owned by VSS Catholic Communications, Inc.
Format change
On November 28, 2013, KETT switched from an
Active Rock
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format (99.3 The Rock) to an
Adult Contemporary
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to a religious format under the new name of Spirit 99.3.
Ownership
In May 2013, Armada Media and Legacy Broadcasting traded some stations in Nebraska, with two stations in Holdrege (KUVR/1380 and KMTY/97.7) going to Legacy and eight others in the Scottsbluff and North Platte markets [KZTL/93.5 (Paxton-North Platte) and KRNP/100.7 (Sutherland-North Platte) KOAQ/690 (Terrytown), KOLT/1320 (Scottsbluff), KMOR/93.3 (Gering), KETT/99.3 (Mitchell), KOZY-FM/101.3 (Bridgeport), KHYY/106.9 (Minatare)] going to Armada Media. A purchase price was not announced.
Effective January 17, 2020, Legacy Broadcasting sold KETT and several sister stations to Nebraska Rural Radio Association for $1.75 million. Nebraska Rural Radio Association simultaneously flipped KETT to VSS Catholic Communications, Inc. for $40,000; VSS flipped it to a religious format.
References
External links
Official Website*
Catholic radio stations
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Radio stations established in 2008
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