Kool Radio (KAWL)

KAWL (1370 AM) is a radio station which signed on September 18, 1954 within the city limits of York, Nebraska. Brothers Mel and Tom Gleason were co-owners of Prairie States Broadcasting, Inc. This station remained in the Gleason family until its sale in 2004 to Mark Jensen President of MWB Broadcasting LLC one of the few longest-held family-owned broadcast properties ever in Nebraska.Prairie States Broadcastingincreased KAWL FM's signal power from 3,000 to 25,000 wattsbuilt a 1,000-foot FM radio tower for KTMX; by placing the FM antenna bays at the top of this structure, KTMX FM's signal power output was "over-efficient" to the point of actually travelling the same distance as a 50,000 watt signal.Ownership changed to MWB Broadcasting LLC, December 2004Many Improvements have been made to the facility under the new ownership with a complete remodel of the studios and offices, upgrades in equipment, the hiring of more employees plus the launch of a new web site at www.kawlam.com.