off. A new KOIL and a new license Three months later, on December 16, 1976, KOIL resumed transmission under new ownership by Omaha businessman Nathan Novak. In 1993, the KOIL call sign moved to 1180 AM in an exchange with station KKAR. In April 2003 it moved to 1020 AM, replacing KKSC (now KMMQ). The call sign returned to 1180 kHz in January 2009; on June 4, 2012, KOIL was returned to 1290 AM and rebranded as the Mighty 1290 KOIL and now includes live, local weekend programming from local hosts Thor Schrock, Darren Carlson, Sean McGwire and T.J. Bell Announcers who once worked for KOIL include Roger W. Morgan, Gene Okerlund, Gary Michael Ross, Dr. Don Rose, Dick Sainte, and former Shindig! host Jimmy O'Neill; The Real Don Steele, Gary Owens, Kris Eric Stevens, Lyle Dean, Frank "Coffeehead" Allen, Joe Light, Dave Wingert, Sandy Jackson, and Tom Becka. References External links News Talk 1290 KOIL - Official Website "The Mighty 1290" KOIL tribute page OIL News and talk radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1925 NRG Media radio stations