KOTM-FM

KOTM-FM (97.7 MHz, "97.7 Tom FM") is a radio station broadcasting a Top 40 (CHR) format serving Ottumwa, Iowa. The station is currently owned by Greg List, through licensee O-Town Communications, Inc.^[1]

KOTM-FM

Ottumwa, Iowa
Frequency	97.7 MHz
Branding	TOM FM 97.7
Programming
Format	Top 40 (CHR)
Ownership
Owner	Ottumwa Radio Group (O-Town Communications, Inc.)
Sister stations	KLEE, KBIZ, KRKN, KKSI, KTWA
History
First air date	January 19, 1976
Former call signs	KLEE-FM (1976–1986)
Call sign meaning	Ottumwa
Technical information
Class	C3
ERP	19,000 watts
HAAT	112 meters
Transmitter coordinates	41°01′28″N 92°28′56″W
Links
Webcast	Listen Live!
Website	ottumwaradio.com/97-7-tom-fm/

History

former KOTM logo

KLEE-FM signed on the air on the morning of January 19, 1976 featuring a mix of MOR music during the day and simulcasts of its then-Top 40 sister station KLEE-AM at night. Right after KLEE-AM dropped its Top 40 format in 1981, its previous Top 40 format moved to KLEE-FM and went under the branding name of "K98". On June 28, 1986, its call letters were changed to KOTM.

On March 2, 2009, KOTM rebranded from "97.7 KOTM" to "97.7 Tom FM" to prevent confusion of the KOTM call letters, which stand for Otumwa.^[2] The new branding was named after Tom Palen, the owner was FMC Broadcasting Inc. at the time of the change.^[3]