NRG Media

NRG Media is a media company headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and was founded in 2005.

NRG Media, LLC

Company type	Private
Industry	Entertainment
Founded	2005; 20 years ago (2005)
Headquarters	Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Key people	Mary Quass (CEO & president)
Products	Radio
Revenue	$125 million+USD
Number of employees	450+/-
Website	nrgmedia.com

History

Studios in Wausau-Stevens Point, Wisconsin

NRG Media was founded on March 1, 2005, as a result of a merger of NewRadio Group and the radio assets of Waitt Media. At its inception it was the seventh largest radio company in the USA. As of May 2024^[update], NRG owns and operates 32 radio stations and one translator in four Midwestern states. With the exception of their stations in Omaha, Grand Island/Kearney, and Lincoln, Nebraska, NRG owns properties in small or medium, unrated markets. NRG Media, through the studios of its Omaha sports property KOZN, produces radio coverage of the NCAA's College World Series from TD Ameritrade Park in conjunction with national syndicator Westwood One.

Mary Quass is NRG Media's President/CEO. Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio (MIW) Group named Mary Quass the 2017 MIW Trailblazer.^[1]

Former properties

• Waitt Radio Networks (purchased by Triton Media Group)