More Details Emerge About New Station

Connisseur Media LLC's announcement of the hiring of John Ginzkey as general manager of KBBX (97.7 FM) revealed new details about the company's plans for a new Omaha market radio station.

According to industry insiders, Connoisseur plans to have the construction permit for the new Omaha-market station on the air in early 2007. The station will will displace an Omaha translator on 107.7 FM, which relays Waitt-NRG Media's KBLR (97.3 FM) in Blair. The license for 107.7 shows the signal will originate in Pacific Junction, Iowa.

Connoisseur was formed by radio executives Jeffrey D. Warshaw and Michael O. Driscoll. The company participated in an FCC auction of construction permits for FM licenses in November of 2004, winning the rights to construct 10 new FM stations.