KMOM
Radio station serving Aberdeen, South Dakota
KMOM (105.5 FM, "105.5 Maverick FM") is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Roscoe, South Dakota, United States, the station serves the Aberdeen area. The station is owned by Dakota Broadcasting. It airs a mix of new country, classic country and Texas/Red Dirt country. The station, along with KABD, partners with the Aberdeen Area Humane Society for their "Dakota Broadcasting Buddies" program and supports events like "Shop With a Cop".
The call sign was previously used for an AM radio station at 1070 AM licensed to Monticello, Minnesota, United States, which operated during the 1980s and early 1990s.
The station first went on the air in 2007. KMOM had previously been known as "105.5 Dakota Country". On May 23, 2020, the station rebranded to its current moniker, "105.5 Maverick FM". This rebrand was part of a dual station rebranding by Dakota Broadcasting in the Aberdeen market.
The public source identifies “KMOM” as radio station serving Aberdeen, South Dakota. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around KMOM, Radio and station.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Mar 12, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q6333773. The first chronological checks are 1070, 2007 and 2020.
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