WOU (AM)

WOU (700 AM) is an American AM radio station broadcasting a mainstream urban format branded as 97.1 The Beat. Licensed to, United States, the station serves the area. The station is owned by and licensed as iHM Licenses, LLC. WOU's studios are located at 50th Street and Underwood Avenue in Midtown Omaha, while its transmitter is located in. WOU's programming is simulcast on FM translator K246AY at 97.1 FM. K246AY's transmitter is located on a cell tower on South 84th Street in Omaha.

WOU broadcasts with 10,000 watts by day but severely reduces power at night to 45 watts, to avoid interference with sister station in. It uses a directional antenna at all times. The FM translator operates at 250 watts around the clock, the maximum power allowed for a translator.