An unrelated FM station in Tolar, Texas, airing a classic hits radio format in the western section of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, currently uses the KOME call sign.

Meece formed The Audio House, Inc., and got the Federal Communications Commission to issue a construction permit for the radio station to be built.

The station allowed its disc jockeys to choose their music from a vast and diverse library of rock, jazz, blues and R&B vinyl albums.

Radio veteran, Bob Simmons became their Program Director in 1972 and remained for a year, taking charge of the jocks and designing the iconic black and yellow diamond KOME sticker.

DJs from 1971 to 1975 included Cese McGowan, Uncle Jack Tossman, Gary T., Phil Charles, Michael "Mother" Deal, Wolf (Rick Ricketts), Wapaho Joe (Amadeo), Joe Kelly, Dick Baribou, Captain Reif/Jim Reifschneider, Mark Sherry, Victor Boc, J. William Weed and The Lobster (Paul Wells).

In 1974, KOME management appointed a new program director, Ed Romig from ABC owned rock station WDAI-FM in Chicago (now WLS-FM).

As other progressive stations were moving toward more researched rock playlists, Romig ended the free-form format, mandating the use of index cards with specific songs to be played.

In August 1977, Mikel Herrington (previously known as "Captain Mikey") was made Program Director and discarded the card catalog playlist in favor of allowing jocks to select "playable" tracks from an eclectic library of art rock, punk, new wave, country rock, heavy metal, oldies, and comedy.

Herrington hosted the morning show and hired Barry Corkery, Dennis Erectus,[6] Laurie Roberts, Mark Goldberg, Kelly Cox, Larry Jacobs, Greg McClure and Joe Regelski.

Both stations managed to also serve listeners in the larger neighboring San Francisco radio market, against well-known progressive rock leader 94.9 KSAN (now KYLD), programmed by Tom Donohue.

[citation needed] In 1973 a group of New Yorkers led by former Metromedia executives Michael A. Wiener and Gerald Carrus, who later named their company Infinity Broadcasting, acquired KOME as the first of numerous FM rock acquisitions, which soon would include WIVY in Jacksonville, Florida in 1977 and WBCN in Boston in 1979.

Early reporters included Lynn Ryder and Victor Boc, who also hosted The Expressway talk show on Sunday mornings.

In the early 1980s, news often turned hilarious as current events were transformed into skits that rivaled those of popular comedy troupe, The Credibility Gap The Credibility Gap[citation needed] through the efforts of Production Director Jack Perry and News staffers Rob Singleton, Joe Regelski, and Mark Goldberg.

According to an article in Metro, KOME's freeform ethic ended around 1982, when Infinity Broadcasting cut back the station's playlist and enlisted radio programming consultant Jeff Pollack.

The era between 1984 and 1994 were also ratings winners with personalities such as Blazy & Bob, Stephen Page, "Weird Old Uncle Frank" Bennett, Scott Lewis and the return of Dennis Erectus.

Jacor transferred the classic rock station format heard on KUFX and its call sign to the newly acquired frequency.

[10] CBS/Infinity transferred three members of KOME's air staff, Ally Storm, No Name, and Janine Siegel, plus the syndicated Howard Stern and Loveline shows to KITS as "The New Live 105".