96.5 KSOM live

96.5 KSOM is a country station for southwest Iowa. It broadcasts on 96.5 FM, is licensed to Audubon, Iowa, serves the Atlantic area, and is owned by Meredith Communications, LLC. On this page you can listen to KSOM live online, free.

Country music

KSOM plays country music, with national news from ABC News Radio.

On the air since 1995

KSOM went on the air in August 1995.

Sister station

KSOM's sister station is KSWI.

For southwest Iowa

From Audubon and Atlantic to Harlan, Exira and the farm towns between them, KSOM is the country station for the tractor, the truck and the kitchen.

KSOM, anywhere

Press play and KSOM starts in seconds — on the farm, at work or far from Iowa. The stream on this page carries the same country music you hear on 96.5 FM.

Why listeners tune in

For country fans in southwest Iowa, KSOM offers today's hits and favorites with a hometown feel. And for anyone who grew up in the area and moved away, the stream on this page is an easy way to hear home again.

Small-town radio

Stations like KSOM are part of daily life in rural Iowa — on at the co-op, in the combine and on the drive into town.

How to listen

You can hear KSOM on the radio on 96.5 FM across southwest Iowa, but you do not need a radio at all: this page plays the live stream in any browser, on a phone, tablet or computer. Press the play button at the top, wait a second or two for the stream to connect, and keep browsing while it plays — the player stays on as you move between pages. It is ideal for a workday on the farm, and it costs nothing: no account, no subscription and no app to install.

Below the player you will find KSOM's frequency and home city, the genres it plays, answers to common questions and a list of similar stations, so when you want a change you can jump to another station in the same format or the same area with one click.

• 100% free, no sign-up
• Live stream, 24 hours a day
• Listen from anywhere
• Works on phone and computer