KKOB-FM
Simulcast with MHz | |
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Branding | 96.3 News Radio KKOB |
Programming | |
Format | News–talk |
Network | ABC News Radio |
Affiliations |
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Ownership | |
Owner |
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KDRF, KKOB, KMGA, KNML, KOBQ, KRST, KTBL | |
History | |
First air date | November 1954 | (as KHFM)
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | derived from sister station KKOB |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 48596 |
Class | C |
ERP | 20,000 watts |
HAAT | 1,260 meters (4,130 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°12′44″N 106°26′58″W / 35.21222°N 106.44944°W |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | www |
KKOB-FM (96.3
KKOB-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 20,000 watts. The transmitter is on Sandia Crest, amid many FM and TV towers.[2]
Programming
KKOB-AM-FM provide local news and weather updates around the clock, traffic "on the 7's" and national news updates from ABC News Radio. On weekdays, the schedule features mostly local talk shows including Bob Clark in morning drive time, Brandon Vogt middays, TJ Trout afternoons and Eric Strauss in the evening. The rest of the schedule is nationally syndicated talk radio hosts Dan Bongino, Mark Levin, "Red Eye Radio" and "America in The Morning".
Weekends includes shows on money, health, home repair, gardening, cars, travel and technology, some of which are paid brokered programming. Terry Travis hosts a local talk show on weekend mornings. Syndicated shows on weekends include Chris Plante, Rudy Maxa and Bill Cunningham.
History
Classical KHFM
The station launched in November 1954 as the second FM and first commercial FM station in Albuquerque.[3] It was the longtime home of classical music station KHFM for over 46 years. Citadel Broadcasting acquired KHFM and sister station KHFN (1050 AM) for $5.75 million in March 1996.[4]
In March 2001, Citadel made an agreement with American General Media to move the classical format to its current home on 95.5 FM, while Citadel would continue to handle advertising for the station. That agreement ended in 2005, with control of KHFM taken over by American General Media. (In 2017, as part of a deal where American General bought Univision's entire Albuquerque cluster, KHFM was spun off to KHFM Community Partners, operated as a listener-supported station.)[5]
Classic rock and hot talk KBZU
In early April 2001, 96.3 became a
The station aired a
KBZU aired a
On May 22, 2009, KBZU returned to a classic rock music format branded as "96.3 The Mountain" with the slogan "Duke City's Classic Rock". All music and disc jockeys came from a satellite feed of
Nash Icon
On August 15, 2014, at 5 p.m., KBZU became one of the first affiliates of the new "
"96.3 Nash Icon" aired
In April 2015, Tony Lynn, who had been a long time morning host at KRST in the 1990s and KBQI from 2000-2011, returned to the air on KBZU in the afternoon. Other personalities included Kris Abrams in mornings, Paul Bailey in middays and Johnboy Crenshaw during nights.
News/talk KKOB-FM
The call letters KKOB-FM had long been assigned to co-owned 93.3, which has a Top 40/CHR format that was branded as "KOB-FM" for many years. On November 15, 2019, that station rebranded as "93.3 The Q" and changed call letters to KOBQ.[8] Initially, it was believed that this was done to avoid confusion with KKOB, which had broadcast on translator K233CG (94.5 FM) since September 2016. However, the KKOB-FM call letters were in fact being reassigned to 96.3 to simulcast the heritage news and talk format from KKOB.
The simulcast began at 9:00 a.m. on January 6, 2020, along with the change in call letters to KKOB-FM.[9] The simulcast reflects a trend with young-to-middle aged listeners avoiding the AM band, even for a radio station they might like if heard on FM.
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KKOB-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/KKOB-FM
- ^ [1] E211
- ^ "March 1996: The New Normal - RadioInsight". radioinsight.com. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ "More American General Media/Univision Albuquerque Sale Details - RadioInsight". radioinsight.com. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ "Nash Icon Launches Across The Country - RadioInsight". radioinsight.com. 15 August 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ "John Dickey Discusses Nash Icon Launch - RadioInsight". radioinsight.com. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ "KKOB-FM Rebrands As 93.3 The Q".
- ^ "KKOB Adds Full Powered FM Simulcast".
External links
- KKOB in the FCC FM station database
- KKOB in Nielsen Audio's FM station database