Bob FM
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Bob FM is the on-air brand of a number of FM
radio station
s in Canada
and the United States
. The Bob FM format features a mix of classic 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s hits with some current hot adult contemporary singles.
BOB FM stations in Canada are (with the exception of London, Ontario
's Bob FM station, CHST-FM
) are all owned by Bell Media. Those in the United States are owned by a variety of companies. Bob FM stations are officially classified as variety hits or adult hits
by radio research companies.
It was originally named for the "Best of the Best", and subsequently associated with an everyday character named Bob, and it proved extremely successful in its first implementation on Winnipeg
, Manitoba
's CFWM. It inspired Rogers Communications
to license the Jack FM
format at many of its stations, Corus Entertainment
's subsequent Joe FM and Dave FM
brands, and comparable moves at other stations. Currently a syndicated version of the format is offered by Waitt Radio Networks.
The format was largely conceived by Howard Kroeger, a former executive at CHUM, after attending a friend's 40th birthday party. He took the "Bob" moniker from a country music
station (then WBOB, today KTLK-FM
) that had broadcast in the Minneapolis-St. Paul market of Minnesota
to the south several years earlier.
Many BOB FM stations market themselves with the slogan "Turn your knob to BOB"; this was parodied in a Mystery Science Theater 3000
skit in which TV's Frank
creates his own radio station and exhorts viewers to "Turn your crank to Frank", satirizing commercials for BOB 100 FM
that were playing in the Minneapolis area at the time.
So far, Honolulu, Hawaii
, Omaha, Nebraska
, Sacramento, California
, Richland, Washington
, and Houston, Texas
are the only North American markets where Bob FM has failed. In the Honolulu case Salem Communications
acquired the station and likely would have jettisoned the format, regardless of its success, due to that company's programming philosophy. In Sacramento, the owner of the station requested that listeners "vote" whether the variety hits format or an 80s format should remain, as the owners were selling the frequency which housed the 80's format. The 80s format won, and 92.1 Bob FM turned into Flash 92.1.
The newest Bob FM station in Canada, CHUM Limited's CKLY
in Kawartha Lakes
, Ontario
, adopted the format on August 21, 2005, while WLFF
in Lafayette, Indiana
, jettisoned its country format to introduce Bob to its listeners on December 6, 2007.
Many Bob-FM stations are imaged by Digital Sound & Video, Inc, located in Daytona Beach, Florida.
At least three non variety-hits Bob FM outlets exist, WBYB
in Portville, New York
, WRBT
in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
, and KLCI
in Minneapolis-St. Paul, all of which run a country music
format.
The newest Bob FM station, KVGS
in Meadview, Arizona
, replaced its alternative rock
format, and currently has listeners protesting for its return.
FM broadcasting
FM broadcasting is a broadcasting technology pioneered by Edwin Howard Armstrong which uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. The term "FM band" describes the "frequency band in which FM is used for broadcasting"...
radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
s in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The Bob FM format features a mix of classic 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s hits with some current hot adult contemporary singles.
BOB FM stations in Canada are (with the exception of London, Ontario
London, Ontario
London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city...
's Bob FM station, CHST-FM
CHST-FM
CHST-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 102.3 FM in London, Ontario. The station uses the on-air brand and format Bob FM. BOB FM broadcasts with an average effective radiated power of 5.84 kW from the CFPL-TV tower in Southwest London...
) are all owned by Bell Media. Those in the United States are owned by a variety of companies. Bob FM stations are officially classified as variety hits or adult hits
Adult hits
Adult hits is a radio format, popular in the early 2000s, that does not adhere to a specific music genre, but instead draws from a wider playlist...
by radio research companies.
It was originally named for the "Best of the Best", and subsequently associated with an everyday character named Bob, and it proved extremely successful in its first implementation on Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
, Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
's CFWM. It inspired Rogers Communications
Rogers Communications
Rogers Communications Inc. is one of Canada's largest communications companies, particularly in the field of wireless communications, cable television, home phone and internet with additional telecommunications and mass media assets...
to license the Jack FM
Jack FM
JACK FM is the alternative name and on-air brand of 60 radio stations in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Russia. Jack stations play a mix of 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s hits with some current hot adult contemporary singles. Jack's slogan "playing what we want" can also be...
format at many of its stations, Corus Entertainment
Corus Entertainment
Corus Entertainment Inc. is a publicly traded Canadian media and entertainment conglomerate.Corus is a leading Canadian specialty television and radio producer, with additional assets in pay television, advertising services, television broadcasting, children's book publishing and children's...
's subsequent Joe FM and Dave FM
Dave FM
"Dave FM" is the moniker of at least two commercial radio stations in North America:*since 2003, CJDV in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada*since 2004, WZGC in Atlanta, Georgia, USA...
brands, and comparable moves at other stations. Currently a syndicated version of the format is offered by Waitt Radio Networks.
Waitt Radio Networks
Dial Global Local is a national radio network based in Omaha, Nebraska, formerly owned by NRG Media and purchased in April 2008 by Triton Radio Networks...
The format was largely conceived by Howard Kroeger, a former executive at CHUM, after attending a friend's 40th birthday party. He took the "Bob" moniker from a country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
station (then WBOB, today KTLK-FM
KTLK-FM
KFXN-FM 100.3 —branded 100.3 FM KFAN: The Fan—is a commercial radio station licensed to Minneapolis, Minnesota, broadcasting a sports talk format. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications, and serves the Twin Cities market. KFXN-FM's transmitter is located in the suburb of Shoreview on...
) that had broadcast in the Minneapolis-St. Paul market of Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
to the south several years earlier.
Many BOB FM stations market themselves with the slogan "Turn your knob to BOB"; this was parodied in a Mystery Science Theater 3000
Mystery Science Theater 3000
Mystery Science Theater 3000 is an American cult television comedy series created by Joel Hodgson and produced by Best Brains, Inc., that ran from 1988 to 1999....
skit in which TV's Frank
TV's Frank
TV's Frank, played by Frank Conniff, is a fictional character, mad scientist Dr. Clayton Forrester's lab assistant in the television comedy series Mystery Science Theater 3000. He appears at the beginning of Season 2, with the departure of Forrester's earlier co-scientist Dr. Laurence Erhardt, and...
creates his own radio station and exhorts viewers to "Turn your crank to Frank", satirizing commercials for BOB 100 FM
KTLK-FM
KFXN-FM 100.3 —branded 100.3 FM KFAN: The Fan—is a commercial radio station licensed to Minneapolis, Minnesota, broadcasting a sports talk format. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications, and serves the Twin Cities market. KFXN-FM's transmitter is located in the suburb of Shoreview on...
that were playing in the Minneapolis area at the time.
So far, Honolulu, Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
, Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...
, Sacramento, California
Sacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
, Richland, Washington
Richland, Washington
Richland is a city in Benton County in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Washington, at the confluence of the Yakima and the Columbia Rivers. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 48,058. April 1, 2011 estimates from the Washington State Office of Financial Management put the...
, and Houston, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
are the only North American markets where Bob FM has failed. In the Honolulu case Salem Communications
Salem Communications
Salem Communications is a U.S. radio broadcaster, Internet content provider, and magazine and book publisher specializing in evangelical Christian and conservative political talk radio. It owns 99 commercial radio stations, 65 of which are in the top 25 markets. Salem is the fifth largest U.S....
acquired the station and likely would have jettisoned the format, regardless of its success, due to that company's programming philosophy. In Sacramento, the owner of the station requested that listeners "vote" whether the variety hits format or an 80s format should remain, as the owners were selling the frequency which housed the 80's format. The 80s format won, and 92.1 Bob FM turned into Flash 92.1.
The newest Bob FM station in Canada, CHUM Limited's CKLY
CKLY-FM
CKLY-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 91.9 FM in Kawartha Lakes, Ontario. The station has used the Bob FM brand and format since August 21, 2005. It previously broadcast an adult contemporary format as Y92....
in Kawartha Lakes
Kawartha Lakes
The city of Kawartha Lakes is a unitary municipality in Central Ontario, Canada. Although called a city, Kawartha Lakes is the size of a typical Ontarian county and is mostly rural....
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, adopted the format on August 21, 2005, while WLFF
WBPE
WBPE is a radio station owned by Artistic Media Partners in Lafayette, Indiana. The station's studios are located at 3824 South 18th Street in Lafayette, Indiana. WBPE's programming is simulcasted on sister station WSHY ....
in Lafayette, Indiana
Lafayette, Indiana
Lafayette is a city in and the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, northwest of Indianapolis. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 67,140. West Lafayette, on the other side of the Wabash River, is home to Purdue University, which has a large impact on...
, jettisoned its country format to introduce Bob to its listeners on December 6, 2007.
Many Bob-FM stations are imaged by Digital Sound & Video, Inc, located in Daytona Beach, Florida.
At least three non variety-hits Bob FM outlets exist, WBYB
WBYB
WBYB is a talk radio formatted commercial radio station, licensed to Kane, Pennsylvania. WVTT operates at an effective radiated power of 840 watts...
in Portville, New York
Portville, New York
Portville, New York is a village and a town in Cattaraugus County, New York.*Portville , New York*Portville , New York...
, WRBT
WRBT
WRBT is a country music radio station broadcasting in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications and broadcasts with a power of 25 kilowatts from a transmitter site in Enola, Pennsylvania.-History:...
in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 49,528, making it the ninth largest city in Pennsylvania...
, and KLCI
KLCI
KLCI is a radio station serving the northwest Twin Cities area of Minnesota, United States, that airs a country music format. They are licensed to suburban Elk River, Minnesota and serve the Twin Cities as a rimshot signal. Bob 106's transmitter is in Albertville, Minnesota.KLCI's playlist focuses...
in Minneapolis-St. Paul, all of which run a country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
format.
The newest Bob FM station, KVGS
KVGS
KVGS is a commercial radio station located in Meadview, Arizona, broadcasting to the Las Vegas metropolitan area on 107.9 FM. KVGS airs an adult hits format branded as 107.9 BOB FM, airing a jockless mix of 70s, 80s, and 90s pop and rock hits.-History:...
in Meadview, Arizona
Meadview, Arizona
Meadview is an unincorporated community in Mohave County, Arizona, United States, located near Lake Mead. Despite its name, the townsite does not overlook the lake; a ridge to the west of town separates it from the lake. It has roughly 1500 residents...
, replaced its alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
format, and currently has listeners protesting for its return.
Bob FM stations in Canada
| Location | Call sign | Frequency | Notes/websites |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brockville, Ontario Ontario Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa.... |
CJPT CJPT-FM CJPT-FM is a radio station, airing at 103.7 FM in Brockville, Ontario, Canada. The station, owned by Bell Media, airs an adult hits format branded as Bob FM.-History:... |
103.7 FM | |
| Kawartha Lakes Kawartha Lakes, Ontario The city of Kawartha Lakes is a unitary municipality in Central Ontario, Canada. Although called a city, Kawartha Lakes is the size of a typical Ontarian county and is mostly rural.... , Ontario Ontario Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa.... |
CKLY CKLY-FM CKLY-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 91.9 FM in Kawartha Lakes, Ontario. The station has used the Bob FM brand and format since August 21, 2005. It previously broadcast an adult contemporary format as Y92.... |
91.9 FM | |
| London London, Ontario London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city... , Ontario Ontario Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa.... |
CHST CHST-FM CHST-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 102.3 FM in London, Ontario. The station uses the on-air brand and format Bob FM. BOB FM broadcasts with an average effective radiated power of 5.84 kW from the CFPL-TV tower in Southwest London... |
102.3 FM | |
| Ottawa Ottawa Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario... , Ontario Ontario Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa.... |
CKKL CKKL-FM CKKL-FM is a Canadian radio station, which airs at 93.9 on the FM dial in Ottawa. The station uses the on-air brand name Bob FM.Frank Ryan originally launched the station in 1947 as CFRA-FM, simulcasting the programming of its AM sister station. In 1959, the station began airing some separate... |
93.9 FM | |
| Winnipeg Winnipeg Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name... , Manitoba Manitoba Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other... |
CFWM CFWM-FM CFWM-FM is a radio station based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The station, broadcasting at 99.9 FM, uses the on-air brand and format Bob FM. Its studios are located at 1445 Pembina Highway, along with sister stations, FAB 94.3 and TSN Radio 1290 in Winnipeg.... |
99.9 FM |
Bob FM stations in the United States
| Location | Call sign | Frequency | Notes/websites | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abilene, Texas Abilene, Texas Abilene is a city in Taylor and Jones counties in west central Texas. The population was 117,063 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Abilene Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a 2006 estimated population of 158,063. It is the county seat of Taylor County... |
KGXL KGXL KFNA is a commercial radio station broadcasting to the Abilene, Texas, area on 96.1 FM. KFNA airs a news/talk format branded as "Fox News Abilene".... |
96.1 FM | ||
| Anchorage, Alaska Anchorage, Alaska Anchorage is a unified home rule municipality in the southcentral part of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the northernmost major city in the United States... |
KBBO-FM KBBO-FM KBBO-FM is a commercial adult hits music radio station in Houston, Alaska, broadcasting to the Anchorage, Alaska, area.-External links:*... |
92.1 FM | http://www.921bob.fm/ | |
| Augusta, Georgia Augusta, Georgia Augusta is a consolidated city in the U.S. state of Georgia, located along the Savannah River. As of the 2010 census, the Augusta–Richmond County population was 195,844 not counting the unconsolidated cities of Hephzibah and Blythe.Augusta is the principal city of the Augusta-Richmond County... |
WDRR WDRR WDRR also known as "93.9 Bob FM", is an adult hits radio station located in Augusta, Georgia. The station is licensed to the town of Martinez, Georgia by the Federal Communications Commission and broadcasts with an effective radiated power of 13 kW... |
93.9 FM | ||
| Augusta, Kansas Augusta, Kansas Augusta is a city in Butler County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 9,274.-19th century:The confluence of the Whitewater River and the Walnut River was originally inhabited by Native Americans , who found the land ideal for hunting and fishing. In 1868 C. N... |
KIBB KIBB KIBB is a radio station broadcasting an adult hits format branded as "Bob FM". Licensed to Haven, Kansas, the station serves the Wichita area. The station is currently owned by Connoisseur Media, LLC.-Frequency history:... |
97.1 FM | ||
| Austin Austin, Texas Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in... /San Marcos San Marcos, Texas San Marcos is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, and is the seat of Hays County. Located within the metropolitan area, the city is located on the Interstate 35 corridor—between Austin and San Antonio.... , Texas Texas Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in... |
KBPA KBPA KBPA is an Austin, Texas based radio station. The station's slogan is "We play anything." Its format is similar to other Bob FM stations across the country. Its transmitter is located near Buda, Texas.... |
103.5 FM | ||
| Bismarck, North Dakota Bismarck, North Dakota Bismarck is the capital of the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Burleigh County. It is the second most populous city in North Dakota after Fargo. The city's population was 61,272 at the 2010 census, while its metropolitan population was 108,779... |
KKBO KKBO KKBO is a "Bob FM"-branded radio station with an Adult hits format. Licensed to Flasher, North Dakota, it serves the Bismarck-Mandan metropolitan area. The station is owned by Connoisseur Media.-External links:*... |
105.9 FM | ||
| Bloomington-Normal, Illinois Bloomington-Normal, Illinois Bloomington-Normal refers to the twin municipalities of Bloomington and Normal in McLean County, in Central Illinois. The combined population of the two communities in a special census in 2006 was 125,000.-Sports:... |
WBBE WBBE WBBE is an Adult Hits hybrid radio station licensed to Heyworth, Illinois, and residing in the Bloomington-Normal, Illinois, market. It is owned and operated by Connoisseur Media, LLC.... |
97.9 FM | ||
| Boise, Idaho Boise, Idaho Boise is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho, as well as the county seat of Ada County. Located on the Boise River, it anchors the Boise City-Nampa metropolitan area and is the largest city between Salt Lake City, Utah and Portland, Oregon.As of the 2010 Census Bureau,... |
KSRV-FM KSRV-FM KSRV-FM is a commercial radio station located in Ontario, Oregon, broadcasting to the Boise, Idaho, area. KSRV-FM airs an adult hits music format.-History:... |
96.1 FM | ||
| Chico, California Chico, California Chico is the most populous city in Butte County, California, United States. The population was 86,187 at the 2010 census, up from 59,954 at the time of the 2000 census... |
KBQB KBQB KBQB is a commercial radio station located in Chico, California. KBQB airs an adult hits music format.-External links:*... |
92.7 FM | ||
| Eau Claire, Wisconsin Eau Claire, Wisconsin Eau Claire is a city located in the west-central part of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 65,883 as of the 2010 census, making it the largest municipality in the northwestern portion of the state, and the 9th largest in the state overall. It is the county seat of Eau Claire County,... |
WDRK | 99.9 FM | ||
| Edwards, California Edwards, California Edwards is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California.It is located east-southeast of Mojave, at an elevation of 2356 feet .... |
KGBB KGBB KGBB is a radio station licensed to Edwards, California, broadcasting to the Antelope Valley area on 103.9 MHz FM. The station is owned by Adelman Broadcasting, Inc, and broadcasts an adult hits format under the Bob FM moniker.... |
103.9 FM | ||
| Elko, Nevada Elko, Nevada Elko is a city in Elko County, Nevada, United States. The population was 18,297 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Elko County. The city straddles the Humboldt River.... |
KLKO KLKO KLKO is a radio station licensed to serve Elko, Nevada. The station is owned by Elko Broadcasting Company. It airs an Adult Hits music format.... |
93.7 FM | Switched to Jack FM | |
| Erie, Pennsylvania Erie, Pennsylvania Erie is a city located in northwestern Pennsylvania in the United States. Named for the lake and the Native American tribe that resided along its southern shore, Erie is the state's fourth-largest city , with a population of 102,000... |
WXBB | 94.7 FM | ||
| Eugene, Oregon Eugene, Oregon Eugene is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Lane County. It is located at the south end of the Willamette Valley, at the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about east of the Oregon Coast.As of the 2010 U.S... |
KEUG | 105.5 FM | ||
| Fargo, North Dakota Fargo, North Dakota Fargo is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Cass County. In 2010, its population was 105,549, and it had an estimated metropolitan population of 208,777... |
KBVB KBVB KBVB is a radio station broadcasting a country format. Licensed to Barnesville, Minnesota, it serves the Fargo-Moorhead metropolitan area. It first began broadcasting in 1980 under the call sign KDLM-FM at Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. The station is currently owned by Radio Fargo-Moorhead, Inc. All... |
95.1 FM | (country Country music Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music... format) |
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| Fayetteville, North Carolina Fayetteville, North Carolina Fayetteville is a city located in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. It is the county seat of Cumberland County, and is best known as the home of Fort Bragg, a U.S. Army post located northwest of the city.... |
WFLB WFLB WFLB is an adult hits radio station located in Fayetteville, North Carolina owned by Beasley Broadcasting Group.-History:WEWO-FM began in Laurinburg in the late 1940s, a sister station to WEWO. Don Curtis purchased the stations in 1968, and WEWO-FM became a Christian radio station called WSTS, The... |
96.5 FM | ||
| Fort Myers, Florida Fort Myers, Florida Fort Myers is the county seat and commercial center of Lee County, Florida, United States. Its population was 62,298 in the 2010 census, a 29.23 percent increase over the 2000 figure.... |
WJGO WJGO WJGO is a commercial radio station located in Tice, Florida, broadcasting to the Cape Coral-Fort Myers area on 102.9 FM. It airs an adult hits music format branded as "Bob FM". Bob FM currently airs a blend of music from the 60's thru today with a position of "We Play Anything"- WJGO Today... |
102.9 FM | ||
| Greenwood, Mississippi Greenwood, Mississippi Greenwood is a city in and the county seat of Leflore County, Mississippi, United States, located at the eastern edge of the Mississippi Delta approximately 96 miles north of Jackson, Mississippi, and 130 miles south of Memphis, Tennessee. The population was 15,205 at the 2010 census. It is the... |
WYMX WYMX WYMX is a classic hits formatted radio station licensed to Greenwood, Mississippi, USA. The station is currently owned by Telesouth Communications.-Programming:The station has "Charlie in the Morning" during the day... |
99.1 FM | ||
| Gallipolis, Ohio Gallipolis, Ohio As of the census of 2000, there were 4,180 people, 1,847 households, and 1,004 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,156.2 people per square mile . There were 2,056 housing units at an average density of 568.7 per square mile... |
WXBW | 101.5 FM | changed to Big Buck Country April 2011 | |
| Hampton Roads-Norfolk, Virginia Norfolk, Virginia Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach.... |
WNOB | 93.7 FM | ||
| Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Harrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 49,528, making it the ninth largest city in Pennsylvania... |
WRBT WRBT WRBT is a country music radio station broadcasting in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications and broadcasts with a power of 25 kilowatts from a transmitter site in Enola, Pennsylvania.-History:... |
94.9 FM | (country Country music Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music... format) |
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| Lafayette, Indiana Lafayette, Indiana Lafayette is a city in and the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, northwest of Indianapolis. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 67,140. West Lafayette, on the other side of the Wabash River, is home to Purdue University, which has a large impact on... |
WBPE WBPE WBPE is a radio station owned by Artistic Media Partners in Lafayette, Indiana. The station's studios are located at 3824 South 18th Street in Lafayette, Indiana. WBPE's programming is simulcasted on sister station WSHY .... |
95.3 FM | ||
| Larned, Kansas Larned, Kansas Larned is a city in and the county seat of Pawnee County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 4,054.-History:... |
KSOB KSOB KSOB is a commercial radio station licensed to serve Larned, Kansas, USA. The station is currently owned by Rocking M Radio, Inc.KSOB broadcasts an adult hits music format branded as "Jack FM"... |
96.7 FM | Switched to Jack FM | |
| Meadview, Arizona Meadview, Arizona Meadview is an unincorporated community in Mohave County, Arizona, United States, located near Lake Mead. Despite its name, the townsite does not overlook the lake; a ridge to the west of town separates it from the lake. It has roughly 1500 residents... |
KVGS KVGS KVGS is a commercial radio station located in Meadview, Arizona, broadcasting to the Las Vegas metropolitan area on 107.9 FM. KVGS airs an adult hits format branded as 107.9 BOB FM, airing a jockless mix of 70s, 80s, and 90s pop and rock hits.-History:... |
107.9 FM | Switched over on October 20, 2011 | |
| Lindsborg, Kansas Lindsborg, Kansas Lindsborg is a city in McPherson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 3,458. It is known for its association with Swedish heritage and the biennial Svensk Hyllningsfest... |
KVOB KVOB KVOB is a radio station licensed to serve Lindsborg, Kansas, USA. The station is owned by Rocking M Radio, Inc.KVOB broadcasts an adult hits format branded as "Jack FM" to the greater Salina, Kansas, area... |
95.5 FM | Switched to Jack FM | |
| Midland Midland, Texas Midland is a city in and the county seat of Midland County, Texas, United States, on the Southern Plains of the state's western area. A small portion of the city extends into Martin County. As of 2010, the population of Midland was 111,147. It is the principal city of the Midland, Texas... -Odessa, Texas Odessa, Texas Odessa is a city in and the county seat of Ector County, Texas, United States. It is located primarily in Ector County, although a small portion of the city extends into Midland County. Odessa's population was 99,940 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Odessa, Texas Metropolitan... |
KQRX KQRX KQRX is a commercial radio station located in Midland, Texas, broadcasting to the Midland-Odessa market. KQRX airs an adult hits music format.-History:... |
95.1 FM | ||
| Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States... |
KLCI KLCI KLCI is a radio station serving the northwest Twin Cities area of Minnesota, United States, that airs a country music format. They are licensed to suburban Elk River, Minnesota and serve the Twin Cities as a rimshot signal. Bob 106's transmitter is in Albertville, Minnesota.KLCI's playlist focuses... |
106.1 FM | (country Country music Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music... format) |
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| Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Myrtle Beach is a coastal city on the east coast of the United States in Horry County, South Carolina. It is situated on the center of a large and continuous stretch of beach known as the Grand Strand in northeastern South Carolina. It is considered to be a major tourist destination in the... |
WYNA WYNA WYNA is a variety hits formatted radio station licensed to Calabash, North Carolina and serves the Grand Strand area. The Qantum Media outlet is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission to broadcast at 104.9 MHz... |
104.9 FM | ||
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Oklahoma City is the capital and the largest city in the state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, the city ranks 31st among United States cities in population. The city's population, from the 2010 census, was 579,999, with a metro-area population of 1,252,987 . In 2010, the Oklahoma... |
KQOB KQOB KQOB is a classic rock radio station serving the Oklahoma City area and is owned by Champlin Broadcasting. The station is currently in a LMA with Cumulus Media.-History:... |
96.9 FM | ||
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States... |
WRRK WRRK WRRK is a Variety Hits radio station serving the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania market. The station, which is owned by Steel City Media, broadcasts at 96.9 MHz with an ERP of 45 kW, and is licensed to Braddock, Pennsylvania.-History:... |
96.9 FM | ||
| Pierre, South Dakota Pierre, South Dakota Pierre is the capital of the U.S. state of South Dakota and the county seat of Hughes County. The population was 13,646 at the 2010 census, making it the second least populous state capital after Montpelier, Vermont... |
KLXS-FM KLXS-FM KLXS-FM is a radio station licensed to serve Pierre, South Dakota. The station is owned by Riverfront Broadcasting LLC... |
95.3 FM | ||
| Reno, Nevada Reno, Nevada Reno is the county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The city has a population of about 220,500 and is the most populous Nevada city outside of the Las Vegas metropolitan area... |
KZTQ | 97.3 FM | ||
| Rockford, Illinois Rockford, Illinois Rockford is a mid-sized city located on both banks of the Rock River in far northern Illinois. Often referred to as "The Forest City", Rockford is the county seat of Winnebago County, Illinois, USA. As reported in the 2010 U.S. census, the city was home to 152,871 people, the third most populated... |
WRTB | 95.3 FM | ||
| Roswell, New Mexico Roswell, New Mexico Roswell is a city in and the county seat of Chaves County in the southeastern quarter of the state of New Mexico, United States. The population was 48,366 at the 2010 census. It is a center for irrigation farming, dairying, ranching, manufacturing, distribution, and petroleum production. It is also... |
KEND KEND KEND is a commercial radio station licensed to serve Roswell, New Mexico, USA. The station, which began broadcasting in 1990, is currently owned by the Pecos Valley Broadcasting Company.... |
106.5 FM | switched to Jack FM | |
| San Angelo, Texas San Angelo, Texas San Angelo is a city in the state of Texas. Located in West Central Texas it is the county seat of Tom Green County. As of 2010 according to the United States Census Bureau, the city had a total population of 93,200... |
KELI | 98.7 FM | ||
| Santa Rosa, California Santa Rosa, California Santa Rosa is the county seat of Sonoma County, California, United States. The 2010 census reported a population of 167,815. Santa Rosa is the largest city in California's Wine Country and fifth largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area, after San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, and Fremont and 26th... |
KNOB | 96.7 FM | ||
| Sedalia, Missouri Sedalia, Missouri Sedalia is a city located about south of the Missouri River in Pettis County, Missouri. U.S. Highway 50 and U.S. Highway 65 intersect in the city. As of 2006, the city had a total population of 20,669. It is the county seat of Pettis County. The Sedalia Micropolitan Statistical Area consists of... |
KSDL KSDL KSDL is a radio station licensed to serve Sedalia, Missouri, USA. The station is owned by Double O Radio and the license is held by Double O Missouri Corporation. It broadcasts an adult hits music format.-History:... |
92.3 FM | ||
| Spokane, Washington Spokane, Washington Spokane is a city located in the Northwestern United States in the state of Washington. It is the largest city of Spokane County of which it is also the county seat, and the metropolitan center of the Inland Northwest region... |
KBBD KBBD KBBD is the Spokane, Washington, adult hits music formatted radio station whose slogan is "We Play Whatever". The Mapleton Communications, LLC, station broadcasts at 103.9 MHz with an effective radiated power of 39,000 watts... |
103.9 FM | ||
| Traverse City, Michigan Traverse City, Michigan Traverse City is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Grand Traverse County, although a small portion extends into Leelanau County. It is the largest city in the 21-county Northern Michigan region. The population was 14,674 at the 2010 census, with 143,372 in the Traverse... |
WZTC | 104.5 FM | ||
| Texarkana, Texas Texarkana, Texas Texarkana is a city in Bowie County, Texas, United States. It effectively functions as one half of a city which crosses a state line — the other half, the city of Texarkana, Arkansas, lies on the other side of State Line Avenue... |
KBYB KBYB KBYB is a radio station broadcasting a Adult Hits format. Licensed to Hope, Arkansas, USA, it serves the Texarkana area. The station is currently owned by Arklatex, Inc..... |
101.7 FM | ||
| Tucson, Arizona Tucson, Arizona Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States. The city is located 118 miles southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The 2010 United States Census puts the city's population at 520,116 with a metropolitan area population at 1,020,200... |
KSZR KSZR KSZR is an adult hits formatted radio station serving Tucson, Arizona, USA. It is licensed to broadcast from Oro Valley, Arizona, , but its reception is generally above average in most areas of Tucson. It is owned by Cumulus Media. The station is focused on '70s and '80s rock and adult... |
97.5 FM | ||
| Tulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 46th-largest city in the United States. With a population of 391,906 as of the 2010 census, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 937,478 residents in the MSA and 988,454 in the CSA. Tulsa's... |
KBEZ KBEZ KBEZ is an Adult Hits music formatted radio station in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. It is owned by Renda Broadcasting.As of 12:00pm June 10, 2010 92.9 KBEZ AC format was dropped and 92.9 BOB FM "We Play Anything!" Adult Hits format was adopted. Steve Smith and Carly Rush are no longer the morning hosts... |
92.9 FM | ||
| Twin Falls, Idaho Twin Falls, Idaho Twin Falls is the county seat and largest city of Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States. The population was 44,125 at the 2010 censusTwin Falls is the largest city of Idaho's Magic Valley region... |
KIKX KIKX KIKX is a commercial radio station located in Ketchum, Idaho, broadcasting to the Twin Falls, Idaho area. KIKX airs an adult hits music format. On September 7, 2009, KIKX evolved from Classic Rock to Adult Hits as "104-7 BOB-FM."... |
104.7 FM | ||
| Washington Washington, North Carolina Washington is a city in Beaufort County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 9,744 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Beaufort County. The closest major city is Greenville, approximately 20 miles to the west.... -Greenville, North Carolina Greenville, North Carolina Greenville is the county seat of Pitt County and principal city of the Greenville, North Carolina metropolitan area. Greenville is the health, entertainment, and educational hub of North Carolina's Tidewater and Coastal Plain and in 2008 was listed as the Tenth Largest City in North Carolina... |
WERO WERO WERO is a contemporary hit radio music formatted radio station for Eastern North Carolina operated out of Washington, North Carolina, USA, targeting the Greenville, North Carolina and Eastern North Carolina areas... |
93.3 FM | (contemporary hit radio Contemporary hit radio Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts... format) |
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| Wichita, Kansas Wichita, Kansas Wichita is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas.As of the 2010 census, the city population was 382,368. Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area... |
KIBB KIBB KIBB is a radio station broadcasting an adult hits format branded as "Bob FM". Licensed to Haven, Kansas, the station serves the Wichita area. The station is currently owned by Connoisseur Media, LLC.-Frequency history:... |
97.1 FM | ||
| Wichita Falls, Texas Wichita Falls, Texas Wichita Falls is a city in and the county seat of Wichita County, Texas, United States, United States. Wichita Falls is the principal city of the Wichita Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Archer, Clay and Wichita counties. According to the U.S. Census estimate of 2010,... |
KWFB KWFB (FM) KWFB is a radio station licensed to Holliday, Texas, USA, the station serves the Wichita Falls area. The station is currently owned by Kixc-FM L.L.C.KWFB programs are relayed to the Lawton, OK area on FM translator station K288FQ... |
100.9 FM | ||
| Williston, North Dakota Williston, North Dakota -Demographics:Preliminary data from a 2010 housing study indicates that population has grown by nearly 22 percent over the past decade; the actual increase might be much higher. Williston is in western North Dakota's booming oil patch, and adequate, affordable housing has become a concern. The... |
KDSR KDSR KDSR is a radio station licensed to serve Williston, North Dakota. The station is owned by Marks Radio Group, and licensed to Williston Community Broadcasting Corp.... |
101.1 FM | Switched to Jack FM | |
| The Woodlands, Texas The Woodlands, Texas The Woodlands is a master-planned community and a Census-designated place in the U.S. state of Texas within the metropolitan area. The population of the CDP was 55,649 at the 2000 census—a 90 percent increase over its 1990 population. According to the 2010 census, The Woodlands' population rose... |
KTWL KTWL KTWL is a radio station that is licensed to serve the community of Hempstead, Texas, USA. Formerly an adult hits station known as "Bob FM", the station broadcasts a country music format branded as "Texas Mix 105.3 FM".-BOB-FM:... |
105.3 FM | {Now defunct} | |
| Yakima, Washington Yakima, Washington Yakima is an American city southeast of Mount Rainier National Park and the county seat of Yakima County, Washington, United States, and the eighth largest city by population in the state itself. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 91,196 and a metropolitan population of... |
KRSE KRSE KRSE is a radio station broadcasting a Adult Hits format. Licensed to Yakima, Washington, USA, the station serves the Yakima area. The station is currently owned by New Northwest Broadcasters, LLC.... |
105.7 FM | ||
| Panama City Beach | WASJ WASJ WASJ is a radio station broadcasting an Adult hits music format, under the Bob FM branding. Licensed to Panama City Beach, Florida, USA, the station is currently owned by Double O Radio.... |
105.1 FM |
See also
- Froggy (brand)Froggy (brand)Froggy is a brand name radio format used for a variety of radio stations in numerous broadcast markets in the United States, most of which are country music formatted stations, with a few playing adult contemporary. Froggy is a brand name radio format used for a variety of radio stations in...
- KISS-FM (brand)KISS-FM (brand)KISS-FM is the brand name of a Top 40 music format heard on FM radio stations in many cities in the United States . Clear Channel Communications claims ownership of the KISS-FM brand and operates most KISS-FM formatted stations, though not KISS-FM in San Antonio, Texas itself .-Origin and...
- The Fox (brand)The Fox (brand)The Fox is a brand name used for a variety of radio stations in numerous broadcast markets in the United States, many of which are owned by Clear Channel Communications, though there are several that are not owned by Clear Channel...
- Jack FMJack FMJACK FM is the alternative name and on-air brand of 60 radio stations in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Russia. Jack stations play a mix of 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s hits with some current hot adult contemporary singles. Jack's slogan "playing what we want" can also be...
- ESPN RadioESPN RadioESPN Radio is an American sports radio network. It was launched on January 1, 1992 under the original banner of "SportsRadio ESPN." ESPN Radio is located at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut...
- Joe FM
- Dave FMDave FM"Dave FM" is the moniker of at least two commercial radio stations in North America:*since 2003, CJDV in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada*since 2004, WZGC in Atlanta, Georgia, USA...
- Doug FM