KOBB-FM
| Frequency | 93.7 MHz |
|---|---|
| Branding | 93.7 The River |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic hits |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KBOZ, KBOZ-FM, KOBB, KOZB | |
| History | |
First air date | November 1, 1980[1] |
Former call signs | KBZN (1978–1983)[2] KBOZ-FM (1983–1993) KATH (1993–1997)[3] |
| Technical information[4] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 16776 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 51,000 watts |
| HAAT | -39 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 45°41′35″N 110°58′50″W / 45.69306°N 110.98056°W |
| Repeater(s) | 1230 KOBB (Bozeman) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | 937theriverfm.com |
KOBB-FM (93.7 MHz) is a radio station licensed to serve Bozeman, Montana, United States. The station's license is held by Desert Mountain Broadcasting Licenses LLC.
KOBB-FM shares a transmitter site with KBOZ (AM) and KBOZ-FM, east of the studios on Johnson Road and Fowler Lane. KBOZ-FM, KOZB, and KOBB-FM all have CPs to move to a new shared transmitter site on top of Green Mountain, along I-90 east of Bozeman.
In 1984, it aired a Top-40 music format, competing against KCDQ. A few decades later when it became KOBB-FM, it began airing an oldies music format.[5] The station derives most of its programming from Scott Shannon's The True Oldies Channel.[6] As of July 2009[update], KOBB-FM was the only station in Montana to carry The True Oldies Channel.
The station was assigned the KOBB-FM call sign by the Federal Communications Commission on April 11, 1997.[3] Before oldies, the station carried a country music format as "The Kat".
On June 3, 2018, KOBB-FM and its sister stations went off the air.[7][8]
Effective December 6, 2019, the licenses for KOBB-FM and its sister stations were involuntary assigned from Reier Broadcasting Company to Richard J. Samson, as Receiver. The licenses for these stations were sold to Desert Mountain Broadcasting Licenses LLC for $300,000 in a deal completed on January 31, 2022.[9]
Translators
[edit]KOBB-FM programming is also carried on a broadcast translator station to extend or improve the coverage area of the primary station.
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | Class | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K280CS | 103.9 FM | Mammoth Hot Springs, Wyoming | 39763 | 44 | D | LMS |
Previous logo
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References
[edit]- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2009 (PDF). 2009. p. D-335. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- ^ "KBZN (KOBB-FM) history cards" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- ^ a b "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KOBB-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on 2010-03-01.
- ^ "Radio Stations". Scott Shannon's True Oldies Channel. Archived from the original on July 28, 2008. Retrieved December 19, 2008.
- ^ Five Station Cluster Shuts Down in Bozeman Radioinsight - June 3, 3018
- ^ Schontzler, Gail. "KBOZ radio stations go dark, future uncertain". Bozeman Daily Chronicle. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
- ^ "Deal Digest – February 3, 2021". Retrieved 2022-08-07.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 16776 (KOBB-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KOBB-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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