KLCI (106.1 FM, "Total Country BOB-FM") is a radio station serving the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area of Minnesota, United States, that broadcasts a country music format. It is licensed to suburban Elk River, Minnesota and serves the Twin Cities as a rimshot signal. BOB-FM's 106.1 transmitter is in Albertville, Minnesota and its studios are in Ramsey, Minnesota.
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| Broadcast area | Minneapolis-St. Paul |
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| Frequency | 106.1 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | TOTAL Country BOB-FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic country |
| Affiliations | Compass Media Networks Westwood One Minnesota Lynx |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KDDG, WQPM, WLKX-FM, KASM, KBGY | |
| History | |
First air date | December 1974 (as WQPM-FM at 106.3) |
Former call signs | WQPM-FM (1974–1998) KSLI (5/1998-6/1998) |
Former frequencies | 106.3 MHz (1974–1992) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 59617 |
| Class | C3 |
| ERP | 9,100 watts |
| HAAT | 164 m (538 ft) |
| Repeater(s) | 1300 WQPM (Princeton) 95.9 WLKX-FM (Forest Lake) 105.5 KDDG (Albany) 107.5 KBGY (Faribault) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live Listen Live (HD3) |
| Website | mybobcountry.com HD3: bigqradio.com |
BOB-FM's playlist focuses on a wide variety of country music. The station has a playlist of country music mainly focusing on the 1980s & 1990s, with some newer country music sprinkled in. KLCI brands itself as "TOTAL Country BOB-FM."
History
editKLCI signed on air as WQPM-FM in December of 1974, simulcasting sister WQPM, and broadcasting with 3,000 watts from a tower next to Highway 169 in Princeton, its initial city of license.[2] [3]
The station's nickname, "BOB-FM", came from a former Twin Cities country station, BOB 100,[4] which changed formats in 1997 to an all-rock format with Howard Stern in the Morning. KLCI picked up the nickname and referred to itself as "The New BOB". The station was previously known as Q-106 (WQPM-FM), with the same country format.[5]
In 1992 WQPM-FM changed frequencies from 106.3 to 106.1 and went from 3,000 watts to a 5,000 watt signal off of the then-KXLI Tower (now KPXM Tower). The first song played on 106.1 was the 1992 number one hit single There Ain’t Nothing Wrong With The Radio by Aaron Tippin. The 5,000 watt signal was upgraded to 9,100 watts when its facilities moved from Big Lake to Albertville.[6]
The station's city of license went from Princeton to Elk River in October 2001.
In 2007, BOB 106 signed the long-time Twin Cities morning duo of Chuck & Jon (Chuck Knapp and Jon Engen) who had been the number-two morning show in the Twin Cities area at KTIS-FM.[7]
Since 2006, BOB-FM has been flagship station of Minnesota Lynx. [8]
BOB-FM programming can be heard on KLCI/106.1; KDDG/105.5 in Albany/St.Cloud, Minnesota; WQPM/1300 in Princeton; WLKX-FM/95.9 in Forest Lake; and KBGY/107.5 in Faribault, Minnesota (covering Southern Minnesota).[9]
References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KLCI". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "KLCI History cards" (PDF). United States Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
- ^ Drew Durigan. "WQPM-FM 106.3 Princeton MN Todd Melby 1982".
- ^ "Bob 100 FM Minneapolis, MN Advertisement (1996)". Youtube.
- ^ Steven N. Wood, John M. Fry (1991). North American Radio Guide 1991. W F Innovations, Incorporated. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-9625470-1-0.
- ^ Jon Ellis (July 30, 2022). "Broadcast History: The Sound of Twin Cities FM Radio in 1994". Northpine.com.
- ^ "Jon Engan Interview 1-14-19". HisAir.net. January 13, 2019.
- ^ "Minnesota Lynx Radio Affiliates". Minnesota Lynx. Women's National Basketball Association.
- ^ Adam Jacobson (May 31, 2022). "Dennis Carpenter Makes A Milestone Move". Radio and Television Business Report.
External links
edit- BOB FM Website
- BOB FM Business facing website
- Facility details for Facility ID 740189 (KLCI) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KLCI in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Twin Cities Radio Airchecks.com for old Aircheck recordings of Chuck Knapp