KQOB
KQOB (96.9 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Enid, Oklahoma, and serving the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. It is owned by Champlin Broadcasting and broadcasts an adult hits radio format, known as "Alice 96.9." The station is currently in a local marketing agreement (LMA) with Cumulus Media, which helps program the station and sells advertising time. The radio studios are in Northwest Oklahoma City.
| City | Enid, Oklahoma |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Oklahoma City Metroplex |
| Frequency | 96.9 MHz |
| Branding | Alice 96.9 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Adult hits |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Champlin Broadcasting (Co-owned with Cumulus Media under LMA) |
| KATT, KKWD, KYIS, WKY, KWPN, WWLS-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | May 1, 1967 (as KCRC-FM) |
Former call signs | KCRC-FM (1967-1977) KNID (1977-2000) KMKZ (7/2000-11/2000) KMMZ (2000-2003) KQBL (9/2003-12/2003) |
Call sign meaning | K Q BOB (former format) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 10857 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 451 meters (1,480 ft) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | alice969.com |
KQOB has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for non-grandfathered FM stations. The transmitter is on North 2980 Road in Crescent, Oklahoma, about 25 miles north of Oklahoma City.[1]
History
The station signed on the air on May 1, 1967. The original call sign was KCRC-FM. It was the FM counterpart to KCRC 1390 AM. KCRC-FM was separately programmed with a beautiful music format, playing quarter hour sweeps of mostly instrumental cover versions of popular songs. It later switched its call letters to KNID and had a mostly country format until 2000. On July 12, 2000, the station changed its call sign to KMKZ.
On November 24, 2000, its call sign became KMMZ, moved to a tower closer to Oklahoma City, changed its slogan to "Memories 96.9", and began using the ABC Network’s “Memories” network for its programming.
KMMZ began stunting on November 13, 2002, and adopted the slogan “The Bull's Oklahoma Christmas” playing Christmas music by country artists. On December 26, 2002, the station adopted “The Bull” slogan and Red Dirt Country format from then KQBL 104.9 FM. The station began using the KQBL call sign on September 1, 2003.
The station began stunting again at 9 AM on November 3, 2003 with a brief all-comedy format. At 10:45 that morning, the station became "96.9 BOB FM" with an adult hits format. The station switched calls to KQOB on December 8, 2003.
On June 10, 2015, KQOB dropped the "Bob FM" branding and rebranded as "Classic Rock 96.9".[2]
On November 23, 2015, at 7 p.m., after playing "That's All" by Genesis, KQOB began stunting with Christmas music as simply "96.9" (the first song on the stunt was "Christmas All Over Again" by Tom Petty). In addition to the change, Jack Elliott and Ron Williams, formerly of KYIS, became morning hosts beginning December 3.[3]
On December 28, 2015, at 6 a.m., after playing "A Holly Jolly Christmas" by Alan Jackson, KQOB flipped to classic hits as "Fun 96.9." The first song on "Fun" was "Old Time Rock & Roll" by Bob Seger.[4] Cumulus touted the station as "the right mix of pop and rock hits from the '60s, '70s, and '80s, plus legendary Oklahoma City on-air talents, including Jack and Ron each morning." Program Director Jeff Couch, midday host Leo Cage and afternoon duo Inzinga and Spinozi remained in place. Joining the on-air weekend staff in middays was Fred Hendrickson, who had been at direct classic hits competitor KOMA for the past 25 years.
On December 31, 2017, at Midnight, KQOB flipped back to adult hits as "Alice 96.9" and fired all the on-air staff.[5]
On December 3, 2021, Cumulus announced it would end its LMA with KQOB on January 21, 2022 and will flip to a simulcast of conservative talk station KZLS as "96.9 The Eagle".[6]
References
External links
- KQOB station website
- KQOB in the FCC FM station database
- KQOB on Radio-Locator
- KQOB in Nielsen Audio's FM station database