KNOB (FM)

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KNOB
Broadcast area Santa Rosa, California
Frequency 96.7 MHz
Branding96.7 Bob FM
Programming
Format Adult hits
Ownership
OwnerJYH Broadcasting
OperatorWine Country Radio
History
First air date
2002 (as KTOL)
Former call signs
KTOL (2002–2004)
Call sign meaning
Turn Your KNOB to Bob
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 79003
Class A
ERP 2,750 watts
HAAT 150 meters (490 ft)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website 967bob.fm

KNOB (96.7 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Healdsburg, California, and broadcasting to the Santa Rosa area. It is owned by JYH Broadcasting and operated by Wine Country Radio and it airs an adult hits radio format, branded as "Bob FM". The studios and offices are on Standish Avenue in Santa Rosa.

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KNOB is a Class A station with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 2,750 watts. The transmitter is off Ridge Ranch Road in Geyserville, California. [2]

History

The station signed on the air in 2002;23 years ago. Its original call sign was KTOL. [3] It has always been owned by JYH Broadcasting. The original general manager was Debbie Morton. [4]

KNOB previously aired an alternative rock format branded as "96X". 96X announced on April 9, 2017, that it no longer have a lease to broadcast on 96.7 KNOB. [5] [6]

On October 4, 2018, KNOB returned to the air with variety hits, branded as "96.7 Bob FM". [7]

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References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for KNOB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. Radio-Locator.com/KNOB
  3. Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  4. Broadcasting Yearbook 2006 page D-77, Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  5. "96X". www.facebook.com. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  6. "96x No More". 96X. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  7. 96.7 Bob FM Returns to Santa Rosa Radioinsight - October 4, 2018

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