KQBL

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KQBL
KQBL 101.9TheBull logo.png
Broadcast area Boise, Idaho
Frequency 101.9 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding101.9 The Bull
Programming
Format Country
Subchannels HD1: KQBL analog
HD2: Active rock "99.1 I-Rock"
HD3: Alternative rock "96.5 The Alternative"
Affiliations Compass Media Networks
Ownership
Owner
  • Iliad Media Group Holdings Employee Stock Ownership Trust
  • (Iliad Media Group Holdings Inc.)
KIKX, KIRQ, KKOO, KSRV-FM, KTPZ, KWYD, KYUN, KZMG, KQBL-HD3, KSRV-HD2
History
First air date
April 4, 1973 (as KMFE at 101.7)
Former call signs
KMFE (1973-1984)
KXUU (1984–1985)
KKIC-FM (1985–1988)
KJHY (1988–2005)
KDBI (2005–2015)
KPDA (1/2015–2/2015)
Former frequencies
101.7 MHz (1973-1986)
Technical information
Facility ID 54509
Class C
ERP 57,000 watts
HAAT 772 meters (2,533 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 43°45′18″N116°5′52″W / 43.75500°N 116.09778°W / 43.75500; -116.09778
Translator(s) 99.1 K256CZ (Boise, relays HD2)
96.5 K243BM (Boise, relays HD3)
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Listen Live (HD2)
Listen Live (HD3)
Website boisebull.com
rockboise.com (HD2)
altboise.com (HD3)

KQBL (101.9 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Emmett, Idaho, United States, that serves the Boise metropolitan area. The station is currently owned by the Iliad Media Group Holdings Employee Stock Ownership Trust, through licensee Iliad Media Group Holdings Inc. Known as 101.9 The Bull, it broadcasts a country music format. [1]

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KQBL broadcasts in HD Radio. [2] Its subchannels are HD2 "99.1 I-Rock", broadcasting an active rock format, and HD3 "96.5 The Alternative", broadcasting an alternative rock format. The studios and offices are on East Franklin Road in Nampa.

History

The station went on the air as KMFE on April 4, 1973 at 101.7 FM. On October 4, 1984 the station changed its call sign to KXUU, then on March 19, 1985, the station changed its call sign to KKIC-FM, then on February 26, 1988, to KJHY, on January 20, 2005, to KDBI, & on January 14, 2015, to KPDA, then a month later to the current KQBL. [3]

Bustos Media used to own the station. In September 2010, Bustos transferred most of its licenses to Adelante Media Group as part of a settlement with its lenders. [4] Adelante Media sold KDBI and KQTA to JLD Media, LLC effective December 31, 2014, at a price of $850,000.

On January 16, 2015, KDBI and its "La Gran D" regional Mexican format moved to 106.3 FM, while 101.9 FM changed its call sign to KPDA and began stunting with a loop directing listeners to 106.3. [5]

KPDA then continued to stunt, playing random music, then construction site sound effects before “101.9 The Bull” launched on February 13, 2015, at midnight with a country music format under a new KQBL call sign. [6] [7] FM Idaho Co., LLC acquired the station effective March 2, 2015, at a price of $700,000.

101.9 The Bull

Since its launch in 2015, 101.9 The Bull has seen steady growth in ratings across the Boise metropolitan area. In 2022, it had one of the highest overall Nielsen ratings for any Boise station in several years, while maintaining its spot as Boise's #1 country music station.

As of June 2023, the station's weekday lineup features Mee in the Morning with Kevin and Brenda Mee from 6:00 AM until 10:00 AM, Midday Bull Ride with Mona from 10:00 AM until 2:00 PM, and Afternoon Bull Ride with Rick Dunn from 2:00 PM until 7:00 PM.

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References

  1. ↑ "KQBL Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ↑ http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=24 HD Radio Guide for Boise
  3. ↑ "KPDA Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ↑ "NAP CLOSES ON BUSTOS, LAUNCHES ADELANTE". Radio Ink. September 27, 2010. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013.
  5. ↑ La Gran D Moves in Boise
  6. ↑ Format Change Archive: Boise's Bull Moves to 101.9
  7. ↑ KPDA Becomes The Bull


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