KQBL

KQBL
City Emmett, Idaho
Broadcast area Boise, Idaho
Branding 101.9 The Bull
Slogan Boise's Best Country
Frequency 101.9 MHz (also on HD Radio)
Translator(s) 96.5 K243BM (Boise, relays HD3)
99.1 K256CZ (Boise, relays HD2)
First air date October 4, 1984 (as KXUU)
Format FM/HD1: Country
HD2: Active rock "99.1 I-Rock"
HD3: Alternative rock "96.5 The Alternative"
ERP 57,000 watts
HAAT 772 meters (2,533 ft)
Class C
Facility ID 54509
Transmitter coordinates 43°45′18″N 116°5′52″W / 43.75500°N 116.09778°W / 43.75500; -116.09778Coordinates: 43°45′18″N 116°5′52″W / 43.75500°N 116.09778°W / 43.75500; -116.09778
Former callsigns KXUU (1984-1985)
KKIC-FM (1985-1988)
KJHY (1988-2005)
KDBI (2005-2015)
KPDA (1/2015-2/2015)
Owner FM Idaho Co., LLC
Webcast Listen Live
Listen Live (HD2)
Listen Live (HD3)
Website boisebull.com
rockboise.com (HD2)
altboise.com (HD3)

KQBL (101.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to Emmett, Idaho, United States, the station serves the Boise area. The station is currently owned by FM Idaho Co., LLC.[1]

KQBL broadcasts in HD Radio.[2]

History

The station went on the air as KXUU on October 4, 1984. 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 Homedale, Idaho, while 101.9 FM changed its call letters 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 new KQBL calls.[6] FM Idaho Co., LLC acquired the station effective March 2, 2015, at a price of $700,000.

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. ↑ Boise's Bull Moves to 101.9
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