KQDI-FM
KQDI-FM (106.1 FM, "Q106") is a radio station broadcasting an Active Rock format. Licensed to Highwood, Montana, the station serves the Great Falls area. KQDI-FM is currently owned by STARadio Corporation.
| City | Highwood, Montana |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Great Falls, Montana |
| Branding | "Q106" |
| Slogan | "Great Falls Rock Station" |
| Frequency | 106.1 MHz |
| First air date | Early 1980s |
| Format | Active Rock |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 113 meters |
| Class | C1 |
| Facility ID | 32386 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 47°32′23″N 111°17′06″W |
| Former call signs | KQDI-FM (early 1980s-9/1985) KOOZ-FM (1985-1989) |
| Owner | STARadio Corporation |
| Sister stations | KIKF, KIMO, KQDI, KXGF |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | q106rocks.com |
History
The station went on the air as KQDI-FM in the early 1980s. Since 1984, it broadcasts a top-40 format and an affiliate of Rick Dees Weekly Top-40 as K-106. On September 1st, 1985, the station changed its call sign to KOOZ-FM. On January 1, 1989 it changed to the current KQDI-FM. The very first song played was Led Zeppelin's "Rock and Roll" (been a long time since I Rock and Rolled), the DJ was Great Falls' legendary Bob Pepper.[1]
References
- "KQDI Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
- Q106 Online
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KQDI
- Radio-Locator information on KQDI
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KQDI
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