KQBL

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 Iliad Media Group.[1]

KQBL
Broadcast areaBoise, Idaho
Frequency101.9 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding101.9 The Bull
Programming
FormatCountry
SubchannelsHD1: KQBL analog
HD2: Active rock "99.1 I-Rock"
HD3: Alternative rock "96.5 The Alternative"
AffiliationsCompass Media Networks
Ownership
Owner
  • Iliad Media Boise
  • (Iliad Media Boise, LLC)
KKOO, KSRV-FM, KWYD, KZMG
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 ID54509
ClassC
ERP57,000 watts
HAAT772 meters (2,533 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
43°45′18″N 116°5′52″W
Translator(s)99.1 K256CZ (Boise, relays HD2)
96.5 K243BM (Boise, relays HD3)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Listen Live (HD2)
Listen Live (HD3)
Websiteboisebull.com
rockboise.com (HD2)
altboise.com (HD3)

KQBL broadcasts in HD Radio.[2]

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 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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