KOBB-FM

KOBB-FM
Frequency93.7 MHz
Branding93.7 The River
Programming
FormatClassic hits
Ownership
Owner
  • Cameron Maxwell
  • (Desert Mountain Broadcasting Licenses LLC)
History
First air date
November 1, 1980 (1980-11-01)[1]
Former call signs
  • KBZN (1978–1983)[2]
  • KBOZ-FM (1983–1993)
  • KATH (1993–1997)[3]
Technical information[4]
Licensing authority
FCC
16776
ClassC1
ERP51,000 watts
HAAT−39 meters (−128 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
45°41′35″N 110°58′50″W / 45.69306°N 110.98056°W / 45.69306; -110.98056
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Website937theriverfm.com

KOBB-FM (93.7 MHz) is a radio station licensed to serve Bozeman, Montana, United States. The station's license is held by Desert Mountain Broadcasting Licenses LLC.

KOBB-FM shares a transmitter site with KBOZ (AM) and KBOZ-FM, east of the studios on Johnson Road and Fowler Lane. KBOZ-FM, KOZB, and KOBB-FM all have construction permits to move to a new shared transmitter site on top of Green Mountain, along I-90 east of Bozeman.

Logo as an oldies station

In 1984, it aired a Top-40 music format, competing against KCDQ. The station was assigned the KOBB-FM call sign by the Federal Communications Commission on April 11, 1997.[3] The station previously carried a country music format as "The Kat". Later, it began airing an oldies music format.[5] The station derived most of its programming from Scott Shannon's The True Oldies Channel.[6]

On June 3, 2018, KOBB-FM and its sister stations went off the air.[7][8] Effective December 6, 2019, the licenses for KOBB-FM and its sister stations were involuntary assigned from Reier Broadcasting Company to Richard J. Samson, as Receiver. The licenses for these stations were sold to Desert Mountain Broadcasting Licenses LLC for $300,000 in a deal completed on January 31, 2022.[9]

Translators

KOBB-FM programming is also carried on a broadcast translator station to extend or improve the coverage area of the primary station.

Call signFrequencyCity of licenseFIDERP (W)ClassFCC info
K280CS 103.9 FMMammoth Hot Springs, Wyoming3976344DLMS

References

  1. ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2009 (PDF). 2009. p. D-335. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  2. ↑ "KBZN (KOBB-FM) history cards" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  4. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KOBB-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  5. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Radio Stations". Scott Shannon's True Oldies Channel. Archived from the original on July 28, 2008. Retrieved December 19, 2008.
  7. ↑ Five Station Cluster Shuts Down in Bozeman Radioinsight - June 3, 3018
  8. ↑ Schontzler, Gail. "KBOZ radio stations go dark, future uncertain". Bozeman Daily Chronicle. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Deal Digest – February 3, 2021". Retrieved August 7, 2022.