KKBO (105.9
FM, "The Big Rig") is a
country music
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radio station
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in
Bismarck, North Dakota
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(
licensed
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to
Flasher). It serves the
Bismarck-Mandan metropolitan area. The station broadcasts from a storefront studio on North 4th Street in Bismarck (along with sister station
KXRV
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) competing against
iHeartMedia
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's
KQDY
KQDY (94.5 FM), known as "KQ 94.5", is a radio station located in Bismarck, North Dakota, United States, owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The stations airs a country music format competing with Townsquare Media's KUSB "US 103.3" and Radio Bismarck-Ma ...
/94.5,
KBMR
KBMR (1130 AM), known as "Country 1130", is a radio station located in Bismarck, North Dakota, owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The station runs a classic country format. It is one of six iHeartMedia-owned stations in the Bismarck-Mandan area.
Histo ...
/1130, and
Townsquare Media
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's
KUSB
KUSB (103.3 FM), known as "103.3 US Country", is a radio station located in Bismarck, North Dakota, owned by Townsquare Media that signed on September 25, 2006 with a country music format, directly competing with Clear Channel Communications' KQ ...
"US 103.3".
History
The station was launched by Connoisseur Media, LLC on December 19, 2008. KKBO was sold to Larry Schmidt's Radio Bismarck-Mandan in September 2012. The purchase was consummated on October 1, 2012 at a price of $700,000. On December 9, 2012 KKBO changed their format from adult hits (as "Bob FM") to country, branded as "105.9 The Big Rig - New Country and The Legends".
References
External links
Official "Big Rig 105.9" website
KBO
Country radio stations in the United States
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