KBBD (103.9

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, "103.9 BOB-FM") is a

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. It is owned by the

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and broadcasts an adult hits

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with the slogan is "We Play Whatever". The offices and

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s are on East 57th Avenue. KBBD's

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(ERP) is 34,000

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s. The

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is on South Park Road in Spokane, amid the

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for other Spokane-area FM and TV stations.

History

The station first

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the air in 1985 as KVXO. During the period from approximately 1985–1988, KVXO was known as "Power 104", a Mainstream CHR of the same ilk as "Zoo FM", KZZU, its main format competitor. Notable personalities on "Power 104" included Lee St. Michaels and Rob Fisher (Leroy & the Pepper); Tracie Lee; Jeff Melton; Jim "The Bod" Larsin; Greg "The Blade" Young; TJ Collins & "Midnight" Mike Houck. In 1986, Collins began a show called "''The Power Switch''" where he "switched" the format and played hip hop and R&B not played on other radio stations in Spokane at the time; thus, becoming the first DJ to play hip-hop on commercial radio in Spokane. Collins also featured local and regional unsigned rap artists and began airing mixes by local DJ, GrandMixer GMS. ''The Power Switch'' was a very popular show that originally aired for two hours every Sunday night. Conflict over the show developed due to the dislike of rap music by another employee so in the fall of 1987, the show was moved to 11:30 p.m. to midnight, Monday through Friday. "Power 104" went dark on December 24, 1988, as then Program Director Ed Donohue pulled the plug on the transmitter. It was previously known as KYWL ("Wild 103.9"), which played hip hop and R&B and called itself "Spokane's party station". “103.9 The Hawk” KWHK played

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, and before that,

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(when the station was known as "Z-Rock"). In the late 90s, KNJY “Z-Rock” was up against stiff competition with Rock 94 1/2. 103.9 started out in the 80s playing an adult contemporary leaning pop format as KVXO. In 2004, it was owned by Citadel Radio. Mapleton bought it in 2007. In the Summer 2011 Arbitron ratings survey, BOB-FM rated #1 12+.

External links

103.9 BOB FM official website

References

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