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 (
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) competing against
iHeartMedia
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's
KQDY/94.5,
KBMR/1130, and
Townsquare Media
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's
KUSB "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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