KVOB (95.5 FM) is a commercial

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licensed to serve Lindsborg, Kansas, United States. The station is owned by Rocking M Media, LLC, while operated by Meridian Media, LLC under a local marketing agreement.

History

KVOB started as KQNS-FM in September 1988, then located on 95.9 FM with an ERP of 1.3 kW. At the time, the station carried an

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format. In 1994, B-B Broadcasting bought the station from Smoky Hill Broadcasting, and the following year, the station moved to 95.5 FM and upgraded their power to 15.5 kW. By this time, the station flipped to a

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format, branded as "Star 95." In 1999, the station flipped back to

, keeping the "Star 95" moniker. In 2004, the station began running the "

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" satellite feed from

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(now

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) and changed monikers to "Lite Rock 95.5". A year later, the station switched satellite feeds to

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's AC feed, again keeping the "Lite Rock 95.5" moniker. In 2006, the station rebranded as "OZ 95", again keeping the AC format. In 2007, the station flipped to adult hits, branded as "

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". The station was assigned the KVOB

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by the

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on December 1,

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. A year later, the station switched to Sparknet Communications' national feed of "

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", again retaining the adult hits format. On December 25, 2012, at Midnight, the station flipped to

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, branded as "95.5 The Rock." The station now carries the " Rock 2.0" feed from Dial Global. Due to a technical error, the Jack FM feed and the new format were both heard simultaneously until it was corrected the following day. The station airs several weekend specialty programs such as " The House of Hair with Dee Snider", and "Racing Rocks with Riki Rachtman". KVOB also broadcasts several local sports teams including Smoky Valley high school, Bethany College, and the Salina Sirens roller derby. It also airs the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series via the Motor Racing Network and Performance Racing Network. KVOB would fall silent in March 2022. As part of owner Rocking M Media's bankruptcy reorganization, in which 12 stations in Kansas would be auctioned off to new owners, it was announced on October 31, 2022 that Hutchinson-based Ad Astra Per Aspera Broadcasting was the winning bidder for KVOB and Larned-based KSOB and KNNS for $40,000. While the bankruptcy court has approved the purchase, the sale was officially filed to the FCC on January 9, 2023. Ahead of the closure of the sale, Ad Astra Per Aspera has applied for new KLBG call letters for the station, which are slated to take effect on March 1.https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/views/public/assignmentDraftCopy?displayType=html&appKey=25076f9185da22b90185eaab4c7528f8&id=25076f9185da22b90185eaab4c7528f8&goBack=N On January 19, 2023, KVOB would return to the air, this time simulcasting sister station KZUH's Top 40/CHR format.

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