KVOB

KVOB (95.5 FM, "95.5 The Rock") is a commercial radio station licensed to serve Lindsborg, Kansas, USA. The station is owned by Rocking M Radio, Inc.

KVOB broadcasts a mainstream rock format branded as "95.5 The Rock" to the greater Salina, Kansas, area.^[2]

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 adult contemporary 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 mainstream rock format, branded as "Star 95." In 1999, the station flipped back to adult contemporary, keeping the "Star 95" moniker. In 2004, the station began running the "Hits & Favorites" satellite feed from Citadel Media (now Cumulus Media Networks) and changed monikers to "Lite Rock 95.5". A year later, the station switched satellite feeds to Westwood One'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 "Bob FM". The station was assigned the KVOB call sign by the Federal Communications Commission on December 1, 2007.^[1]A year later, the station switched to Sparknet Communications' national feed of "Jack FM", again retaining the adult hits format.

On December 25, 2012, at Midnight, the station flipped to active rock, 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^[3]until it was corrected the following day.

References

External links

• Query the FCC's FM station database for KVOB
• Radio-Locator information on KVOB
• Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KVOB