KKBO
Radio station in Flasher, North Dakota, United States
KKBO (105.9 FM, "The Big Rig") is a country music radio station in Bismarck, North Dakota (licensed 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's KQDY/94.5, KBMR/1130, and Townsquare Media's KUSB "US 103.3".
01History
KKBO first signed on the air on December 19, 2008.
The station was launched by Connoisseur Media, LLC, and operated with an Adult Hits format, branded as "105.9 Bob-FM." In September 2012, Connoisseur Media announced the sale of the station to Radio Bismarck-Mandan, LLC, owned by Larry J. Schmidt. The purchase price for the station was $700,000, and the sale was officially consummated on October 1, 2012. This acquisition placed KKBO in a cluster with the existing Radio Bismarck-Mandan station, KXRV (107.5 FM).
Following the change in ownership, the station immediately flipped its format. On December 9, 2012, KKBO switched from Adult Hits to a Country music format, rebranding as "105.9 The Big Rig, New Country and The Legends."
KKBO, branded as "Big Rig 105.9," currently focuses on playing the legends of country music alongside hot, new artists of today. The station broadcasts from a shared storefront studio at 409 N. 4th Street in Bismarck and features local personalities, including the legendary Bismarck-Mandan voice, Sid Hardt.
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