KBPA
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| City of license | San Marcos, Texas |
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| Broadcast area | Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area |
| Branding | 103.5 Bob FM |
| Slogan | We play anything. |
| Frequency | 103.5 MHz (Also on HD Radio) 103.5 HD-2 for Smooth Jazz |
| First air date | August 20, 2004 |
| Format | Adult hits |
| ERP | 97,000 watts |
| Class | C0 |
| Callsign meaning | K Bob Plays Anything |
| Owner | Emmis Communications (Emmis Austin Broadcasting Company, LP) |
| Sister stations | KDHT, KGSR, KLBJ-FM, KLBJ (AM), KROX |
| Website | www.hibob.fm |
KBPA (branded as 103.5 Bob FM) is an Austin, Texas based radio station. The station's slogan is "We play anything." Its format is similar to other Bob FM stations across the country. Its transmitter is located near Buda, Texas.
Smooth Jazz can be heard on 103.5 HD-2 (HD Radio needed).
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[edit] Former History
- The station signed on in 1971 as KRMH-FM as "Good Karma" a suitable name for a rock station on the fringe of Austin ("Broadcasting from beautiful downtown Buda!") in its "Hippy-Dippy" age. KRMH was owned by R. Miller Hicks (RMH) (Hence, the call letters). Roky Erickson of the 13th Floor Elevators spent many hours in the Austin offices' lobby.
- Later sold to the Wendall Mayes Interests (also owned 1490 KNOW-AM) and renamed KCSW-FM.
- Later both AM and FM sold to the Hicks family (no relation to R. Miller Hicks) (Family of well known investors Steve and Tom Hicks.) The station was renamed KEYI-FM (Key 103) with an Adult Contemporary format.
- Prior to becoming Bob FM, KBPA (then KEYI) was branded as Oldies 103, playing a much tighter playlist of Motown and 1960's rock. When the switch took place on August 20, 2004, there was an initial outrage from loyal listeners [1] angered by the loss of the only full-time oldies station in Austin.
[edit] Former On-Air Personnel
- Michael Block
- Joel Block
- Michael Taylor
- Fred Rhodes
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