KBPA

Infobox Radio station


airdate = August 20, 2004
name = KBPA
branding = 103.5 Bob FM
slogan = We play anything.
frequency = 103.5 MHz HD Radio
Mega 103.5 HD-2 for Dance
erp = 97,000 watts
class = C0
city = San Marcos, Texas
area = Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area
format = Adult hits
owner = Emmis Communications
licensee = Emmis Austin Broadcasting Company, LP
sister_stations = KDHT, KGSR, KLBJ-FM, KLBJ (AM), KROX
website = [http://www.1035bobfm.com / www.1035bobfm.com]
callsign_meaning = K
Bob
Plays
Anything

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.

Dance can be heard on 103.5 HD-2 'Mega 103-5 HD-2' (HD Radio needed).

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. It was licensed to San Marcos/Austin. 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 [http://www.austin360.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/xl/entries/2004/08/24/what_is_the_bob_and_where_did_oldies_103_go.html] angered by the loss of the only full-time oldies station in Austin.

Current On-Air Personnel

*Krash Kelly 9a-2p
*Evan 2p-7p

Former On-Air Personnel

*Michael Block (KRMH-FM Program Director)
*Joel Block (KRMH-FM - now co-host and chief audio producer for "EarthSky" [http://www.earthsky.org/about/joel-block]
*Michael Taylor (KRMH-FM - later KZEW-FM, Dallas)
*Fred Rhodes (KRMH-FM - later KVUE-TV, Austin, KTBC-TV, Austin, KHOU-TV, Houston and KTVI-TV, St. Louis, "Houston City Magazine", now an attorney in Houston)

See also

* Music of Austin

External links

* [http://www.hibob.fm/ KBPA: Bob FM]
*FMQ|KBPA
*FML|KBPA