KBQI

KBQI

City	Albuquerque, New Mexico
Broadcast area	Albuquerque, New Mexico Santa Fe, New Mexico
Branding	Big I 107.9
Slogan	Albuquerque's NEW Country
Frequency	107.9 MHz (also on HD Radio)
Translator(s)	98.1 K251AU (Albuquerque, relays HD2)
First air date	April 27, 1979 (as KFMG)
Format	Country HD2: Classic Country "98.1 The Bull"
ERP	22,500 watts
HAAT	1,259 meters (4,131 ft)
Class	C
Facility ID	4706
Callsign meaning	AlBuQerque Interstate (see below)
Former callsigns	KFMG (1979-1991) KAMX (1991-1994) KTEG (1994-2000)
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (Citicasters Licenses, Inc.)
Webcast	Listen Live Listen Live (HD2)
Website	bigi1079.com classiccountry981.com (HD2)

KBQI (107.9 FM, "Big I 107.9") is a radio station in Albuquerque, New Mexico which carries a country music format, owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.. Its studios are located in Northeast Albuquerque, and the transmitter tower is located atop Sandia Crest east of the city.

KBQI takes its branding, "Big I 107.9", from the I-40 and I-25 interchange near downtown Albuquerque that is locally known as "the Big I". At the time of the station's launch in July 2000, the "Big I" was at the start of a major reconstruction project which had finished in May 2002. The station also launched with former KRST morning personalities Tony Lynn and Myles Copeland taking the morning shift at the new station. This helped to make KBQI competitive with KRST which had once dominated the format in the market. Tony and Myles had hosted mornings for 11 years until they were let go in October 2011.^[1] The syndicated Bobby Bones Show now airs in mornings.

In February 2006 the station began broadcasting in HD Radio with an additional HD-2 subchannel that played country variety. On June 21, 2013 the HD subchannel began to air a classic country music format re-broadcasting on translator K251AU on 98.1 FM. ^[2]^[3]

Station history

In 1994, KAMX-FM switched to modern rock and KAMX discontinued its simulcast.^[4]

call letters	format	name	time period
KFMG	Album Oriented Rock	Rock 108	1979-1991
KAMX	Hot AC	Mix 107.9	1991-1994
KTEG	Modern Rock	The Edge	1994-2000

References

↑ http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/tony-lynn--myles-show-cancelled
↑ http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/83843/albuquerques-classic-country-on-the-move/
↑ http://www.hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=70 HD Radio Guide for Albuquerque
↑ Stark, Phyllis (November 5, 1994). "Vox Jox". Billboard. 106 (45): 118.

External links

KBQI official website

Query the FCC's FM station database for KBQI

Radio-Locator information on KBQI

Radio stations in the Albuquerque, New Mexico market

By AM frequency	610 730 770 810 840 920 1000 1050 1190 1240 1350 1450 1510 1550 1600

By FM frequency	88.3 89.1 89.9 90.7 91.5 92.3 92.9 93.3 93.7 94.1 94.5 95.1 95.5 95.9 96.3 97.3 97.7 98.1 98.5 98.9 99.5 99.9 100.3 100.9 101.3 101.7 102.5 102.9 103.3 103.7 104.1 104.7 105.1 105.5 105.9 106.3 106.7 107.1 107.5 107.9

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.4 162.55

By callsign	K233CG K240BL K251AU K265CA K279BP K298BY KABG KABQ KABQ-FM KAGM KANW KARS KBNM-LP KBQI KBZU KDAZ KDLW KDRF KDSK KDSK-FM KFLQ KHFM KIOT KIVA KJFA-FM KKIM KKOB KKOB-FM KKRG-FM KKSS KLVO KLYT KMGA KMGG-LP KNKT KNML KOAZ KOLZ KPEK KQGC KQLV KQNM KQRI KQTM KRST KRZY KRZY-FM KSVA KSWV KTBL KTEG KUNM KXKS KZRR WXJ33 WXJ34

Outer area	88.7 91.1 92.7 98.7

Defunct	KDEF 1150 KKNS 1310

Nearby radio markets Four Corners area Roswell Santa Fe See also List of radio stations in New Mexico

Radio stations in the Santa Fe, New Mexico market

By FM frequency	90.3 90.7 91.5 92.9 94.7 95.5 95.9 96.9 97.3 98.1 98.5 101.1 101.5 102.9 104.1 105.1 105.9 106.7 107.5

By AM frequency	540 810 950 1260 1400 1490

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.400 162.550

By callsign	K240EC KABG KAGM KANW-HD2 KBAC KDCE KFLQ KHFM KKRG-FM KKSS KLBU KMRD-LP KNMX KQBA KQLV KRSN KRZY-FM KSFE KSFR KSWV KTEG KTRC KVSF KVSF-FM KYBR WXJ33 WXJ34

Nearby radio markets Albuquerque Clovis Four Corners area Roswell Taos See also List of radio stations in New Mexico

Country radio stations in the state of New Mexico

Stations	KATK-FM – Carlsbad KBIM-FM – Roswell KBKZ – Raton KBQI – Albuquerque KBQI HD2 – Albuquerque KBZU – Albuquerque KCHS – Truth or Consequence KCKN – Roswell KCLV-FM – Clovis KFUN – Las Vegas KGLX – Gallup KGRT-FM – Las Cruces KIXN – Hobbs KKTC – Angel Fire KKYC – Clovis KLEA – Lovington KLMX – Clayton KMIN – Grants KMOU – Roswell KMXQ – Socorro KNFT-FM – Bayard KOTS – Deming KQBA – Los Alamos KRST – Albuquerque KRSY-FM – La Luz KSEL – Portales KSEL-FM – Portales KTNM – Tucumcari KTRA-FM – Farmington KTZA – Artesia KWES-FM – Ruidoso KWMW – Maljamar KXPZ – Las Cruces KYBR - Espanola KYRN – Socorro KYVA – Gallup KZZX – Alamogordo

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in New Mexico

iHeartMedia

Corporate officers	Bob Pittman (Chairman/CEO)

Board of directors	Lowry Mays Irving Azoff B. J. "Red" McCombs J. C. Watts John H. Williams

Radio stations	List of radio stations owned by iHeartMedia

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Coordinates: 35°12′43″N 106°27′00″W / 35.212°N 106.450°W / 35.212; -106.450

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