KOQL
Radio station in Ashland–Columbia, Missouri
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KOQL (106.1 FM, "Q 106.1") is a top 40 (CHR)-formatted radio station owned by Cumulus Media. The station broadcasts from Columbia, Missouri, with an ERP of 69,000 watt (69 kW). The station serves the Mid-Missouri area. Its transmitter is located about 20 miles west of Jefferson City.
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| Broadcast area | Columbia-Jefferson City and surrounding areas |
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| Frequency | 106.1 MHz |
| Branding | Q 106.1 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Top 40 (CHR) |
| Affiliations | Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
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| KBBM, KBXR, KFRU, KJMO, KLIK, KPLA | |
| History | |
First air date | 1993 (as KYUA) |
Former call signs | KYUA (1991–1994) KBXR (1994–1997) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 60731 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 69,000 watts |
| HAAT | 292 meters (958 ft) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live Listen Live via iHeart |
| Website | q1061.com |
The station uses the slogan "All the hits." The station airs the syndicated The Kidd Kraddick Morning Show and mostly out-of-town DJs. Only the afternoon shift is broadcast locally.
Station history
In 1997, the station traded formats with 102.3 FM and became KOQL "Kool 106" with an oldies format. By 2000, the station had shifted to a jamming oldies format. In September 2001, it flipped to CHR as "Q 106.1."
On March 25, 2003, during The Cosmo & JC Radio Show, KOQL broadcast a prank phone call to a gambling addiction hotline without informing the counselor that the conversation was being recorded for broadcast. This violated 47 C.F.R. § 73.1206|Section 73.1206 of the FCC rules.[2] Mid-Missouri Broadcasting apologized on-air on April 4, 2003. The FCC issued a $4,000 fine the following year.
The station was owned by Mid-Missouri Broadcasting, Inc. at the time. The local cluster (including KOQL) later operated under the Premier Marketing Group name before being sold to Cumulus Media (Cumulus assumed operations March 1, 2004).
