KBOB (AM)
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| City | Davenport, Iowa |
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| Broadcast area | Quad Cities |
| Branding | Classic Country 1170 |
| Frequency | 1170 kHz |
| First air date | July 1946 (as KSTT) |
| Format | Classic Country |
| Power | 1,000 watts (4 towers daytime) (6 towers nighttime) |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 13662 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 41°23′21″N 90°31′0″W / 41.38917°N 90.51667°WCoordinates: 41°23′21″N 90°31′0″W / 41.38917°N 90.51667°W |
| Former callsigns | KSTT (1946-c. 1984, 1987-1993) KKZX (c. 1984-1987) KJOC (1993-2014) |
| Affiliations | ESPN Radio |
| Owner |
Townsquare Media (Townsquare Media Quad Cities License, LLC) |
| Sister stations | KBEA-FM, KIIK-FM, KJOC, WXLP |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | KBOB 1170 Website |
KBOB is a radio station licensed to Davenport, Iowa, and airs a classic country format. The station's frequency is 1170 kHz, and broadcasts at a power of 1 kW. Its transmitters are located near Coyne Center, Illinois.
KBOB is owned by Townsquare Media, with studios located at 1229 Brady Street in Davenport, Iowa (along with the co-located KJOC, WXLP, KBEA-FM and KIIK-FM).
For Quad Cities-area baby boomers, the Davenport allocation for 1170 kHz represented good times and the best rock 'n' roll music in the area.
The station signed on in July 1946 as KSTT, but it wasn't until the mid-1950s—when it began playing the then-new Top 40/contemporary hit radio genre—that the station really took off in popularity. Disc jockeys made liberal use of listener requests and call-in contests. If there was a live broadcast or news happening in the Quad Cities, listeners were sure to spot the "Big Red" mobile news cruiser. KSTT also polled listeners on their favorite current songs, which disc jockeys then presented in a weekly countdown program. Quad-City area servicemen in Vietnam had tapes of KSTT programming sent to them.
The station, which was located along East River Drive in downtown Davenport, had a large window in its studio, where motorists could see their favorite on-air disc jockeys broadcasting. Listeners today remember such radio personalities as Jay Gregory, Mike Kenneally, Michelle Coleman, Tom Clay, Bill Young, Greg Garron, Mark Stevens, Lou Gutenberger, Bobby Rich, Bob Bateman, Ruth and Fred, Spike O'Dell and Jim O'Hara, each of them presenting the current Top 40 hits in an entertaining way. Members of the station's award-winning news department included News Director Jerry Reid and reporters Dave Douglas (Tom Hosmanek), Gary Hummel, Paulee Lipsman, David McAlary, and Fred Manfra.
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