KLCI

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KLCI (106.1 FM, "Total Country BOB-FM") is a radio station serving the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area of Minnesota, United States, that broadcasts a country music format. It is licensed to suburban Elk River, Minnesota and serves the Twin Cities as a rimshot signal. BOB-FM's 106.1 transmitter is in Albertville, Minnesota and its studios are in Ramsey, Minnesota.

KLCI

Elk River, Minnesota
Broadcast area	Minneapolis-St. Paul
Frequency	106.1 MHz (HD Radio)
RDS	PI: 2D48 PS/RT: Title - Artist - BOB-FM
Branding	TOTAL Country BOB-FM
Programming
Format	Classic country
Affiliations	Compass Media Networks Westwood One Minnesota Lynx
Ownership
Owner	Dennis and Lucas Carpenter (Milestone Radio LLC)
Sister stations	KDDG, WQPM, WLKX-FM, KASM, KBGY
History
First air date	December 1974 (as WQPM-FM at 106.3)
Former call signs	WQPM-FM (1974–1998) KSLI (5/1998-6/1998)
Former frequencies	106.3 MHz (1974–1992)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	59617
Class	C3
ERP	9,100 watts
HAAT	164 m (538 ft)
Repeater(s)	1300 WQPM (Princeton) 95.9 WLKX-FM (Forest Lake) 105.5 KDDG (Albany) 107.5 KBGY (Faribault)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live Listen Live (HD3)
Website	mybobcountry.com HD3: bigqradio.com

BOB-FM's playlist focuses on a wide variety of country music. The station has a playlist of country music mainly focusing on the 1980s & 1990s, with some newer country music sprinkled in. KLCI brands itself as "TOTAL Country BOB-FM."

Bob 106 logo used until March 2008

History

KLCI signed on air as WQPM-FM in December 1974, simulcasting sister WQPM, and broadcasting with 3,000 watts from a tower next to Highway 169 in Princeton, its initial city of license.^[2][3]

The station's nickname, "BOB-FM", came from a former Twin Cities country station, BOB 100,^[4] which changed formats in 1997 to an all-rock format with Howard Stern in the Morning. KLCI picked up the nickname and referred to itself as "The New BOB". The station was previously known as Q-106 (WQPM-FM), with the same country format.^[5]

In 1992 WQPM-FM changed frequencies from 106.3 to 106.1 and went from 3,000 watts to a 5,000 watt signal off of the then-KXLI Tower (now KPXM Tower). The first song played on 106.1 was the 1992 number one hit single There Ain’t Nothing Wrong With The Radio by Aaron Tippin. The 5,000 watt signal was upgraded to 9,100 watts when its facilities moved from Big Lake to Albertville.^[6]

The station's city of license went from Princeton to Elk River in October 2001.

In 2007, BOB 106 signed the long-time Twin Cities morning duo of Chuck & Jon (Chuck Knapp and Jon Engen) who had been the number-two morning show in the Twin Cities area at KTIS-FM.^[7]

Since 2006, BOB-FM has been flagship station of Minnesota Lynx.^[8]

BOB-FM programming can be heard on KLCI/106.1; KDDG/105.5 in Albany/St.Cloud, Minnesota; WQPM/1300 in Princeton; WLKX-FM/95.9 in Forest Lake; and KBGY/107.5 in Faribault, Minnesota (covering Southern Minnesota).^[9]

Programming

Daily, Monday–Friday

The BOB Morning Show is hosted by Jim Erickson. Erickson is also the host of the All request Lunch Hour. Erickson is a play-by-play announcer for the Minnesota State Hockey Tournament.

No-Repeat Workday is hosted by Geoff Jones, who also host the BOB Classic Vault on Sundays.

Other programming

MN Military Radio is hosted by Doug Wortham and volunteer host and Vietnam veteran Tom Lyons. The show hosts interviews with veterans and family members about their stories.

The Homegrown Show is hosted by Brandon Backstrom. The show features local independent music.

JimBob Sports Jamboree is hosted by Jim Rich and Bob Sansevere with former Minnesota Vikings running back Chuck Foreman and former NFL longsnapper Mike Morris. The show focuses on a mix current and past sports discussions with the guest NFL players and the long-time radio and TV personalities.