KLCI

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KLCI

City	Elk River, Minnesota
Broadcast area	Minneapolis-St. Paul
Frequency	106.1 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	BOB-FM
Programming
Format	Classic country
Subchannels	HD2: "Hope" (Southern Gospel) HD3: WLKX-FM simulcast (Oldies)
Ownership
Owner	Milestone Radio
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
Facility ID	59617
Class	C3
ERP	9,100 watts
HAAT	164 m (538 ft)
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	HD1: mybobcountry.com HD3: bigqradio.com

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.

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

The station's nickname, "BOB-FM", came from a former Twin Cities country station, BOB 100, 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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]}

Chuck Knapp retired in 2013, replaced by Neil Freeman who continued the Morning Show with Jon Engen. Jon Engen left the Morning Show in October 2014. Jim Erickson and Neil Freemen now host the morning show.

Jim Erickson also hosts the All Request Show at Noon each day. Geoff Jones is the midday host. Kirby Hemmesch hosts the afternoon drive.

Since 2006, BOB-FM has been flagship station of Minnesota Lynx.

BOB-FM programming can be heard on KLCI/106.1; KDDG/105.5 in Albany/St.Cloud, Minnesota; and KBGY/107.5 in Faribault, Minnesota (covering Southern Minnesota).

External links[]

• BOB FM Website
• BOB FM Business facing website
• KLCI in the FCC FM station database
• KLCI on Radio-Locator
• KLCI in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
• Twin Cities Radio Airchecks.com for old Aircheck recordings of Chuck Knapp

Coordinates: 45°14′20″N 93°41′13″W / 45.239°N 93.687°W / 45.239; -93.687