KOQL

Infobox Radio Station


name = KOQL
city = Ashland, Missouri
area = Columbia and Vicinity
branding = "Q 106.1"
slogan = "The Hit Music Channel"
airdate = "Unknown at this time"
frequency = 106.1 MHz
format = Rhythmic CHR
erp = 69,000 watts
class = C1
owner = Cumulus Media
licensee = Cumulus Licensing, LLC
website = [http://www.q1061.com/ q1061.com]
sister_stations = KBBM, KBXR, KFRU, KJMO, KLIK, KPLA

KOQL "Q 106.1" is a Top 40-formatted station owned by Cumulus Media. The station is broadcasted from Columbia, Missouri with an ERP of 69,000 kW. The station serves Central Missouri. Their transmitter is located about 20 miles west of Jefferson City. The station, at times, leans towards a rhythmic-type format and plays a lot of the older songs. The station is currently ranked third in the market. Following KTXY's slippage in the ratings, Q106.1 is the number one hit music station in the area.

logans

Like most radio stations Q 106.1 uses a variety of slogans. There are three slogans used on air. The official slogan as reported by Cumulus Media is "The Hit Music Channel". Many radio stations choose to identify themselves as a "channel" in markets where people have become familiar with using the word "channel" when discussing television. The Columbia/Jefferson City market has a large amount of media, and is especially saturated with television media. Most residents in the area refer to their TV station as "Channel 8" or "Channel 13", etc. To better compete with television in general KOQL as with many stations have begun to call themselves a "channel" rather than a "radio station".

The station also uses the following slogans:

*"Your 20 in-a-row hit music channel"
*"All the hits"

FCC Violation

On March 21, 2003 from 8:10 - 8:15am when Cosmo & JC hosted the morning show KOQL aired a prank phone call between the radio station and Life Crisis Services, a gambling addiction hotline. In the complaint it stated that the radio station personality pretended to have a legitimate gambling problem. Once the representative from Life Crisis realized it was a prank phone call, they hung up.

The station did not inform the hotline the call was for broadcast, which is a violation of Federal Communication Commission (FCC) law Section 73.1206. On April 4, 2003, Mid-Missouri Broadcasting made an official on-air apology to Life Crisis and provided a link on its website for its services, but even so, on November 23, 2004 the FCC fined Mid-Missouri Broadcasting $4000.

Mid-Missouri Broadcasting later sold the station along with others to Cumulus Media. Cosmo & JC were subsequently fired from KOQL and were hired in 2005 by KTXY.

External links

* [http://www.q1061.com/ Q 106.1 - Official Site]
*FMQ|KOQL
*FML|KOQL

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