KBKB-FM
KBKB-FM (101.7 FM) is a radio station serving the communities of Fort Madison, Burlington and Keokuk, Iowa. The station primarily broadcasts a country music format. KBKB-FM is licensed to Titan Broadcasting, LLC which is owned by John C. "LJ" Pritchard. Titan also owns KGRS in nearby Burlington.
Titan Broadcasting LLC agreed to purchase the station from GAP West (owned by Skip Weller) in late 2007. The station was owned by Clear Channel prior to GAP West.
101.7 The Bull's air staff consists of mornings with Drew and Tory, middays with Big Mark Hempen, K.C. in the afternoon, Whitney Allen in the evenings and after midnight.
The transmitter and broadcast tower are located between Fort Madison and Burlington near Hwy 61. According to the Antenna Structure Registration database, the tower is 149 m (489 ft) tall, with the antenna mounted at 132 m (433 ft). The calculated Height Above Average Terrain is 142 m (466 ft).
Prior to adopting a Country music format, KBKB was previously a soft rock station, beginning that format in the late 1970s. It was a radical change from its previous format of Easy Listening when it was under the call letters of KXGI. Under the soft rock format, KBKB promoted itself as a hip modern rocking "River Town" station that still had its roots firmly planted in the local Southeast Iowa river valley heritage, and often used a bumper jingle that was based on the blues song "Ol' Man River" with the line: That Ol' man river, he keeps on rolling, just keeps on rolling with K-B-K-B.