KBQI
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| Broadcast area | Albuquerque metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 107.9 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Big I 107.9 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country music |
| Subchannels | HD2: Classic country |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KABQ, KABQ-FM, KPEK, KTEG, KZRR, K251AU, K265CA | |
| History | |
First air date | April 27, 1979 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | Albuquerque Interstate |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 4706 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 22,500 watts |
| HAAT | 1,259 meters (4,131 ft) |
| Translator | HD2: 98.1 K251AU (Albuquerque) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast |
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| Website | bigi1079.iheart.com HD2: thebullabq.iheart.com |
KBQI (107.9 FM, "Big I 107.9") is a commercial radio station in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It carries a country music format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The studios are on Masthead Street in northeast Albuquerque.
KBQI is a Class C station with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 22,500 watts. The transmitter tower is atop Sandia Crest east of the city. KBQI broadcasts using HD Radio technology. It airs a classic country format on its HD-2 subchannel, "The Bull," which feeds FM translator K251AU at 98.1 MHz.