KBQI
Encyclopedia
KBQI is a radio station in Albuquerque, New Mexico
, owned by Clear Channel
. It has a contemporary country music
format. It takes its name from the I-40 and I-25 interchange near downtown Albuquerque that is locally known as "the Big I
". At the time of the station's launch in July 2000, the "Big I" was at the start of a major reconstruction project which had finished in May 2002. In February 2006 the station began broadcasting in HD Radio
with an additional HD-2 subchannel that plays country variety.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 545,852 as of the 2010 Census and ranks as the 32nd-largest city in the U.S. As...
, owned by Clear Channel
Clear channel
A clear-channel station is an AM band Radio station in North America that has the highest protection from interference from other stations, particularly concerning night-time skywave propagation. Usually known as class A stations since 1982, they are occasionally still referred to by their former...
. It has a contemporary country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
format. It takes its name from the I-40 and I-25 interchange near downtown Albuquerque that is locally known as "the Big I
Big I
Big I is the name of the freeway interchange where Interstate 25 and I-40 intersect northeast of downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States.- Description :The Big I is a complex stack interchange located in central Albuquerque, New Mexico...
". At the time of the station's launch in July 2000, the "Big I" was at the start of a major reconstruction project which had finished in May 2002. In February 2006 the station began broadcasting in HD Radio
HD Radio
HD Radio, which originally stood for "Hybrid Digital", is the trademark for iBiquity's in-band on-channel digital radio technology used by AM and FM radio stations to transmit audio and data via a digital signal in conjunction with their analog signals...
with an additional HD-2 subchannel that plays country variety.
Station history
| call letters | format | name | time period |
|---|---|---|---|
| KFMG | Album Oriented Rock | Rock 108 | 1979-1991 |
| KAMX | Hot AC | Mix 107.9 | 1991-1994 |
| KTEG | Modern Rock Modern rock Modern rock is a rock format commonly found on commercial radio; the format consists primarily of the alternative rock genre... |
The Edge | 1994-2000 |