KQWB-FM

KQWB-FM

City of license	Moorhead, Minnesota
Broadcast area	Fargo-Moorhead
Branding	Q98
Slogan	"Q98 Rocks"
Frequency	98.7 MHz
First air date	1968
Format	Commercial; Active rock
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	177 meters
Class	C1
Facility ID	21191
Callsign meaning	Q98 inherited from KQWB
Owner	Triad Broadcasting (Monterey Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	KBMW, KLTA, KPFX, KQWB, KQWB-FM, KVOX-FM
Webcast	Listen Live!
Website	q98.com

KQWB-FM (98.7 FM, "Q98") is an Active rock radio station located in Fargo, North Dakota (licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to twin city Moorhead, Minnesota), owned by Go Radio Broadcasting, a division of Triad Broadcasting.

History

previous Q98 logo until 2009

KQWB-FM first went on the air in 1968 (inheriting call letters from KQWB (AM) 1550). Q98 had been an Active Rock station since the 1980s.

For most of the last decade, Q98 has had a syndicated morning show. In 1998, Scotch & Daniels was replaced with Bob and Tom in the morning. In 2000, Bob and Tom was dropped, and Scotch brought back, with Dui. They remained as morning show hosts until 2003 when they were replaced with another syndicated duo, Lex and Terry

In May 1999, Triad Broadcasting reached a deal to acquire this station from Brothers Jim and Tom Instad as part of a twelve-station deal valued at a reported $37.8 million.

Triad Broadcasting also owns KQWB 1660 AM (Sports), KVOX 99.9 (Country), KLTA 105.1 (Hot AC), and KPFX 107.9 (Classic rock) in the Fargo-Moorhead area.

On Air

• Lex and Terry in the Morning (Weekdays and Saturday 5am-10am)
• Gunner (Weekdays 10am-2pm)
• Sparks (Weekdays 2pm-7pm)
• Rachel Edge (Weeknights 7pm-Midnight)
• Scratch 'N Sniff (Saturday 11pm-1am)
• HardDrive (Sunday 10pm-Midnight)
• Alternative Feed with Reed (Sunday 8p-10p)

The on air schedule tends to vary on the weekend, and as a result is not posted on the Q98 website (though Gunner and Sparks almost always cover their respective timeslot on Saturday). Weekend programming also includes the syndicated Scratch 'N Sniff on Saturday from 11pm-1am, HardDrive from 10p-Midnight on Sunday, and the Alternative Feed with Reed on Sunday from 8p-10p, which features the latest in the Alternative Music scene.

Former Djs

• Nomi (Weeknights, April 2010- August 2011—now at KRXP)
• Amber
• Dexter
• Twitch
• Novak
• Jack Spade
• Jamie Kayne
• Mike Waters (now at KMJO)
• Scotch (now at KRWK)
• Dui
• Tank (now at KRWK)
• Shelly Knight
• Big Dog (now at KLTA)
• Jim Daniels (now at KPFX)
• Big Jim Davis,
• Mark Nicholls (announcer and Operations manager for Q98, as well as KQWB-AM for most of the 80's until Sept 1994)
• TY Banks (Deceased),
• Tina Rene

External links

• Q98 website
• Go Radio Website
• Query the FCC's FM station database for KQWB
• Radio-Locator information on KQWB
• Query Arbitron's FM station database for KQWB