KBQI

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KBQI

Albuquerque, New Mexico
Broadcast area	Albuquerque metropolitan area
Frequency	107.9 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	Big I 107.9
Programming
Format	Country music
Subchannels	HD2: Classic country "98.1 The Bull"
Affiliations	Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	KABQ, KABQ-FM, KPEK, KTEG, KZRR, K251AU, K265CA
History
First air date	April 27, 1979; 45 years ago (April 27, 1979) (as KFMG)
Former call signs	KFMG (1979–1991) KAMX (1991–1994) KTEG (1994–2000)
Call sign meaning	AlBuQuerque Interstate (see below)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	4706
Class	C
ERP	22,500 watts
HAAT	1,259 meters (4,131 ft)
Translator(s)	98.1 K251AU (Albuquerque, relays HD2)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live HD2: The Bull Listen Live
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. It carries two syndicated shows on weekdays, The Bobby Bones Show in morning drive time and After Midnite with Granger Smith overnight. 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.