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KBVB
City of license	Barnesville, Minnesota
Broadcast area	Fargo-Moorhead
Branding	Bob 95 FM
Slogan	New Country Turn Your Knob To Bob
Frequency	95.1 FM (MHz)
First air date	1980
Format	Commercial; Country
ERP	15,000 watts
HAAT	80 m
Class	C1
Callsign meaning	K Barnesville Bob
Former callsigns	KDLM-FM (1980-1996), KFGX (1996-2000), KRVI (2000-2007)
Owner	James Ingstad (Radio Fargo-Moorhead, Inc.)
Sister stations	KBVB, KFGO, KMJO, KRWK, KVOX, WDAY-FM
Webcast	Listen Live!
Website	http://www.bob95fm.com/

KBVB is also the abbreviation for the Belgian Football Association.

KBVB (95.1 FM, "Bob 95 FM") is a radio station broadcasting a country format. Licensed to Barnesville, Minnesota, it serves the Fargo-Moorhead metropolitan area. It first began broadcasting in 1980 under the call sign KDLM-FM at Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. The station is currently owned by James Ingstad's Radio Fargo-Moorhead, Inc.

95.1 began its life around 1980 as KDLM-FM on the 95.3 frequency licensed to Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. The station was purchased from Leighton Broadcasting in 1995 by MidStates Broadcasting, a division of OtterTail Power Company. At that time the studio was moved in with new sister-stations KFGO-AM/FM and KVOX-AM/FM. KDLM moved to the 95.1 frequency and underwent a format flip to alternative rock as "95X" under the call letter KFGX. This format was relitively short lived as the station transitioned to Adult Contemporary in 1997, then mainstream rock as "Rock 95" in 1998. MidStates Broadcasting was later bought out by James Ingstad in 1999.

Clear Channel Communications bought Ingstad's Fargo stations in 2000, and debuted River 95.1 debuted with an adult contemporary format. KRVI tweaked to its current AAA format in 2003, similar to that of co-owned KTCZ "Cities 97" in Minneapolis, Minnesota. After success with the AAA format on Cities 97 in Minneapolis, Clear Channel recreated format in Fargo and several other markets. These stations tend to draw in a large middle aged, well-educated audience which made them appealing to advertisers and profitable despite the fact that they may not have had large overall audiences. River 95.1 also annually aired Christmas music after Thanksgiving until Christmas Day.

On September 28, 2006, KRVI and the other Clear Channel stations in Fargo were sold back to James Ingstad, who lives in Fargo. He previously did not own KDAM, as didn't sign on until 2002. The sale was approved by the FCC on January 19, 2007.

Starting at midnight on March 8th, 2007, KRVI began stunting by repeating Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport by Rolf Harris continuously. On March 12, 2007, the station became KBVB "Bob 95 FM" competing with KVOX-FM "Froggy 99.9", with the Chris, John, and Jane morning show.

Bob 95 has been successful compared to the former owner Clear Channel Communications's failed attempts with KFAB-FM (now KFNL) and KDAM (now KMXW) to compete with country powerhouse KVOX-FM "Froggy 99.9", and debuted in Arbitron ratings on the top tier.[1]

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