Radio 103.5 Bob FM (KBPA)

KBPA (103.5 FM, "103.5 Bob FM") is an Austin, Texas based radio station. The station's slogan is "We play anything." Its format is similar to other Bob FM stations across the country. Its transmitter is located near Buda, Texas.The station signed on in 1971 as KRMH-FM as "Good Karma" a suitable name for a progressive rock station on the fringe of Austin ("Broadcasting from beautiful downtown Buda!") in its "Hippy-Dippy" age. It was licensed to San Marcos/Austin on 103.7 MHz. KRMH was owned by R. Miller Hicks (RMH) (Hence, the call letters).Later sold to the Wendall Mayes Interests (also owned 1490 KNOW-AM) and renamed KCSW-FM.Later both AM and FM sold to the Hicks family (no relation to R. Miller Hicks) (Family of well known investors Steve and Tom Hicks.) The station was renamed KEYI-FM (Key 103) with an adult contemporary format. Station eventually sold to Bob Sinclair of Sinclair Communications. His firm was in a partnership with a local concern, the LBJ Company, under the name "LBJS." Since then the Johnson family sold their interest to an Indianapolis based firm, Emmis Communications. The new partnership was named Emmis Austin Radio Broadcasting Co., LP.Prior to becoming Bob FM, KBPA (then KEYI) was branded as Oldies 103, playing a much tighter playlist of Motown and 1960's rock. When the switch took place on August 20, 2004, there was an initial outrage from loyal listeners angered by the loss of the only full-time oldies station in Austin. Since that time a competing Austin station now features the oldies format on their secondary HD radio channel.