{"id":358835,"date":"2025-12-19T22:20:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T22:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/358835\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T22:20:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T22:20:09","slug":"griffin-country-duo-to-swap-calls-to-highlight-kvoo-centennial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/358835\/","title":{"rendered":"Griffin Country Duo To Swap Calls To Highlight KVOO Centennial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-od-removed-loading=\"lazy\" data-od-replaced- data-od-xpath=\"\/HTML\/BODY\/DIV[@class='jeg_viewport']\/*[5][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[5][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[2][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[2][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::P]\/*[1][self::IMG]\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/995kvoo-200x200-jpg.webp\" alt=\"Big Country 99.5 KVOO 98.5 The Bull KXBL Tulsa\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-328493\"  \/>Griffin Media is swapping call letters on its two Tulsa Country brands to better match their products.<\/p>\n<p>Country \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebulltulsa.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">98.5 The Bull<\/a>\u201d will take on the KXBL call letters that have been on 99.5 since 2001, while KVOO-FM moves to Classic Country \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigcountry995.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Big Country 99.5<\/a>\u201c. The change is effective on Monday, January 5.<\/p>\n<p>The move comes as the company is planning to celebrate the centennial of the KVOO call letters in Tulsa in 2026 as 1170 KVOO signed-on in June 1926. One of the early stalwarts of the Country format, 1170 KVOO had been Country until flipping to Talk in 2002 with the brand continuing on 98.5 <a href=\"https:\/\/radioinsight.com\/headlines\/202312\/kvoo-tulsa-relaunches-as-98-5-the-bull\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">until it relaunched<\/a> as \u201c98.5 The Bull\u201d in December 2020. 99.5 dropped its former \u201c99.5 The Bull\u201d identity to take on the \u201cBig Country\u201d moniker that had been used by 1170 when it flipped to Classic Country in 2003.<\/p>\n<p>Griffin Media Director of Radio Operations &amp; Programming Don Cristi said, \u201cIt\u2019s an incredible honor to help carry forward the legacy of KVOO \u2014 the first station to broadcast live from Cain\u2019s Ballroom with Bob Wills &amp; the Texas Playboys, the home of Country Music Hall of Famer Billy Parker, and the station that helped launch the careers of legends like Reba, Garth, Toby, Brooks &amp; Dunn, Blake, and so many more. Being part of this 100-year tradition is truly special.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>99.5 Brand Manager Tanner Messer stated, \u201cKVOO has been a part of Oklahoma for 100 years, and I\u2019m honored to play a role in celebrating such an incredible milestone. I grew up listening to KVOO, so getting to help shape its next chapter feels truly special. I\u2019ve been working closely with KVOO alumni to make sure we honor the legacy the right way, and we\u2019ve put together some meaningful, fun, and really cool things to celebrate our listeners and our history.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Griffin Media is swapping call letters on its two Tulsa Country brands to better match their products. 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