▁and ▁it ▁proved ▁extremely ▁successful ▁in ▁its ▁first ▁implementation ▁on ▁W inn ip eg , ▁Man it oba ' s ▁CF WM . ▁It ▁inspired ▁Rog ers ▁Communic ations ▁to ▁license ▁the ▁Jack ▁FM ▁format ▁at ▁many ▁of ▁its ▁stations , ▁Cor us ▁Entertainment ' s ▁subsequent ▁Joe ▁FM ▁and ▁Dave ▁FM ▁br ands , ▁and ▁compar able ▁moves ▁at ▁other ▁stations . ▁Currently ▁a ▁synd ic ated ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁format ▁is ▁offered ▁by ▁En vision ▁Radio ▁Network s . ▁As ▁with ▁Jack ▁FM , ▁Bob ▁FM ▁stations ▁have ▁play lists ▁of ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁songs ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁average ▁amounts ▁of ▁less ▁than ▁ 5 0 0 ▁songs ▁which ▁most ▁other ▁stations ▁have . ▁ ▁The ▁format ▁was ▁largely ▁conce ived ▁and ▁created ▁by ▁Howard ▁K ro eg er , ▁a ▁former ▁programming ▁executive ▁at ▁CH UM ▁Group ▁Radio , ▁after ▁att ending ▁a ▁friend ' s ▁ 4 0 th ▁birth day ▁party ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁He ▁took ▁the ▁" Bob " ▁mon iker ▁from ▁a ▁country ▁music ▁station ▁( then ▁W BO B , ▁today ▁K FX N - FM ) ▁that ▁had ▁broadcast ▁in ▁the ▁Min ne apolis - St . ▁Paul ▁market ▁of ▁Minnesota ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁several ▁years ▁earlier . ▁ ▁Many ▁B OB ▁FM ▁stations ▁market ▁themselves ▁with ▁the ▁s log an ▁" Turn ▁your ▁kn ob ▁to ▁B OB "; ▁this ▁was ▁par od ied ▁in ▁a ▁Myst ery ▁Science ▁Theater ▁ 3 0 0 0 ▁sk