radio station
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located in
Aberdeen, Idaho
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country music
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format branded as "96.1 & 102.1 The Wolf".
History
On September 26, 2011, the then-KID-FM rebranded from "The Bull" to "River Country", now simulcasting on KWFO 102.1 FM
Driggs, Idaho
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On October 25, 2018, KID-FM rebranded from "River Country" to "The Wolf".Wolf Howls Into Idaho's River Country Radioinsight - October 25, 2018 The station changed its call sign to KWFI-FM on November 26, 2018.
Ownership
In October 2007, a deal was reached for KID-FM to be acquired by GAP Broadcasting II LLC (Samuel Weller, president) from
Clear Channel Communications
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as part of a 57 station deal with a total reported sale price of $74.78 million. What eventually became
GapWest Broadcasting
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was folded into
Townsquare Media
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