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Boise Boise (, , ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho and is the county seat of Ada County. On the Boise River in southwestern Idaho, it is east of the Oregon border and north of the Nevada border. The downtown area's ...

Metropolitan Statistical Area is served by six major television stations, two daily newspapers, three major weekly newspapers and 19 major commercial radio stations. The area is also home to a number of non-profit radio stations, a magazine, and a number of online publications.

Television and radio

Public radio

Public radio, listener-supported (through periodic fund drives) along with corporate and private sponsors, also has a place in Boise's radio marketplace.

Boise State Public Radio Boise State Public Radio is a broadcast service of Boise State University, which operates four programming services on several radio stations throughout central and southern Idaho and northern Nevada. Stations and services KBSU-FM in Boise, Ida ...

operates three radio stations, KBSU 90.3 FM, KBSX 91.5 FM, and KBSU-FM HD2. Through a system of repeater transmitters, these stations cover much of the populated area of Idaho, Eastern Oregon, and the northern border of Nevada. KBSU concentrates on arts and entertainment, largely of classical music, but also carries a variety of other programming of news, eclectic musical tastes, and weekly programs such as Garrison Keillor's ''

A Prairie Home Companion ''A Prairie Home Companion'' is a weekly radio variety show created and hosted by Garrison Keillor that aired live from 1974 to 2016. In 2016, musician Chris Thile took over as host, and the successor show was eventually renamed ''Live from He ...

'' and ''

Car Talk ''Car Talk'' is a radio talk show that was broadcast weekly on National Public Radio (NPR) stations and elsewhere. Its subjects were automobiles and automotive repair, often discussed humorously. It was hosted by brothers Tom and Ray Magliozzi ...

''. KBSX is the Boise area's

NPR National Public Radio (NPR, stylized in all lowercase) is an American privately and state funded nonprofit media organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with its NPR West headquarters in Culver City, California. It differs from other ...

outlet for news and cultural programming, while KBSU-2 provides jazz programming. These stations fill a niche in radio programming generally not covered in the mainstream commercial media and provide perspectives in culture and news not generally available elsewhere on the radio dial in this market. KRBX 89.9 FM, Radio Boise, also serves the Treasure Valley. This is a volunteer based, listener supported, community radio station that is home to a number of locally produced public affairs programs as well as ''

Democracy Now! ''Democracy Now!'' is an hour-long American TV, radio, and Internet news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman (who also acts as the show's executive producer), Juan González, and Nermeen Shaikh. The show, which airs live each weekday at ...

'' It also features a variety of music programming across a broad spectrum of genres. It is run by volunteer DJs and often features local and touring bands live in studio.

Print media

Daily

Two daily newspapers operate in the area, each with a different primary focus. The ''

Idaho Statesman The ''Idaho Statesman'' is the daily newspaper of Boise, Idaho, in the western United States. It is owned by The McClatchy Company. History The paper was first published as the ''Idaho Tri-Weekly Statesman'' on July 26, 1864, by James S. Reynolds ...

'' is based in Boise, and primarily focuses on the capital city but is considered the state's primary paper. The ''Statesman'' is owned by the

McClatchy The McClatchy Company, commonly referred to as simply McClatchy, is an American publishing company incorporated under Delaware's General Corporation Law and based in Sacramento, California. It operates 29 daily newspapers in fourteen states and ...

newspaper chain, based in California. ''

The Idaho Press-Tribune ''The Idaho Press'' of Nampa, Idaho is the second-oldest active newspaper in Idaho, first printed in December 1883. In its early years, the newspaper was often an instrument of political influence. One of the first owners and editors was Frank Ste ...

'' is based in Nampa, and focuses on Ada and Canyon County (including Caldwell).

Weekly

The ''

Boise Weekly ''Boise Weekly'' is a newspaper in Boise, Idaho, United States. It was founded in 1992 by Andy and Debi Hedden-Nicely and Larry Regan. It is owned by Adams Publishing Group's Western Division and is part of ''The Idaho Press''. It has an unaudi ...

'' is an

alternative newspaper An alternative newspaper is a type of newspaper that eschews comprehensive coverage of general news in favor of stylized reporting, opinionated reviews and columns, investigations into edgy topics and magazine-style feature stories highlighting l ...

based in downtown Boise, focusing on news, arts and opinion for the greater Boise area. The publication is owned and published locally. '' The Owyhee Avalanche'' is a weekly newspaper in

Homedale, Idaho Homedale is a city in Owyhee County Idaho. The population was 2,633 at the time of the 2010 census. The town name was chosen by drawing names from a hat during a community picnic. Homedale is part of the Boise metropolitan area. It was, at one ...

, which is published Wednesday mornings and serves the

Owyhee County Owyhee County ( ) is a county in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,133. The county seat is Murphy, and its largest city is Homedale. In area it is the second-largest county in Idah ...

area of Southwestern Idaho. It is owned by Owyhee Publishing. ''Tidbits of Boise'' is a weekly newspaper found in places where people wait: restaurants, doctor's offices, hospitals, car repair centers, and shops. It is published locally by Boise Media Group, Inc.

Other

The ''Boise Journal'' is a city magazine based in downtown Boise, focusing on local interest, history and arts for the greater Boise area. The publication is owned and published locally. The ''Boise Home'' is a city home magazine based in downtown Boise, focusing on local building, home products and gardening for the greater Boise area. The publication is owned and published locally. ''Boise Lifestyle Magazine'' offers monthly family and lifestyle magazine throughout the Boise and Treasure Valley areas. The publication is locally owned and published.

Online media

Most of the region's legacy media outlets maintain an

Internet The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a '' network of networks'' that consists of private, pub ...

presence. ''Boise Journal'' and ''Boise Home'' are available online a
imcmags.com
KTVB-TV operates KTVB.com with repurposed and original content, as well as extensive weather, sports, traffic and other content. . The ''Idaho Statesman'' offers IdahoStatesman.com with repurposed news, sports and classifieds content. With the exception of KGEM-AM, all the above-listed commercial radio stations maintain an online website. The ''Boise Weekly'' also publishes its content online a
BoiseWeekly.com
The ''Porcupine Picayune'' (formerly the ''Boise Picayune'') has been publishing "This, That & The Other Thing About Life, Liberty & The Pursuit Of Happiness" since 2007. ''Boise Lifestyle Magazine'' publishes its content in print and online throughout Boise and the surrounding areas. It offers stories, events calendar and business advertising. ZIdaho.com is Idaho's largest online classifieds. Started in 2000 by KTVB, it is now privately owned. IdahoCalendar.com is an online events publication, showcasing events and attractions all over the State.

Cable

Cable One Cable One, Inc. is an American broadband communications provider. Under the Sparklight brand, it provides service to 21 states and 900,000 residential and business customers. It is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, though it does not serve that ...

has a monopoly over Boise and the majority of the Treasure Valley. A non-profit organization operates TVTV, a locally produced

Public-access television Public-access television is traditionally a form of non-commercial mass media where the general public can create content television programming which is narrowcast through cable television specialty channels. Public-access television was creat ...

channel, which appears on Cable One channel 11. Primary funding is provided by the City of Boise.

KTVB KTVB (channel 7) is a television station in Boise, Idaho, United States, affiliated with NBC and owned by Tegna Inc. The station's studios are located on West Fairview Avenue (off I-184) in Boise, and its transmitter is located at the Bogus Bas ...

operates 24/7, entertainment channel television channel, which is available on Cable One channel 28, over-the-air on digital channel 7.2. The channel consists primarily of newscast repeats, as well as locally produced lifestyle and sports programming. The channel also features some content from

Northwest Cable News Northwest Cable News (NWCN) was an American cable news television channel owned by Tegna Media. The channel, which launched on December 18, 1995, provided 24-hour rolling news coverage focused primarily on the Pacific Northwest region of the Uni ...

References

External links

BoiseTVRatings (operated by KTVB-TV)

Radio-Locator.com entry for Boise

Radio news and discussion for the Boise market
{{DEFAULTSORT:Boise Lists of mass media by city in the United States Mass media in Boise, Idaho