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KBOI-FM
KBOI-FM (93.1 MHz) is a commercial radio station located in New Plymouth, Idaho, broadcasting to the Boise area. KBOI-FM airs a news/talk format branded as "News Talk KBOI" and is under ownership of Cumulus Media. History Adult contemporary (1990-1991) In April 1990, former country station ''Kissin' 93'' ( KIZN) moved over to 92.3 FM on the former CHR station (previously branded as ''92 Kiss FM'' under the previous call letters KIYS) (where it still exists today). The shift left Boise without a CHR radio station targeting to younger listeners for the next year as the future competitor, ''KF95'' ( KFXD-FM) aired Top 40 hits targeting to older listeners and lacked music by artists such as Bell Biv Devoe and Starpoint. In its place came KZMG ''Magic 93'' with an adult contemporary format. Top 40 (1991-2011) Magic 93.1 In 1991, the station became changed to a CHR/Top 40 format as ''Magic 93.1'', rejoining the CHR format targeting to younger listeners in the Boise market, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KQFC
KQFC (97.9 MHz, "Magic 97.9") is a commercial FM radio station in Boise, Idaho. It airs a soft adult contemporary radio format and is owned by Cumulus Media. Studios and offices are on West Bannock Street in Boise. The transmitter is off North Bogus Basin Road, amid other TV and FM towers, north of Boise. History KBOI-FM (1960-1985) On , the station signed on the air as KBOI-FM. It was the FM counterpart to KBOI, owned by Boise Valley Broadcasters. The company was a subsidiary of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. At first, KBOI-FM mostly simulcast the full service, middle of the road format on KBOI, consisting of popular music, news and sports. By the late 1960s, KBOI-FM broke away with its own beautiful music format. It played quarter hour sweeps of mostly instrumental cover versions of popular songs, as well as Broadway and Hollywood show tunes. KBOI-TV was also co-owned with KBOI-AM-FM, although the TV station today is owned by the Sinclair Broadcast G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KBOI (AM)
KBOI (670 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in the western United States, located in Boise, Idaho. It is owned by Cumulus Media and airs a news/talk radio format. Studios and offices are on Bannock Street in Downtown Boise, while its transmitter is located at a six-tower array southwest of the city. KBOI is Idaho's most powerful AM station, broadcasting with 50,000 watts around the clock. During the day, a single non-directional antenna beams the station's full power to Southwestern Idaho and Eastern Oregon. At night, power is fed to all six towers in a directional pattern to avoid interfering with WSCR in Chicago, the Class A clear-channel station on 670 AM. Even though it must direct its signal north-south as a result, KBOI can still be heard with across much of the western half of North America at night with a good radio, but is strongest in the Pacific Northwest. Because of this, KBOI is Idaho's designated primary entry point station for the Emergency Alert System. K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KTIK (AM)
KTIK (1350 kHz, "95.3 The Ticket") is a commercial AM radio station located in Boise, Idaho, United States. KTIK airs sports/ talk programming as a CBS Sports Radio affiliate and is under ownership of Cumulus Media. On January 26, 2011, KTIK began simulcasting on KZMG 93.1 FM, which was subsequently renamed KTIK-FM. On January 3, 2022, KTIK rebranded as "95.3 The Ticket" after KTIK-FM switched to a simulcast of news/talk-formatted KBOI 670 AM. Radioinsight - January 3, 2022 Previous logo (KTIK's logo under previous simulcast with KTIK-FM 93.1)References External links * * *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KIZN
KIZN is a commercial radio station located in Boise, Idaho, broadcasting on 92.3 FM. KIZN airs a country music format branded as ''Kissin 92.3''. History Early years (1967-1978) The station was launched in December 1967 as KATN-FM. On August 1, 1968, the call letters were changed to KBBK. Top 40 (1978-1990) On January 2, 1978, KBBK flipped to a new Top 40 format branded as ''Magic 92'', one of the first full-time FM Top 40 stations in the Boise market. In 1984, KBBK changed their call letters to KIYS and rebranded as ''92 Kiss FM''. Country (1990-present) In 1990, the station switched to country format as ''Kissin' 92'', and changed the call letters to KIZN. The switch left Boise without a CHR station appealing younger listeners for the next year until KZMG launched ''Magic 93.1'' in 1991, previously as a short-lived Adult Contemporary station. In early 2013, along with branding changes at sister station KQFC KQFC (97.9 MHz, "Magic 97.9") is a commercial FM radio sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KSAS-FM
KSAS-FM (103.5 MHz, "Kiss-FM") is a commercial radio station located in Caldwell, Idaho, broadcasting to the Boise, Idaho area. KSAS-FM airs a Top 40 (CHR) music format. The station made headlines in April 2008 when its afternoon disc jockey, Steve "KeKe Luv" Kicklighter, set an unofficial world record by going 175 consecutive hours without sleep, on the air. The stunt was timed to the start of National Child Abuse Prevention Month, in order to bring attention to that cause. In April 2009, Keke Luv ran 7 marathons in 7 days to raise awareness to child abuse. History Before becoming top 40 KSAS had the KARO call letters which now belong to a Christian worship music station in Boise. In the mid-1990s, KARO was an all '70s music format as Arrow 103 until 1997 when KARO switched to an AOR rock format, competing between classic rock KKGL, then Active Rock J105 and alternative leaning KQXR. Going back to the station's beginnings as KQZQ, they originally aired an automated adult Top ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KKGL
KKGL (96.9 FM, "The Eagle") is a commercial radio station located in Nampa, Idaho that serves the Boise area. KKGL airs a classic rock format. This station is also an affiliate for the Bob and Tom Show. History Top 40 (1977-1982) The station signed on the air in February 1977 as KUUZ with a top 40 format. MOR (1982-198?) In 1982 the station changed their call letters to KBNY and aired a middle-of-the-road (MOR) format. Adult contemporary (198?-1987) The station later switched to an adult contemporary format. In 1986, the call letters were changed to KFML. Oldies (1987-1991) In 1987 the call letters were changed to KLCI and by 1989 the format was changed to oldies Adult contemporary (1991-1994) The format changed to adult contemporary by 1991. Classic rock (1994-present) KLCI switched to playing only classics as “Classic Rock 97” by 1993. In the mid 1990s, KLCI rebranded as “B96.9, Boise’s Best Rock”. In 1997, the station changed its name to “96.9 T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KRVB
KRVB is a commercial radio station located in Boise, Idaho, broadcasting to the Boise, Idaho area on 94.9 FM. KRVB airs an adult album alternative music format branded as "The River" (a reference to Boise and nearby Snake Rivers). History Full service (1975-1984) 94.9 was launched as KFXD-FM in 1975 with the FM feed of KFXD (AM). It was initially branded as ''XD-FM 95'' by 1979 with a full service Top 40 radio format and news/talk. KFXD-FM was syndicated with Drake-Chenault's ''XT-40''. Top 40/CHR (1984-1993) In 1984, it was rebranded to ''KF95'' and flipped to a full-time Top 40 format to compete with the then CHR station ''Magic 92'' ( KBBK), and the later rebranded ''92 Kiss FM'' (KIYS) until it was dropped in 1990 when it switched to country. Upon the launch of KF95, the logo and the branding was being shared by the Sacramento, California radio station ''FM102'' ( KSFM), and Atlanta, Georgia's ''Z-93'' (WZGC). Adult contemporary (1993-1995) A new CHR rival, ''Magi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boise Metropolitan Area
The Boise–Nampa, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) (commonly known as the Boise Metropolitan Area or the Treasure Valley) is an area that encompasses Ada, Boise, Canyon, Gem, and Owyhee counties in southwestern Idaho, anchored by the cities of Boise and Nampa. It is the main component of the wider Boise–Mountain Home–Ontario, ID–OR Combined Statistical Area, which adds Elmore and Payette counties in Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon. It is the state's largest officially designated metropolitan area and includes Idaho's three largest cities: Boise, Nampa, and Meridian. Nearly 40 percent of Idaho's total population lives in the area. As of the 2021 estimate, the Boise–Nampa, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) had a population of 795,268, while the larger Boise City–Mountain Home–Ontario, ID–OR Combined Statistical Area (CSA) had a population of 850,341. The metro area is currently the third largest in the U.S. section of the Pacific Northwest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contemporary Hit Radio
Contemporary hit radio (also known as CHR, contemporary hits, hit list, current hits, hit music, top 40, or pop radio) is a radio format that is common in many countries that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts. There are several subcategories, dominantly focusing on rock, pop, or urban music. Used alone, ''CHR'' most often refers to the CHR-pop format. The term ''contemporary hit radio'' was coined in the early 1980s by '' Radio & Records'' magazine to designate Top 40 stations which continued to play hits from all musical genres as pop music splintered into Adult contemporary, Urban contemporary, Contemporary Christian and other formats. The term "top 40" is also used to refer to the actual list of hit songs, and, by extension, to refer to pop music in general. The term has also been modified to describe top 50; top 30; top 20; top 10; hot 100 (each with its number of songs) and hot hits radio formats, but carry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top 40
In the music industry, the Top 40 is the current, 40 most-popular songs in a particular genre. It is the best-selling or most frequently broadcast popular music. Record charts have traditionally consisted of a total of 40 songs. "Top 40" or "contemporary hit radio" is also a radio format. Frequent variants of the Top 40 are the Top 10, Top 20, Top 30, Top 50, Top 75, Top 100 and Top 200. History According to producer Richard Fatherley, Todd Storz was the inventor of the format, at his radio station KOWH in Omaha, Nebraska. Storz invented the format in the early 1950s, using the number of times a record was played on jukeboxes to compose a weekly list for broadcast. The format was commercially successful, and Storz and his father Robert, under the name of the Storz Broadcasting Company, subsequently acquired other stations to use the new Top 40 format. In 1989, Todd Storz was inducted into the Nebraska Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame. The term "Top 40", describing a radio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KCIX
KCIX (105.9 FM, "Mix 106") is a commercial radio station located in Garden City, Idaho, broadcasting to the Boise, Idaho, area. KCIX airs a hot adult contemporary music format. Personalities Chris and Ryan in the Morning took over weekday morning duties (5AM-10AM) on the station in September of 2021. The show features segments with live callers, local content, and lifestyle topics. The morning drive show is followed by middays with Deanna from 10AM to 2PM before Marco takes over in afternoon drive from 2PM to 7PM. At 7PM, Pop Crush Nights with Donny Meacham airs which features celebrity gossip and pop culture news. Lauryn Snapp hosts weekend duties. KCIX's traffic team consists of Dave Burnett and Robin Scott. History KCIX was originally branded as ''K-106'' with an Adult Contemporary format including songs from the '60s, '70s, '80s, and the '90s. By the later 1990s, the station moved in a Hot AC direction. In 1999, KCIX rebranded as ''Mix 106'', and shifted away songs from th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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