KBXL (94.1 FM) is a

radio station Radio broadcasting is transmission of audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience. In terrestrial radio broadcasting the radio waves are broadcast by a land-based radi ...

broadcasting a

Christian talk and teaching Christian radio is a Christian media radio format that focus on programming with a Christian message. Many such broadcasters play contemporary Christian music, though many programs include sermons, radio dramas, as well as news and talk pro ...

format. Licensed to

Caldwell, Idaho Caldwell (locally CALL-dwel) is a city in and the county seat of Canyon County, Idaho. The population was 59,996 at the time of the 2020 United States census. Caldwell is considered part of the Boise metropolitan area. Caldwell is the location ...

, United States, the station serves the

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 th ...

, and is currently owned by Inspirational Family Radio.

History

The station began broadcasting February 22, 1961, and held the call sign KBGN-FM, simulcasting AM 910

KBGN KBGN (1060 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Christian radio format. Licensed to Caldwell, Idaho Caldwell (locally CALL-dwel) is a city in and the county seat of Canyon County, Idaho. The population was 59,996 at the time of the 2020 Unite ...

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1963 Broadcasting Yearbook
',

Broadcasting Broadcasting is the distribution of audio or video content to a dispersed audience via any electronic mass communications medium, but typically one using the electromagnetic spectrum (radio waves), in a one-to-many model. Broadcasting began ...

, 1963. p. B-53. Retrieved October 13, 2018. In 1970, the station's call sign was changed to KBXL.Call letter applications
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''. January 26, 1970. p. 97. Retrieved October 13, 2018. KBXL aired an

easy listening Easy listening (including mood music) is a popular music genre and radio format that was most popular during the 1950s to 1970s. It is related to middle-of-the-road (MOR) music and encompasses instrumental recordings of standards, hit songs, ...

format in the 1970s, 1980s, and early 1990s.
1972 Broadcasting Yearbook
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, 1972. p. B-58. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
Broadcasting Yearbook 1979
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, 1979. p. C-60. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1985
', Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1985. p. B-75. Retrieved October 13, 2018.Format Changes
, ''The M Street Journal''. Vol. 8, No. 43. October 28, 1991. p. 1. Retrieved October 3, 2018. In October 1991, the station adopted a

soft AC Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, quiet sto ...

format, and was branded "X-94". By 1994, the station had adopted a religious format.
Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1994
', Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1994. p. B-104. Retrieved October 13, 2018.

References

External links

KBXL's official website
{{Religious Radio Stations in Idaho Radio stations established in 1961 1961 establishments in Idaho BXL Caldwell, Idaho