Boise State Public Radio
Public radio | |
Ownership | |
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Owner | Boise State University |
History | |
First air date | 1976 (originally carrier current 1957–1976) |
Links | |
Webcast | KBSU Webstream KBSX Webstream |
Website | boisestatepublicradio.org |
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
KBSW in Twin Falls, Idaho airs a mix of programming from KBSU and KBSX, as well as some local programming produced at a satellite studio at the College of Southern Idaho.
A full-time jazz format, named "Idaho's Jazz Station," airs on KBSK in McCall, and also on HD Radio as KBSU-FM HD2 Boise. This format aired on KBSU and KEZJ prior to July 2007.
Boise State Public Radio is the lead station for the Mountain West News Bureau, a partnership of stations providing news coverage of the Rocky Mountain West.[2]
Location | Frequency | Call sign | ERP W |
Height m (ft) |
Format | FCC info |
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Boise | 90.3 FM (HD) | KBSU | 17,500 | 827 m (2,713 ft) | Classical | FCC |
91.5 FM | KBSX | 3,800 | 827 m (2,713 ft) | News/talk | FCC | |
Burley | 88.5 FM | KBSY | 440 | 635 m (2,083 ft) | News/talk | FCC |
Jackpot (Nevada) | 91.3 FM | KBSJ | 3,900 | 751 m (2,464 ft) | News/talk | FCC |
Lewiston | 89.9 FM | KLCZ | 230 | −256 m (−840 ft) | News/talk | FCC |
McCall | 90.7 FM | KBSQ | 220 | 602 m (1,975 ft) | News/talk | FCC |
91.7 FM | KBSM | 220 | 583 m (1,913 ft) | Classical | FCC | |
89.9 FM | KBSK | 450 | 602 m (1,975 ft) | Jazz | FCC | |
Twin Falls | 91.7 FM (HD) | KBSW | 4,500 | 150 m (490 ft) | Classical, News/talk | FCC |
Sun Valley | 91.1 FM | KBSS | 700 | 570 m (1,870 ft) | News/talk | FCC |
History
The network's roots date back to 1957, when KBJC was launched by what was then Boise Junior College as a
On October 18, 2022, Boise State Public Radio expanded to Lewiston and Pocatello. In Lewiston, Boise State Public Radio now operates KLCZ, formerly operated by Lewis–Clark State College, as a simulcast of KBSX; in Pocatello, it acquired the translator formerly operated by Salt Lake City NPR affiliate KUER-FM. Boise State Public Radio airs KBSU's musical programming in Pocatello, as the market receives NPR news programming from KISU-FM.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "PRX » Series » Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra". PRX - Public Radio Exchange. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- ^ Leja, Robert (5 September 2017). "KUNC Launches Mountain West Journalism Collaborative". Retrieved 2019-08-11.
- ^ "Boise State Public Radio Expands In Lewiston & Pocatello". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2022-10-19.