Boise State Public Radio

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Boise State Public Radio
Boise state public radio logo.png
Broadcast area Boise, Idaho
Programming
Format Public radio
Ownership
Owner Boise State University
History
First air date
1976 (originally carrier current 1957–1976)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Links
Public license information
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.

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Stations and services

KBSU in Boise, Idaho airs classical music and other entertainment programming from American Public Media and Public Radio International. KBSX, also located in Boise, airs news and information programming from NPR, PRI, APM and the BBC, as well as locally produced news and information programs, including the nationally distributed program Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra . [1]

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)
FormatFCC info
Boise 90.3 FM (HD) KBSU 17,500827 m (2,713 ft)Classical FCC (KBSU)
91.5 FMKBSX3,800827 m (2,713 ft)News/talk FCC (KBSX)
Burley 88.5 FMKBSY440635 m (2,083 ft)News/talk FCC (KBSY)
Jackpot (Nevada) 91.3 FMKBSJ3,900751 m (2,464 ft)News/talk FCC (KBSJ)
Lewiston 89.9 FMKLCZ230−256 m (−840 ft)News/talk FCC (KLCZ)
McCall 90.7 FMKBSQ220602 m (1,975 ft)News/talk FCC (KBSQ)
91.7 FMKBSM220583 m (1,913 ft)Classical FCC (KBSM)
89.9 FM KBSK 450602 m (1,975 ft)Jazz FCC (KBSK)
Sun Valley 91.1 FMKBSS700570 m (1,870 ft)News/talk FCC (KBSS)
91.9 FMKWRV100656.6 m (2,154 ft)Classical FCC (KWRV)
Twin Falls 91.7 FM (HD)KBSW4,500150 m (490 ft)Classical, News/talk FCC (KBSW)

History

The network's roots date back to 1957, when KBJC was launched by what was then Boise Junior College as a carrier current station. It originally operated only when school was in session, and was a typical freeform college radio station. The station grew with the school, increasing its operating hours when BJC was upgraded to four-year status. The call letters changed to KBSC after Boise College was taken over by the state in 1967, and changed to the current KBSU after it was granted university status. In 1976, the station was granted a full FM license, and went on the air for the first time that fall. Gradually, the station began transitioning away from the freeform format, ultimately joining NPR in 1988. Before then, Boise was one of the largest cities in the western United States, and the only major market in Idaho, without a clear signal from NPR.

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]

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References

  1. "PRX » Series » Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra". PRX - Public Radio Exchange. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  2. Leja, Robert (5 September 2017). "KUNC Launches Mountain West Journalism Collaborative" . Retrieved 2019-08-11.
  3. "Boise State Public Radio Expands In Lewiston & Pocatello". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2022-10-19.