KID (AM)

KID
City	Idaho Falls, Idaho
Broadcast area	Idaho Falls, Idaho
Branding	KID AM 590
Slogan	The Voice of Southeast Idaho
Frequency	590 kHz
First air date	1928
Format	News/Talk
Power	5,000 watts (Day) 1,000 watts (Night)
Class	B
Facility ID	22194
Callsign meaning	IDaho
Owner	Rich Broadcasting (Rich Broadcasting Idaho LS, LLC)
Website	590kid.com

KID is a commercial radio station located in Idaho Falls, Idaho, broadcasting on 590 AM. KID airs news/talk programming which includes syndicated programs like Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, and Glenn Beck.

History

The station was first licensed under the call KGIO, and began broadcasting on December 3, 1928^[1] on a frequency of 1320 kHz.^[2] On February 16, 1929, the call was changed to KID, and the station began broadcasting under this call.^[3] The station had moved to 1350 kHz by 1942 (likely in the March 29, 1941 changes, pursuant to the North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement, that saw many stations change frequency, where it stayed for several years.^[3] In 1950, the station changed from 1350 to its current 590 kHz frequency.

Ownership

In October 2007, a deal was reached for KID to be acquired by GAP Broadcasting II LLC (Samuel Weller, president) from Clear Channel Communications as part of a 57 station deal with a total reported sale price of $74.78 million.^[4] What eventually became GapWest Broadcasting was folded into Townsquare Media on August 13, 2010.^[5]

References

↑ The Museum of Idaho site: Local History Items
↑ "United States Broadcasting Stations" (PDF). White's Radio Log. C. DeWitt White Co.: 11 January 1, 1929.
1 2 Idaho Radio Before 1950 on The History of Idaho Broadcasting, Inc. site
↑ "Deals". Broadcasting & Cable. 2006-06-19.
↑ "Townsquare Media completes roll-up of GAP". Radio Business Report. August 13, 2010. Retrieved August 15, 2010.

External links

Query the FCC's AM station database for KID

Radio-Locator Information on KID

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for KID

Radio stations in the Idaho Falls, Idaho market

By FM frequency	88.7 90.5 90.9 91.5 91.7 93.7 94.3 96.1 97.3 97.7 98.1 99.1 100.7 101.5 102.5 103.3 105.5 106.3 107.1 107.9

By AM frequency	590 690 980 1230 1260

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.450 162.550

By callsign	K249EE KAIO KAOX KBYI KBYR KCVI KEII KEIR KFTZ KGTM KID KID-FM KIDJ KJY57 KLCE KMGI KQEO KRXK KSNA KSPZ KSQS KTHK KTSJ KUPI KYSK KZBQ WXL33

Nearby radio markets Pocatello Salt Lake City–Ogden–Provo Southwestern Wyoming Twin Falls See also List of radio stations in Idaho

News/Talk radio stations in the state of Idaho

Stations	KBAR – Burley KBFI – Bonners Ferry KBOI – Boise KID – Idaho Falls KIDG - Pocatello KIDJ - Sugar City KIDO – Nampa KLIX – Twin Falls KSPT – Sandpoint KWIK – Pocatello

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Idaho

Coordinates: 43°33′35″N 111°55′15″W / 43.55972°N 111.92083°W / 43.55972; -111.92083

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