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 six-tower transmitter site is located southwest of the city.
| Broadcast area | Boise metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 670 kHz |
| Branding | News Talk KBOI |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/talk |
| Network | ABC News Radio |
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| KBOI-FM, KIZN, KKGL, KQFC, KTIK | |
| History | |
First air date | August 11, 1947 (as KDSH at 950) |
Former call signs | KDSH (1947–1955) |
Former frequencies | 950 kHz (1947–1968) |
Call sign meaning | Boise |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 51211 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 50,000 watts |
| Repeater(s) | 93.1 KBOI-FM (New Plymouth) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
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. KBOI can still be heard 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.