KIDO

Radio station in Nampa–Boise, Idaho

For the station in Boise, Idaho, that held the KIDO call sign from 1928 to 2002, see KFXD.

KIDO

* Nampa, Idaho
* United States

Broadcast area| Boise metropolitan area
Frequency| 580 kHz
Branding| KIDO Talk Radio 107.5 FM 580 AM
Programming
Format| Talk radio
Affiliations|

* Fox News Radio
* Compass Media Networks
* Premiere Networks

Ownership
Owner|

* Townsquare Media
* (Townsquare License, LLC)

Sister stations

* KAWO
* KCIX
* KFXD
* KSAS-FM
* KXLT-FM

History

First air date

| 1925; 100 years ago (1925)

Former call signs

* KFXD (1925–1998)
* KBKK (1998)
* KFXD (1998–2002)

Former frequencies

* 1460 kHz (1925–1927)
* 1470 kHz (1927–1928)
* 1420 kHz (1928–1932)
* 1200 kHz (1932–1941)
* 1230 kHz (1941–1947)

Call sign meaning

| Idaho
Technical information[1]

Licensing authority

| FCC
Facility ID| 17396
Class| B
Power| 5,000 watts

Transmitter coordinates

| 43°33′34.59″N 116°24′5.45″W﻿ / ﻿43.5596083°N 116.4015139°W﻿ / 43.5596083; -116.4015139
Translator(s)| 107.5 K298CN (Boise)
Links

Public license information

* Public file
* LMS

Webcast| Listen live
Website| kidotalkradio.com

KIDO (580 AM) is a commercial radio station, owned and operated by Townsquare Media, which broadcasts a news/talk format. Licensed to Nampa, Idaho, it serves the Boise metropolitan area.

KIDO's studios are located at 827 East Park Blvd. in Boise, in the same building as co-owned 630 KFXD, 103.3 KSAS-FM, 104.3 KAWO, 105.9 KCIX, and 107.9 KXLT-FM. The transmitter site is on West Amity Road in Meridian, Idaho. KIDO operates with 5,000 watts around the clock. By day, the signal is non-directional, but at night, to protect other stations on 580 kHz, KIDO broadcasts a directional signal.

## Programming

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KIDO has a local wake up program, Kevin Miller in The Morning featuring local news and interviews. Nationally syndicated talk shows are carried the rest of the day, including Glenn Beck, Dave Ramsey, Sean Hannity, Lars Larson, Ground Zero with Clyde Lewis, and Coast to Coast AM with George Noory.

Weekends feature shows on money, real estate, gardening, firearms, farming and ranching. Computer expert Kim Komando and Somewhere in Time with Art Bell are heard. Some weekday shows are repeated and paid brokered programming also airs.

## History

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KIDO's first license was granted on September 2, 1925, with the sequentially assigned call letters of KFXD, to L. H. Strong (Packard Motor Co.) in Logan, Utah, transmitting on 1460 kHz.[2] In early 1926, station ownership was transferred to the Service Radio Corporation, still in Logan.[3] In early 1927 KFXD's license was allowed to lapse, but a few months it was relicensed to Service Radio, although now located in Jerome, Idaho, and broadcasting on 1470 kHz.[4]

KFXD moved to its current location of Nampa, Idaho, in mid-1930.[5]

For three weeks in February 1998 the call letters were changed to KBKK, before returning to KFXD.[6]

### 2002 KIDO / KFXD call letter swap

[edit]

On August 14, 2002, stations KIDO and KFXD exchanged call signs, with AM 580 becoming KIDO, and AM 630 becoming KFXD. With this change, 580 inherited the legacy of the oldest surviving station in Idaho. The KIDO intellectual unit signed on in 1922 as KFAU, becoming KIDO in 1928.

For the general listening public, this resulted in the two familiar call signs appearing on new dial positions. The move was made so KIDO's news and talk programming could air on 580. While both stations operate at 5,000 watts, 580's location near the bottom of the AM dial allows its signal to travel farther. Additionally, while 580 operates at 5,000 watts around the clock, 630 had long been required to reduce power to an all-but-unlistenable 37 watts at night in order to protect several stations on adjacent channels. However, the FCC generally traces station identities by individual facilities rather than call signs. In this case, the "new" KIDO operates under the same license as the "old" KFXD.[7][6]

On November 16, 2006, Clear Channel Communications planned to sell 448 of its radio stations outside the top 100 markets[8] including KIDO, along with Boise sister stations KSAS-FM, KCIX, KTMY (now KAWO), KXLT-FM and KFXD. In March 2007, Peak Broadcasting LLC bought the Boise stations.

For 2011, KIDO announced it would become an affiliate for the BYU Cougars Sports Network.

On August 30, 2013, it was announced that Townsquare Media would purchase Peak Broadcasting's stations, including KIDO. The transaction was part of Cumulus Media's acquisition of Dial Global; Townsquare concurrently swapped Peak's stations in Fresno, California, to Cumulus for its stations in Dubuque, Iowa, and Poughkeepsie, New York. Peak, Townsquare, and Dial Global were all controlled by Oaktree Capital Management.[9][10] The sale to Townsquare was completed on November 14, 2013.[11]

## References

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1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KIDO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. ^ "New Stations", Radio Service Bulletin, September 1, 1925, page 3.
3. ^ "Alterations and Corrections", Radio Service Bulletin, January 30, 1926, page 7.
4. ^ "New Stations", Radio Service Bulletin, June 30, 1927, page 3. (This notification incorrectly listed the state as Utah instead of Idaho, with the error corrected in the next month's issue).
5. ^ "Alterations and Corrections", Radio Service Bulletin, June 30, 1930, page 15.
6. ^ a b "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
7. ^ "American Bandscan: Moving Day" by Doug Smith, Monitoring Times, November 11, 2002, page 70.
8. ^ "Clear Channel Agrees To $18.7B Buyout". Billboard. November 16, 2006.
9. ^ "Official: Cumulus Buys Dial Global, Spins Some Stations To Townsquare; Peak Stations Sold To Townsquare, Fresno Spun To Cumulus". All Access. August 30, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
10. ^ "Cumulus Makes Dial Global And Townsquare Deals Official". RadioInsight. August 30, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
11. ^ "Cumulus-Townsquare-Peak Deal Closes". All Access. November 15, 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2013.

## External links

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* KIDO Website
* Facility details for Facility ID 17396 (KIDO) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
* KIDO in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
* FCC History Cards for KIDO (covering 1927-1981 as KFXD)
* Facility details for Facility ID 142206 (K298CN) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
* K298CN at FCCdata.org

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Radio stations in the Boise metropolitan area (Idaho)

By AM frequency|

* 580
* 630
* 670
* 790
* 890
* 950
* 1060
* 1140
* 1240
* 1260
* 1350
* 1450
* 1490

By FM frequency|

* 88.1
* 88.7
* 89.1
* 89.5
* 89.9
* 90.3
* 90.9
* 91.5
* 92.3
* 93.1
* 94.1
* 94.9
* 96.1
* 96.9
* 97.9
* 98.7
* 99.5
* 100.3
* 100.7
* 101.1
* 101.9
* 102.7
* 103.5
* 104.3
* 105.1
* 105.9
* 106.3
* 107.1
* 107.9

| LPFM|

* 97.5
* 103.1

|

Translators|

* 91.9
* 92.7
* 93.5
* 93.7
* 94.5
* 95.7
* 96.5
* 98.3
* 99.1
* 99.9
* 101.5
* 102.3
* 105.5
* 106.7
* 107.5

NOAA Weather Radio
frequency|

* 162.40
* 162.55

Digital radio
by frequency & subchannel|

* 90.3-1
* 90.3-2
* 90.3-3
* 94.9-1
* 94.9-2
* 96.1-1
* 96.1-2
* 100.3-1
* 101.9-1
* 101.9-2
* 101.9-3
* 102.7-1
* 102.7-2
* 102.7-3

By call sign|

* K220JU
* K224EP
* K228EK
* K233DE
* K239AC
* K243BM
* K252FA
* K256CZ
* K260CU
* K268CU
* K272FS
* K288HG
* K294DC
* K298CN
* KARO
* KAWO
* KAWS
* KBGN
* KBOI
* KBOI-FM
* KBSU
* HD2
* HD3
* KBSX
* KBXL
* KCID
* KCIX
* KDBI-FM
* KFFI-LP
* KFXD
* KGCL
* KGEM
* KIDH-LP
* KIDO
* KIZN
* KJOT
* KKGL
* KKOO
* KLXI
* KMHI
* KMHR
* KOAY
* KPDA
* KQBL
* HD2
* HD3
* KQFC
* KQXR
* KRBX
* KRRB
* KRVB
* HD2
* KSAS-FM
* KSPD
* KSRV-FM
* HD2
* KTHI
* KTIK
* KTRP
* KTSY
* KWYD
* KXLT-FM
* KYWN
* KZMG
* HD2
* HD3
* WXK68
* WXK88

Defunct|

* KDBI (730 AM)
* KBXN (1380 AM)

Radio stations in Southern Idaho
Boise
Idaho Falls
Pocatello
Preston
Twin Falls

Other nearby region
Lewiston-Clarkston

See also
List of radio stations in Idaho

* v
* t
* e

News/Talk radio stations in the state of Idaho

Stations|

* KBAR – Burley
* KBFI – Bonners Ferry
* KBOI – Boise
* KBOI-FM - New Plymouth/Boise
* KIDG - Pocatello
* KIDJ - Sugar City
* KIDO – Nampa
* KLIX – Twin Falls
* KOUW - Island Park
* KSEI - Pocatello
* 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

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* t
* e

Townsquare Media

(formerly Regent Communications, and including former Gap Broadcasting Group and Double O Radio)

Alabama|

* WALJ
* WFFN
* WQRR
* WTBC
* WTSK
* WTUG-FM

Arkansas|

* KMJI
* KYGL

Arizona|

* KDXU-FM
* KTAN(+K251CQ)
* KWCD
* KZMK

Colorado|

* KARS-FM(+FM1)**
* KBKL
* KEKB
* KEXO
* KKNN
* KKPL
* KKXK(+K232BW, K233AH, K257AS, K257AT, K257AU, K267AB)
* KMAX-FM
* KMXY
* KSNN
* KTRR
* KUAD-FM
* KUBC(+K283CZ)

Connecticut|

* WRKI

Idaho|

* KAWO
* KCIX
* KEZJ-FM
* KFXD
* KIDO
* KLIX
* KLIX-FM
* KSAS-FM
* KSNQ
* KXLT-FM

Illinois|

* WDBQ-FM
* WKGL-FM
* WLIQ
* WROK
* WXLP
* WXXQ
* WZOK

Indiana|

* WDKS
* WGBF
* WGBF-FM
* WJLT
* WKDQ

Iowa|

* KBEA-FM
* KCRR
* KDAT
* KHAK
* KIIK-FM
* KJOC
* KKHQ-FM
* KLYV
* KOEL
* KOEL-FM
* KRNA
* KXGE
* WDBQ
* WJOD

Kentucky|

* WBKR
* WOMI

Louisiana|

* KEEL
* KFTE**
* KHLA
* KHXT
* KJMH
* KLCL
* KMDL
* KNGT
* KPEL
* KPEL-FM
* KROF
* KRUF
* KTDY
* KTSR
* KVKI-FM
* KWKH
* KXKS-FM

Maine|

* WBLM
* WBPW
* WBZN
* WCYY
* WDEA
* WEBB
* WEZQ
* WJBQ
* WJZN
* WMME-FM
* WOZI
* WQCB
* WQHR
* WWMJ

Massachusetts|

* WBEC
* WBEC-FM
* WBSM
* WFHN
* WNAW
* WSBS
* WUPE-FM

Michigan|

* WBCK
* WBXX
* WCRZ
* WFGR
* WFMK
* WGRD-FM
* WITL-FM
* WJIM
* WJIM-FM
* WKFR-FM
* WKMI
* WLHT-FM
* WMMQ
* WNWZ
* WQUS
* WRCL
* WRKR
* WTRV
* WVFN
* WWBN

Minnesota|

* KBMX
* KDCZ
* KDHL
* KDOC-FM
* KFIL
* KFIL-FM
* KFNL-FM
* KKCB
* KLDJ
* KLZZ
* KMXK
* KOLM
* KQCL
* KRFO
* KRFO-FM
* KROC
* KROC-FM
* KWWK
* KXSS
* KYBA
* KZRV
* WEBC
* WJON
* WWJO
* WWPE-FM

Missouri|

* KHMO
* KICK-FM
* KRRY
* KSDL
* KSIS
* KXKX

Montana|

* KAAK
* KAAR
* KBAZ
* KBUL
* KCHH(+K236AB)
* KCTR-FM
* KGGL(+K239AP, K245AP)
* KGRZ(+K224AA)
* KGVO
* KISN
* KKBR
* KLFM
* KMBR
* KMHK
* KMMS
* KMMS-FM
* KMON
* KMON-FM(+K260AU, K280GG, K298BL)
* KMPT
* KMTZ
* KPRK
* KSEN
* KTHC
* KVVR
* KXLB(+K254AL)
* KXTL(+K234AT)
* KYSS-FM(+K252BM)
* KZIN-FM
* KZMY
* KZOQ-FM

New Hampshire|

* WHOM
* WOKQ
* WPKQ
* WSAK
* WSHK

New Jersey|

* WCHR
* WCHR-FM
* WENJ
* WFPG
* WNJE
* WJLK
* WJLK-FM
* WKXW
* WOBM
* WOBM-FM
* WPGG
* WPST
* WPUR
* WSJO

New York|

* WAAL
* WBKT
* WBLK
* WBUF
* WCZX
* WDBY
* WDLA
* WDLA-FM
* WDOS
* WEOK
* WFRG-FM
* WGNA-FM(+W235AY)
* WHWK
* WIBX
* WKXP
* WKXZ(+W232AT)
* WLZW
* WNBF
* WODZ-FM
* WOUR
* WPBZ-FM
* WPDA
* WPDH
* WQBK-FM(+W256BU)
* WQSH
* WRRB
* WRRV
* WSRK
* WTMM-FM
* WTSS
* WWYL
* WYRK
* WZAD
* WZOZ

North Dakota|

* KACL
* KBYZ
* KEYZ
* KKCT
* KLXX
* KUSB
* KYYZ

Oklahoma|

* KLAW
* KVRW
* KZCD

South Dakota|

* KIKN-FM
* KKLS-FM
* KKRC-FM
* KSOO
* KSOO-FM
* KXRB
* KXRB-FM
* KYBB

Texas|

* KAFX-FM
* KATP
* KBAT
* KBZS
* KEAN-FM
* KELI
* KEYJ-FM
* KFMX-FM
* KFYO
* KGKL
* KGKL-FM
* KISX
* KIXS
* KIXZ
* KKAM
* KKCL-FM
* KKCN
* KKTX-FM
* KKYR-FM
* KLAQ
* KLTD
* KLUB
* KMND
* KMWX
* KMXJ-FM
* KNFM
* KNIN-FM
* KNRX
* KNUE
* KODM
* KOOC
* KPRF
* KPWW
* KQBR
* KQVT
* KROD
* KSFA
* KSII
* KSLI
* KSSM
* KTBQ
* KTEM
* KTUX
* KTXN-FM
* KTYL-FM
* KULL
* KUSJ
* KWFS
* KWFS-FM
* KXSS-FM
* KYKS
* KYYW
* KZBT
* KZII-FM

Utah|

* KCIN
* KDXU(+K223DI)
* KDXU-FM(+K270BV, K249EQ)
* KIYK
* KREC(+K253BB)
* KSUB(+K299BU)
* KXBN

Washington|

* KAPL-FM
* KATS(+K232CV)
* KDBL
* KEYW
* KFFM
* KFLD
* KIT
* KKWN
* KMGW
* KONA
* KONA-FM
* KORD-FM
* KPQ(+K269HC)
* KPQ-FM
* KWNC
* KWWW-FM
* KXRX
* KYSN
* KYSP
* KZHR

Wyoming|

* KCGY
* KGAB
* KIGN
* KKTL
* KLEN
* KOWB
* KRNK
* KRVK
* KTRS-FM
* KTWO
* KWYY

Defunct|

* KJEF
* KJEF-CA
* KOSY
* KRIL
* KUTI
* WCHN
* WPUT
* WTVL

Live events|

* Country Jam USA
* Mountain Jam (50%)
* WE Fest

Websites|

* King
* Loudwire
* Noisecreep
* XXL

Radio networks|

* Michigan Talk Network

* **License held by a divestiture trust; sale pending.

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States

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