KNBL
KNBL (1260 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a variety hits format. Licensed to Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States, the station serves the Pocatello area. The station is currently owned by Riverbend Communications, LLC.[1]
City | Idaho Falls, Idaho |
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Broadcast area | Idaho Falls, Idaho |
Frequency | 1260 kHz 690 kHz KEII - Blackfoot, Idaho |
Branding | Cannonball 101 |
Slogan | The Greatest Hits |
Programming | |
Format | Variety hits |
Affiliations | Salem Communications, ABC Radio , Westwood One |
Ownership | |
Owner | Riverbend Communications, LLC |
History | |
First air date | 1947 (as KIFI at 1400) |
Former call signs | KIFI (1947-1963) KTEE (1963-1991) KICN (1991-2001) KZNI (2001-2004) KSSL (2004-2006) KBLY (2006-2014) KEIR (2014-2018) |
Former frequencies | 1400 kHz (1947-1958) |
Call sign meaning | Sounds Like Cannonball (Stations Branding) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 71775 |
Class | D |
Power | 5,000 watts day 64 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°31′15″N 111°59′33″W |
Translator(s) | 97.7 K249EE (Idaho Falls) 101.1 K266AF (Pocatello) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | cannonball101 |
History
The station went on the air as KIFI in 1947 and changed its call sign to KTEE in 1963. On February 22, 1991, the station changed its call sign to KICN, on November 12, 2001 to KZNI, on May 12, 2004 to KSSL, on April 20, 2006 to KBLY, and on October 21, 2014 to KEIR.[2]
KEIR changed their format from news/talk to Christian radio on October 3, 2016.
On August 1, 2018, the station changed its call sign to the current KNBL.
On September 10, 2018, KNBL changed their format from religious to variety hits, branded as "Cannonball 101".[3]
Previous logo
References
- "KNBL Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- "KNBL Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- Cannonball 101 Explodes Into East Idaho Radioinsight - September 10, 2018
External links
- KNBL in the FCC's AM station database
- KNBL on Radio-Locator
- KNBL in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- K249EE in the FCC's FM station database
- K249EE on Radio-Locator
- K266AF in the FCC's FM station database
- K266AF on Radio-Locator
- FCC History Cards for KNBL