KSEI
KSEI (930 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a conservative talk format. Licensed to Pocatello, Idaho, United States, the station serves the Pocatello, ID area. The station is owned by Paul Anderson, through licensee Idaho Wireless Corporation.[1] KSEI serves as the flagship station for Idaho State and broadcast football and men's basketball games live.
City | Pocatello, Idaho |
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Broadcast area | Pocatello, Idaho |
Frequency | 930 kHz |
Branding | News Talk KSEI |
Programming | |
Format | Conservative talk |
Ownership | |
Owner | Paul Anderson (Idaho Wireless Corporation) |
History | |
First air date | 1926 |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 51216 |
Class | B |
Power | 5,000 watts day 5,000 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°57′44″N 112°29′50″W |
Translator(s) | 98.9 K255DD (Pocatello) |
History
KSEI's history dates back to 1926, and for many years the station was East Idaho's NBC affiliate.
On August 15, 1947 KSEI increased its power to 5 KW full-time. It had been operating with 1 KW during the day and 250 W at night. Also on that day, KSEI-FM began broadcasting on 96.5 MHz.[2]
KSEI was the dominant Top 40 station in the Pocatello area in the 1970s and into the 1980s.
The station was sold, along with sister station KMGI, by Pacific Empire Radio to Idaho Wireless Corporation in November 2014. The studios were relocated at the same time.[3] The purchase was consummated on July 9, 2015, at a price of $850,000.
On July 27, 2020 KSEI changed their format from oldies to conservative talk, branded as "News Talk KSEI", with programming from Salem Media Group.[4]
References
- "KSEI Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- "KSEI Now Using 5 kw" (PDF). Broadcasting. August 18, 1947. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- http://www.idahostatejournal.com/news/local/idaho-wireless-buys-radio-stations-ksei-and-kmgi/article_edee482e-6ee9-11e4-a7a7-67709646b43f.html
- Stations In Albuquerque & Pocatello Flip To Salem’s Conservative Talk Lineup Rdaioinsight - July 27, 2020
External links
- KSEI in the FCC's AM station database
- KSEI on Radio-Locator
- KSEI in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- K255DD in the FCC's FM station database
- K255DD on Radio-Locator
- FCC History Cards for KSEI