KMHR

KMHR
City Boise, Idaho
Broadcast area Boise area
Branding La Mejor
Frequency 950 kHz
Translator(s) 98.3 K252FA (Boise)
First air date 1961 (as KATN at 1010)
Format Regional Mexican
Power 3,500 watts day
35 watts night
Class D
Facility ID 49721
Transmitter coordinates 43°37′40″N 116°30′28″W / 43.62778°N 116.50778°W / 43.62778; -116.50778Coordinates: 43°37′40″N 116°30′28″W / 43.62778°N 116.50778°W / 43.62778; -116.50778
Callsign meaning Aberration of La MeJoR (H)
Former callsigns KATN (1961-1981)
KKIC (1981-1987)
KJHY (1987-1988)
KKIC (1988-2003)
KNJY (2003-2011)
Former frequencies 1010 kHz (1961-1968)
Affiliations Salem Communications
Owner First Western Inc.

KMHR (950 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Regional Mexican format. Licensed to Boise, Idaho, United States, the station serves the Boise area. The station is currently owned by First Western Inc and is branded as La Mejor.[1]

History

The station went on the air in 1961 as KATN. The call sign was KKIC on 1981-10-26. On 1987-06-23, the station changed its call sign to KJHY, on 1988-02-26 to KKIC, on 2003-08-17 to KNJY, and on 2011-08-01 to the current KMHR.[2]

In 2011, coinciding with the launch of KMHR, First Western acquired K252FA on 98.3 MHz FM from the Calvary Chapel of Twin Falls and began using it to relay KMHR.

References

  1. "KMHR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "KMHR Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
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