KNBL

KNBL
City Idaho Falls, Idaho
Broadcast area Idaho Falls, Idaho
Branding Cannonball 101
Slogan The Greatest Hits
Frequency 1260 kHz
Translator(s) 97.7 K249EE (Idaho Falls)
101.1 K266AF (Pocatello)
Repeater(s) 690 KEII (Blackfoot)
First air date 1947 (as KIFI at 1400)
Format Variety hits
Power 5,000 watts day
64 watts night
Class D
Facility ID 71775
Transmitter coordinates 43°31′15.00″N 111°59′33.00″W / 43.5208333°N 111.9925000°W / 43.5208333; -111.9925000
Callsign meaning Sounds Like Cannonball (Stations Branding)
Former callsigns 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)
Affiliations Salem Communications, ABC Radio , Westwood One
Owner Riverbend Communications, LLC
Webcast Listen Live
Website cannonball101.com

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]

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]

References

  1. ↑ "KNBL Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ↑ "KNBL Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ Cannonball 101 Explodes Into East Idaho Radioinsight - September 10, 2018
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