KSPD

KSPD
City Boise, Idaho
Broadcast area Boise metropolitan area
Branding Boise's Solid Talk
Frequency 790 kHz
Translator(s) 94.5 K233DE (Boise)
First air date April 27, 1961[1]
Format Christian talk and teaching
Power 1,000 watts day
61 watts night
Class D
Facility ID 35627
Transmitter coordinates 43°33′57″N 116°20′13″W / 43.56583°N 116.33694°W / 43.56583; -116.33694
Callsign meaning K SPuD[2]
Former callsigns KEST (1961-1970)[3]
Owner Inspirational Family Radio, Inc.
Sister stations KBXL
Webcast Listen Live
Website 790kspd.com

KSPD (790 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Christian talk and teaching format, licensed to Boise, Idaho, United States. The station is owned by Inspirational Family Radio.[4]

History

The station began broadcasting April 27, 1961, and originally held the call sign KEST.[1][3] In 1970, the station's call sign was changed to KSPD, and the station adopted a progressive rock format.[3][5] By 1975, the station had adopted an all news format, which it continued to air into the 1980s.[6][7] By 1989, the station had adopted a religious format.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 1963 Broadcasting Yearbook, Broadcasting, 1963. p. B-53. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Stations' Call Letters Reveal Much About Their Personalities", Billboard. March 13, 1993. p. 117. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 History Cards for KSPD, fcc.gov. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  4. ↑ "KSPD Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  5. ↑ "KSPD Voids Void With Hip Rock Play", Billboard. October 10, 1970. p. 48. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  6. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1975, Broadcasting, 1975. p. C-52. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  7. ↑ Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1988, Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1988. p. B-80. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  8. ↑ Unmacht, Robert (1989). The M Street Radio Directory. RadioPhiles, Inc. p. S-90. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
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