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]
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City | Idaho Falls, Idaho |
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Broadcast area | Idaho Falls, Idaho |
Branding | Cannonball 101 |
Slogan | The Greatest Hits |
Frequency | 1260 kHz 690 kHz KEII - Blackfoot, Idaho |
Translator(s) | 97.7 K249EE (Idaho Falls) 101.1 K266AF (Pocatello) |
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″N 111°59′33″W |
Call sign meaning | Sounds Like Cannonball (Stations Branding) |
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) |
Affiliations | Salem Communications, ABC Radio , Westwood One |
Owner | Riverbend Communications, LLC |
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
- Query the FCC's AM station database for KNBL
- Radio-Locator Information on KNBL
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for KNBL
- Query the FCC's FM station database for K249EE
- Radio-Locator information on K249EE
- Query the FCC's FM station database for K266AF
- Radio-Locator information on K266AF
- FCC History Cards for KNBL