KMHR
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 Azteca Media, LLC and is branded as La Mejor.[1]
| 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 |
| Call sign meaning | Aberration of La MeJoR (H) |
| Former call signs | 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 | Lorena Cortez and Araceli Ortega (Azteca Media, LLC) |
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 Inc. acquired K252FA on 98.3 MHz FM from the Calvary Chapel of Twin Falls and began using it to relay KMHR.
Effective April 12, 2018, First Western sold KMHR and K252FA to Azteca Media, LLC for $250,000.
References
- "KMHR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- "KMHR Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for KMHR
- Radio-Locator Information on KMHR
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for KMHR
- Query the FCC's FM station database for K252FA
- Radio-Locator information on K252FA
- FCC History Cards for KMHR
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