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| Branding | CBS 2 |
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| History | |
First air date | November 26, 1953 (71 years ago) (1953-11-26) |
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Call sign meaning | Boise, or theIATA code for theairport |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 49760 |
| ERP | 625 kW[1] |
| HAAT | 862 m (2,828 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 43°45′20.8″N116°5′57″W / 43.755778°N 116.09917°W /43.755778; -116.09917 |
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| Website | idahonews |
KBOI-TV (channel 2) is atelevision station inBoise, Idaho, United States, affiliated withCBS. It is owned bySinclair Broadcast Group alongsidelow-powerCW+ affiliateKYUU-LD (channel 35). The two stations share studios on North 16th Street in downtown Boise; KBOI-TV's transmitter is located at theBogus Basinski area summit in unincorporatedBoise County.
KBOI signed on November 26, 1953, as the Treasure Valley's second television station, afterNBC affiliate KIDO-TV, channel 7 (nowKTVB). It aired an analog signal on VHF channel 2, and was owned by Boise Valley Broadcasters along with KDSH (950 AM). It was originally licensed toMeridian, Idaho, until January 18, 1955;[3] the "-TV" suffix was added to the KBOI call sign on February 11,[3] as the television station's city of license change allowed KDSH radio to change its call sign toKBOI.[5] Channel 2 has always been a primary CBS outlet, but initially shared secondaryABC andDuMont affiliations with KIDO. KBOI lost the latter network after it shut down in 1955 and ABC with the launch ofNampa's KITC, channel 6 (nowKIVI-TV) in 1974. The following year, after KBOI radio (now on 670 AM) and KBOI-FM (97.9, nowKQFC) were sold off to a separate entity,[6] the television station was renamed KBCI-TV on February 1, 1975, standing for "Boise City, Idaho".[7][8] At that time,Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations required separately-owned TV and radio stations in the same market to have distinct base call signs, hence the change.
Soon after the sale of the radio stations closed, Boise Valley Broadcasters decided to sell KBCI as well. A 1975 deal to sell the station toDonrey Media Group collapsed when the FCC deferred action on the deal due to regulatory issues surrounding the license renewal of Donrey's KORK-TV (later KVBC-TV, nowKSNV-DT) inLas Vegas, Nevada. Instead, Boise Valley sold it to Eugene Television, owner ofKVAL-TV inEugene, Oregon, in 1976.[9] The company, later known as Northwest Television, was acquired byRetlaw Enterprises, the company controlled by the family ofWalt Disney, in 1996;[10] three years later, Retlaw sold its television station group toFisher Communications.[11] The acquisition prompted massivelayoffs and staff reassignments at KBCI. In 2007, KBCI and other northwest Fisher stations outsourced theirmaster control operations toSeattle'sKOMO Plaza (formerly Fisher Plaza), in turn laying off nearly all of the master control operators in Boise.[12] In July 2007, KBCI debuted state-of-the-art Ignite newscast automation, effectively reducing the number of studio crew members from 9 down to 3.[13]
Taking advantage of both a new partnership with KBOI radio (now owned byCumulus Media) and a 1980s change in FCC regulations that allowed separately-owned stations to share base call signs, Fisher Communications returned the station to its original call letters, KBOI-TV, on February 2, 2010.[14] On April 11, 2013, Fisher announced that it would sell its properties, including KBOI-TV, to theSinclair Broadcast Group.[15] The deal was completed on August 8, 2013.[16]
On September 12, 2011, KBOI picked up programming fromThe CW on its second digital subchannel and on KYUU-LP viaThe CW Plus.[17][18][19][20] On August 30, 2012, KYUU was upgraded to high definition level. It was still viewed in standard definition4:3 aspect ratio on KBOI-DT2 until the subchannel was upgraded to720p high definition in fall 2014.[citation needed]
KBOI operates a news department with a focus on high impact community advocacy journalism. There is an investigative unit known as the "Truth Squad" normally consisting of two reporters assigned to the beat. In 2004, the station (then KBCI-TV) received the prestigiousDuPont andEdward R. Murrow awards for the 2002–2003 investigation into former Boise mayorBrent Coles. The investigation into Cole's mismanagement of public funds led to his resignation and subsequent prosecution by the IdahoAttorney General's Office.[21][22] In May 2009, the Idaho Press Club recognized KBCI with awards for "Best Investigative Reporting" and "Best Light Feature". Later in the year, it won "Best Newscast" from the Idaho State Broadcaster's Association.
KBOI broadcasts a total of 22 hours of local news each week. KBOI recently added a midday newscast that airs at 11 a.m.KBOI 2 News, First at 4:00 is the market's first-ever newscast at 4 p.m. On weeknights, KBOI airs theCBS Evening News live at 5 p.m. and there is a 30-minute local newscast at 5:30 p.m.
In 2023, KBOI-TV took over presentation for the newscasts of Sinclair-ownedKLEW-TV inLewiston. That same year,Marquee Broadcasting acquired KNIN-TV and contracted KBOI-TV to produce its 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. local newscasts which had been provided by KIVI-TV.[23]
The station's signal ismultiplexed:
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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| 2.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | KBOI | CBS |
| 2.2 | 720p | KYUU | The CW Plus (KYUU-LD) | |
| 2.3 | 480i | Charge! | Charge! |
KBOI-TV shut down its analog signal, overVHF channel 2, on June 12, 2009, the official date on which full-power television stations in the United Statestransitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transitionUHF channel 28,[26] usingvirtual channel 2. On October 2, 2009, it filed a minor change application to move its digital signal to the more desirable VHF channel 9. The FCC granted aconstruction permit on April 16, 2010.[27] The allotment was previously used asKNIN-TV's analog channel location. On August 30, 2012, KBOI moved its digital signal to VHF channel 9.[28]
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