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| Broadcast area | Boise metropolitan area |
| Frequency | 580kHz |
| Branding | KIDO Talk Radio 107.5 FM 580 AM |
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| Format | Talk radio |
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| History | |
First air date | 1925; 100 years ago (1925) |
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Call sign meaning | Idaho |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 17396 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°33′34.59″N116°24′5.45″W / 43.5596083°N 116.4015139°W /43.5596083; -116.4015139 |
| Translator | 107.5 K298CN (Boise) |
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| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | kidotalkradio |
KIDO (580AM) is a commercial radio station, owned and operated byTownsquare Media, which broadcasts anews/talk format.Licensed toNampa, Idaho, it serves theBoise metropolitan area.
KIDO's studios are located at 827 East Park Blvd. in Boise, in the same building as co-owned 630KFXD, 103.3KSAS-FM, 104.3KAWO, 105.9KCIX, and 107.9KXLT-FM. Thetransmitter site is on West Amity Road inMeridian, Idaho. KIDO operates with 5,000 watts around the clock. By day, the signal is non-directional, but at night, to protect other stations on 580 kHz, KIDO broadcasts a directional signal.
KIDO has a local wake up program,Kevin Miller in The Morning featuring local news and interviews.Nationally syndicated talk shows are carried the rest of the day, includingGlenn Beck,Dave Ramsey,Sean Hannity,Lars Larson,Ground Zero with Clyde Lewis, andCoast to Coast AM withGeorge Noory.
Weekends feature shows on money, real estate, gardening, firearms, farming and ranching. Computer expertKim Komando andSomewhere in Time withArt Bell are heard. Some weekday shows are repeated and paidbrokered programming also airs.
KIDO's first license was granted on September 2, 1925, with the sequentially assigned call letters of KFXD, to L. H. Strong (Packard Motor Co.) in Logan, Utah, transmitting on 1460 kHz.[2] In early 1926, station ownership was transferred to the Service Radio Corporation, still in Logan.[3] In early 1927 KFXD's license was allowed to lapse, but a few months it was relicensed to Service Radio, although now located in Jerome, Idaho, and broadcasting on 1470 kHz.[4]
KFXD moved to its current location of Nampa, Idaho, in mid-1930.[5]
For three weeks in February 1998 the call letters were changed to KBKK, before returning to KFXD.[6]
On August 14, 2002, stations KIDO and KFXD exchanged call signs, with AM 580 becoming KIDO, and AM 630 becomingKFXD. With this change, 580 inherited the legacy of the oldest surviving station in Idaho. The KIDO intellectual unit signed on in 1922 as KFAU, becoming KIDO in 1928.
For the general listening public, this resulted in the two familiar call signs appearing on new dial positions. The move was made so KIDO's news and talk programming could air on 580. While both stations operate at 5,000 watts, 580's location near the bottom of the AM dial allows its signal to travel farther. Additionally, while 580 operates at 5,000 watts around the clock, 630 had long been required to reduce power to an all-but-unlistenable 37 watts at night in order to protect several stations on adjacent channels. However, the FCC generally traces station identities by individual facilities rather than call signs. In this case, the "new" KIDO operates under the same license as the "old" KFXD.[7][6]
On November 16, 2006,Clear Channel Communications planned to sell 448 of its radio stations outside the top 100markets[8] including KIDO, along with Boise sister stationsKSAS-FM,KCIX, KTMY (nowKAWO),KXLT-FM and KFXD. In March 2007, Peak Broadcasting LLC bought the Boise stations.
For 2011, KIDO announced it would become an affiliate for theBYU Cougars Sports Network.
On August 30, 2013, it was announced thatTownsquare Media would purchase Peak Broadcasting's stations, including KIDO. The transaction was part ofCumulus Media's acquisition ofDial Global; Townsquare concurrently swapped Peak's stations inFresno, California, to Cumulus for its stations inDubuque, Iowa, andPoughkeepsie, New York. Peak, Townsquare, and Dial Global were all controlled byOaktree Capital Management.[9][10] The sale to Townsquare was completed on November 14, 2013.[11]
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