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| Broadcast area | Boise metropolitan area |
| Frequency | 107.9MHz |
| Branding | 107.9 Lite FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Adult contemporary |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KAWO,KCIX,KFXD,KIDO,KSAS-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | September1994 |
Former call signs | KRVG (1992–1994, CP)[1] |
Call sign meaning | "Lite" |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 18049 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 45,000 watts |
| HAAT | 818 meters (2,684 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°45′17.6″N116°5′55.4″W / 43.754889°N 116.098722°W /43.754889; -116.098722 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | liteonline.com |
KXLT-FM (107.9MHz, "107.9 Lite FM") is acommercial radio stationlicensed toEagle, Idaho, and serving theBoise metropolitan area. The station is owned byTownsquare Media with the license assigned to Townsquare License, LLC. It airs anadult contemporaryradio format, switching to allChristmas music for much of November and December.[3]
KXLT-FM has aneffective radiated power (ERP) of 45,000 watts. Thetower is 818 meters (2684 feet) inheight above average terrain (HAAT), giving it excellent coverage over much of WesternIdaho, as well as part ofOregon. Thetransmitter is off Shafer Butte Road inHorseshoe Bend, Idaho, among the towers for other Boise-area FM and TV stations.[4]
While the station was still doing testing, it was assigned the KXLT-FMcall sign by theFederal Communications Commission on August 26,1994.[1] Itsigned on the air in September 1994.[5]
On November 16, 2006,Clear Channel Communications planned to sell 448 of its radio stations outside the top 100markets,[6] including the company's Boise stations: KXLT-FM,KSAS-FM,KCIX, KTMY (nowKAWO),KIDO, andKFXD. In March 2007, Peak Broadcasting LLC bought the former Clear Channel-owned stations.
On August 30, 2013, a deal was announced in whichTownsquare Media would purchase Peak Broadcasting's stations, including KXLT-FM. The deal was part ofCumulus Media's acquisition ofDial Global; Townsquare 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.[7][8] The sale to Townsquare was completed on November 14, 2013.[9]
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