| Broadcast area | Boise metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 890kHz |
| Branding | La Perla |
| Programming | |
| Language | Spanish |
| Format | Christian radio |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | April 1, 2003 (22 years ago) (2003-04-01) |
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| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 129380 |
| Class | D |
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Transmitter coordinates | 43°27′37″N116°14′29″W / 43.46028°N 116.24139°W /43.46028; -116.24139 |
| Translator(s) | 104.7 K284CY (Meridian) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | facebook.com/laperla890 |
KYWN (890AM) is aradio stationlicensed toMeridian, Idaho, and serving theBoise metropolitan area. It airs aSpanish-languageChristian radioformat and is owned by Impacto Network, Inc. It calls itselfLa Perla (The Pearl), using the sloganAlimente Su Alma (Feed Your Soul).
KYWN is aClass D station. By day, it broadcasts at the maximum power for AM stations, 50,000watts. But at night, to protectWLS inChicago, the dominant Class A station on890 AM, it must greatly reduce power to 125 watts. It uses anon-directional antenna at all times. Thetransmitter is on Kuna Mora Road at Pleasant Valley Road inKuna, Idaho.[2]
The stationsigned on the air on April 1, 2003; 22 years ago (2003-04-01). Its originalcall sign was KQXI. On June 10, 2004, the station changed its call letters to KDJQ and, on January 3, 2012, to KYWN.[3] The station underwent financial difficulties and wentdark for a time. KYWN returned to air on or around February 26, 2012.
According to Boise radio hobbyist Bill Frahm in the AMFMTVDX mailing list, KDJQ returned to the air briefly on May 16, 2009, in order to preserve its license. Frahm says the station is now owned by a bank. He said KDJQ had been silent since June 8, 2008, as it sought a new buyer.
As of January 18, 2012, Blue Turf Broadcasting, Inc. requested an extension of its Silent STA for KYWN after losing its night time transmitter site. On February 14, 2012, KYWN was given permission to operate special temporary authority (STA) due to the station no longer having access to its nighttime transmitter site and that the equipment at that site had been stolen. On September 19, 2012, KYWN told theU.S. Federal Communications Commission that "due to financial and staffing issues" it was requesting the authority to be off the air for 180 days.
At that time, programming includedTheNeal Boortz Radio Show,TheMichael Smerconish Show,The Clark Howard Show andTheLars Larson National Radio Program. It was anetwork affiliate ofCBS News Radio.
On December 16, 2013, the station's license was assigned to Ambrocio Cruz's Impacto Network, Inc. The purchase price for the transaction was $82,000.
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