KEII

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KEII
Simulcasts KNBL, Idaho Falls
KEII Cannonball 101 logo.png
Broadcast area Idaho Falls-Pocatello, Idaho
Frequency 690 kHz
BrandingCannonball 101
Programming
Format Variety hits
Ownership
Owner
KCVI, KNBL, KFTZ, KLCE, KTHK
History
First air date
1951 (1951)
Former call signs
  • KBLI (1951–1991)
  • KECN (1991–2001)
  • KZNR (2001–2004)
  • KSLJ (2004–2006)
  • KBLI (2006–2014)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 71780
Class D
Power
  • 1,000 watts day
  • 42.9 watts night
Translator(s)
  • 92.7 K224EL (Pocatello)
  • 101.1 K266BY (Pocatello)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website cannonball101.com

KEII (690 AM) is a commercial radio station in Blackfoot, Idaho, broadcasting to the Idaho Falls-Pocatello area. The station airs a variety hits format branded as Cannonball 101.

Contents

KEII is a division of Riverbend Communications LLC, which is owned by Frank L. VanderSloot.

History

KEII was first licensed, as KBLI, in 1951, to the Blackfoot Broadcasting Company, with 250 watts on 1490 kHz. In 1957 the station moved to 690 kHz, and in 1991 the call letters were changed to KECN. [2]

Expanded Band assignment

On March 17, 1997, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that eighty-eight stations had been given permission to move to newly available "Expanded Band" transmitting frequencies, ranging from 1610 to 1700 kHz, with KECN authorized to move from 690 to 1620 kHz. [3] The expanded band station was assigned the call letters KBLI on November 10, 1997. [4]

The FCC's initial policy was that both the original station and its expanded band counterpart could operate simultaneously for up to five years, after which owners would have to turn in one of the two licenses, depending on whether they preferred the new assignment or elected to remain on the original frequency, [3] although this deadline was extended multiple times. It was ultimately decided to remain on the original frequency, and the license for KBLI on 1620 kHz was cancelled on February 7, 2006. [5]

Later history

The call letters of the original station on 690 kHz were changed to KZNR in 2001, and KSLJ in 2004. Following the deletion of the expanded band operation on 1620 kHz in 2006, the KBLI call sign was returned to 690 kHz. On October 21, 2014, the call letters became KEII. [2]

On October 1, 2016, KEII, along with simulcast partner KEIR (1260 AM) in Idaho Falls, replaced most of their talk radio programming with a Mormon-focused Christian adult contemporary format; they continued to air The Dave Ramsey Show . The music programming on "Sunny AM 1260/690" was similar to that heard on Sounds of Sunday, a syndicated program carried on sister station KLCE. [6] On September 10, 2018, KEII and KEIR (under new KNBL calls) changed their format to variety hits, branded as "Cannonball 101". [7]

Translators

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class Transmitter coordinatesFCC info
K224EL92.7 FM Pocatello, Idaho 141125250D 43°10′3.7″N112°22′10.9″W / 43.167694°N 112.369694°W / 43.167694; -112.369694 (K224EL) LMS
K266BY101.1 FM Pocatello, Idaho 14652399D 42°52′25.6″N112°30′49.9″W / 42.873778°N 112.513861°W / 42.873778; -112.513861 (K266BY) LMS

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KEII". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. 1 2 Call Letter History for KEII (Facility ID: 71780)
  3. 1 2 "FCC Public Notice: Mass Media Bureau Announces Revised AM Expanded Band Allotment Plan and Filing Window for Eligible Stations" (FCC DA 97-537), March 17, 1997.
  4. ↑ Call Letter History for DKBLI (Facility ID: 87152)
  5. ↑ FCC Station Search Details: DKBLI (Facility ID: 87152)
  6. ↑ Venta, Lance (September 30, 2016). "KEIR Flipping To Mormon Oriented Christian AC". RadioInsight. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  7. ↑ Cannonball 101 Explodes Into East Idaho Radioinsight - September 10, 2018

43°10′3.7″N112°22′10.92″W / 43.167694°N 112.3697000°W / 43.167694; -112.3697000

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