KSRA (AM)

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KSRA
KSRA AM and FM logo.png
Frequency 960 kHz
BrandingSalmon River Classics
Programming
Format Classic Hits/Country music/Adult contemporary
Affiliations Cumulus Media Networks
Ownership
Owner
  • Emily and Robert Goodrich
  • (Bitterroot Communications, Inc.)
KSRA-FM
History
First air date
 1959
Call sign meaning
 Sawtooth Recreation Area [1]
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 71527
Class D
Power 1,000 watts (day)
56 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
 45°11′2″N113°52′12″W / 45.18389°N 113.87000°W / 45.18389; -113.87000
Translator(s) 94.3 K232CL (Challis)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website ksraradio.net

KSRA (960 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an adult contemporary music format. Licensed to Salmon, Idaho, United States, the station is currently owned by Emily and Robert Goodrich through licensee Bitterroot Communications, Inc. It features programming from Cumulus Media Networks. [3]

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Studios for KSRA AM-FM are located at 315 Riverfront in Salmon. Both transmitters are at the joint transmitter site, northeast of town, off North St. Charles Road.

KSRA is an affiliate of the Boise State Broncos Network. [4] For much of its existence, the station carried a country music format. [5] Under ownership by Bitterroot Communications, the station carried a classic hits format. [6]

KSRA's format has been described as "eclectic" in years past. [7]

History

KSRA signed on in 1959 and was owned by David and Elizabeth Ainsworth, operating as Salmon River Radio & Television Company. The transmitter was located north of the city and was licensed for 1,000 watts. They sold the station in 1969. [8] James and Cindy Hone purchased the station in 2000 from Wescomm, Inc. The station's FM sister station, KSRA-FM, signed on in 1979. The Hones' Salmon River Communications sold both stations to Bitterroot Communications, Inc. effective January 4, 2019, for $350,000. [9]

The stations were sold again in 2024 to Sharon and Jim Infanger for $100. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KSRA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ "KSRA Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ↑ "Bronco Radio Network". BroncoSports.com. Boise State University. May 18, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Country Radio Seminar 1995 Program Book" (PDF). WorldRadioHistory.com. 1995. p. 110.
  6. ↑ "Deal Digest - April 11, 2024". InsideRadio.com. April 11, 2024. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  7. ↑ Jamie Jensen (2013). Road Trip USA: Canada to Mexico, Highway 93. Avalon. ISBN   978-1-61238-811-3.
  8. ↑ "FCC History cards for KSRA". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Station Sales Week of 11/2". RadioInsight.com. November 2, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Deal Digest: Indiana Owner And Morning Man Builds Bigger Terre Haute Cluster". InsideRadio.com. April 24, 2024. Retrieved May 12, 2024.


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