KTHI

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KTHI
Broadcast area Boise metropolitan area
Frequency 107.1 MHz
Branding107.1 Hank FM
Programming
Format Classic country
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
December 1, 1983 (as KCID-FM)
Former call signs
KCID-FM (1983–2002)
Call sign meaning
K THIts (previous format)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 68589
Class C
ERP 52,000 watts
HAAT 786 meters (2,579 ft)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website crankthehankboise.com

KTHI (107.1 FM, "107.1 Hank FM") is a commercial radio station located in Caldwell, Idaho, broadcasting to the Boise, Idaho, area. KTHI airs a classic country music format.

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History

The station launched in 1983 as a country station branded as "C-107" with the KCID-FM call sign. In 1997, the station flipped to a Modern AC format and was rebranded as "107.1 CID". In May 1999, the station flipped to Adult Contemporary and was rebranded as "Star 107.1". In 2002, KCID-FM changed its call sign to KTHI and flipped to a classic hits format and rebranded as "107.1 K-Hits".

On May 2, 2024, as part of a series of layoffs at Lotus' Boise stations, midday host Barry Lewis and afternoon host Bridget Bonde left the station. On May 6 at 9 a.m. after playing "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" by R.E.M., KTHI dropped the classic hits format after 22 years and began stunting, looping a playlist of songs themed around change in some fashion and declaring it was "time for a change" for the station. At 10 a.m., KTHI flipped to classic country as "107.1 Hank FM", joining a series of stations nationwide launching the format that year; the first song on "Hank" was "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" by Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett. It joins a crowded country field in the market with three other stations - KIZN, KQBL, and KAWO. [2]

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Ownership Changes

Journal Communications (KTHI's former owner) and the E. W. Scripps Company announced on July 30, 2014, that the two companies would merge to create a new broadcast company under the E.W. Scripps Company name that will own the two companies' broadcast properties, including KTHI. The transaction is slated to be completed in 2015, pending shareholder and regulatory approvals. [3]

In January 2018, Scripps announced that it would sell all of its radio stations. [4] In August 2018, Lotus Communications announced that it would acquire Scripps' Boise & Tucson clusters for $8 million. [5] The sale was completed on December 12. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KTHI". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ 107.1 Hank FM Launches in Boise Radioinsight - May 6, 2024
  3. ↑ "E.W. Scripps, Journal Merging Broadcast Ops". TVNewsCheck. July 30, 2014. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Scripps To Sell Its Radio Stations". All Access. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  5. ↑ "Lotus Grabs Scripps' Stations In Two Markets". Radio & Television Business Report. 2018-08-07. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  6. ↑ "Scripps Completes Sales Of Radio Stations". TV News Check. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-12.

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