KWFI-FM

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KWFI-FM
Broadcast area Idaho Falls-Pocatello, Idaho
Frequency 96.1 MHz
Branding96.1 & 102.1 The Wolf
Programming
Format Country
Ownership
Owner
  • Rich Broadcasting
  • (Rich Broadcasting Idaho LS, LLC)
History
First air date
 1965
Former call signs
  • KID-FM (1965–1989)
  • KSIF (1989–1991)
  • KMXE (1991–1992)
  • KID-FM (1992–2018)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 22195
Class C
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 458 meters (1,503 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 43°29′51″N112°39′50″W / 43.49750°N 112.66389°W / 43.49750; -112.66389
Repeater(s) 102.1  KWFO-FM (Driggs)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website wolfidaho.com

KWFI-FM is a commercial radio station located in Aberdeen, Idaho, broadcasting on 96.1 FM. KWFI-FM airs a country music format branded as "96.1 & 102.1 The Wolf".

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History

On September 26, 2011, the then-KID-FM rebranded from "The Bull" to "River Country", now simulcasting on KWFO 102.1 FM Driggs, Idaho.

On October 25, 2018, KID-FM rebranded from "River Country" to "The Wolf". [2] The station changed its call sign to KWFI-FM on November 26, 2018.

Ownership

In October 2007, a deal was reached for KID-FM to be acquired by GAP Broadcasting II LLC (Samuel Weller, president) from Clear Channel Communications as part of a 57 station deal with a total reported sale price of $74.78 million. [3] What eventually became GapWest Broadcasting was folded into Townsquare Media on August 13, 2010; [4] Townsquare, in turn, sold its Idaho Falls–Pocatello stations to Rich Broadcasting in 2011. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KWFI-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ Wolf Howls Into Idaho's River Country Radioinsight - October 25, 2018
  3. ↑ "Deals". Broadcasting & Cable. June 19, 2006.
  4. ↑ "Townsquare Media completes roll-up of GAP". Radio Business Report. August 13, 2010. Archived from the original on January 21, 2011. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Townsquare spins six in Idaho". Radio & Television Business Report. January 24, 2011. Retrieved March 10, 2023.


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