KNBL (1260 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a variety hits format. Licensed to Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States, the station serves the Idaho Falls–Pocatello area. The station is owned by Frank VanderSloot's Riverbend Communications, LLC.[2]

KNBL
Broadcast areaIdaho Falls, Idaho
Frequency1260 kHz
BrandingCannonball 101
Programming
FormatVariety hits
Ownership
Owner
KLCE, KTHK, KFTZ, KEII, KCVI
History
First air date
1947 (1947) (as KIFI at 1400)
Former call signs
  • KIFI (1947–1963)
  • KTEE (1963–1991)
  • KICN (1991–2001)
  • KZNI (2001–2004)
  • KSSL (2004–2006)
  • KBLY (2006–2014)
  • KEIR (2014–2018)
Former frequencies
1400 kHz (1947–1958)
Call sign meaning
"Cannonball"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID71775
ClassD
Power
  • 5,000 watts day
  • 64 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
43°31′14.69″N 111°59′35.89″W / 43.5207472°N 111.9933028°W / 43.5207472; -111.9933028
Translator(s)101.1 K266AF (Pocatello)
Repeater(s)690 KEII (Blackfoot)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitecannonball101.com

History

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The station went on the air as KIFI in 1947 and changed its call sign to KTEE in 1963. On February 22, 1991, the station changed its call sign to KICN, on November 12, 2001, to KZNI, on May 12, 2004, to KSSL, on April 20, 2006, to KBLY, and on October 21, 2014, to KEIR.[3]

On October 1, 2016, KEIR, along with simulcast partner KEII (690 AM) in Blackfoot, 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.[4]

On August 1, 2018, the station changed its call sign to the current KNBL. On September 10, 2018, KNBL changed its format to variety hits, branded as "Cannonball 101"; the station continued to simulcast with KEII.[5]

Translator

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Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class Transmitter coordinates FCC info
K266AF 101.1 FM Pocatello, Idaho 71784 250 m (0 ft) D 43°21′5.6″N 112°0′24.8″W / 43.351556°N 112.006889°W / 43.351556; -112.006889 (K266AF) LMS

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KNBL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "KNBL Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ "KNBL Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ^ Venta, Lance (September 30, 2016). "KEIR Flipping To Mormon Oriented Christian AC". RadioInsight. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  5. ^ Cannonball 101 Explodes Into East Idaho Radioinsight - September 10, 2018
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