# KBOI-FM

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News/talk radio station in New Plymouth–Boise, Idaho

For 97.9 FM in Boise (1960–1985), see [KQFC](/source/KQFC).

KBOI-FM Simulcast of KBOI, Boise New Plymouth, Idaho United States Broadcast area Boise metropolitan area Frequency 93.1 MHz Branding News Talk KBOI Programming Format Talk radio Affiliations ABC News Radio Fox News Radio Westwood One Ownership Owner Cumulus Media (Radio License Holding CBC, LLC) Sister stations KBOI, KIZN, KKGL, KQFC, KTIK History First air date March 17, 1982 (1982-03-17) Former call signs KIZN (1982–1986) KIZN-FM (1986–1990) KZMG (1990–2011) KTIK-FM (2011–2022) Call sign meaning "Boise" Technical information[1] Licensing authority FCC Facility ID 39609 Class C ERP 48,000 watts HAAT 828 meters (2,717 ft) Transmitter coordinates 43°45′22″N 116°05′56″W / 43.756°N 116.099°W / 43.756; -116.099 Repeater 670 KBOI (Boise) Links Public license information Public file LMS Webcast Listen live Website kboi.com

**KBOI-FM** (93.1 [FM](/source/FM_broadcasting)) is a commercial [radio station](/source/Radio_station) licensed to [New Plymouth, Idaho](/source/New_Plymouth%2C_Idaho), United States, and serving the [Boise metropolitan area](/source/Boise_metropolitan_area). Owned by [Cumulus Media](/source/Cumulus_Media), KBOI-FM simulcasts a [talk](/source/Talk_radio) format with [KBOI](/source/KBOI_(AM)) (670 AM) branded as "News Talk KBOI". Studios and offices are on Bannock Street in Downtown Boise. KBOI-FM shares a tower with [KBOI-TV](/source/KBOI-TV) (channel 2) located in [Robie Creek](/source/Robie_Creek%2C_Idaho).

## History

### Country (1982-1990)

The station signed on the air on March 17, 1982.[2] KIZN was the FM counterpart to KTOX 730 AM (now [silent](/source/Dark_(broadcasting))). The two stations were owned by Constant Communications and they simulcast a talk radio format. The studios were on West Franklin Street.

The simulcast only lasted a few months until the studios for the FM station were ready. At that point, KIZN broke away from the simulcast and began airing a [country music](/source/Country_music) format. The [call sign](/source/Call_sign) was pronounced "Kissin'".

### Adult contemporary (1990–1991)

In April 1990,*Kissin' 93* moved over to 92.3 FM on dial. It was the former frequency for [CHR/Top 40](/source/Contemporary_Hit_Radio) station (previously branded as *92 Kiss FM* under the previous call letters KIYS). The shift left Boise without a true Top 40/CHR radio station. Future competitor *KF95* (94.9 [KFXD-FM](/source/KRVB)) had no interest in playing music by rhythmic and hip-hop artists due to low population of African-Americans in the Treasure Valley at the time.[3] In its place came KZMG *Magic 93* with an [adult contemporary](/source/Adult_contemporary) format.

### Top 40 (1991–2011)

#### Magic 93.1

In 1991, the station became changed to a CHR/Top 40 format as *Magic 93.1*, targeting younger listeners in the Boise market. It went head to head with KF95. After a rough initial launch, the station eventually took down heritage rival KF95 to become the dominant AC/[AAA](/source/Adult_Album_Alternative) station throughout the decade.[4] The station made headlines when popular KFXD jock Evan "The Hitman" (Evan McIntyre) abruptly bailed on his shift and called in to Magic to announce that he was "leaving the towers of Amity Road behind".

Magic's popularity began a steady decline after 105.9 [KCIX](/source/KCIX) raided Magic's talent roster. That resulted in the loss of several personalities, including PD and morning show host Mike Kasper and co-host Kate McGwire. While KCIX's attempt to take over the Top-40 market fell short, the damage from losing the morning show proved costly. A laundry list of morning show experiments and frequent talent turnover did little to solve the problem.

When 103.3 [KSAS-FM](/source/KSAS-FM) was launched in 2000, Magic 93.1 and KSAS-FM immediately began a head-to-head match-up, and the two stations see-sawed back and forth in the ratings. In the beginning, KSAS featured talent [voicetracked](/source/Voicetracking) from other markets, while KZMG adopted a live and local approach. However, when KSAS turned to more local stunts and events, KZMG got knocked down to third place as it turned to syndication.

#### 93-1 Hit Music Now

On October 5, 2009, KZMG dropped the heritage "Magic" name and reverted to the slogan "93.1 Hit Music Now". But it still kept its existing Top 40/CHR format. The logo and branding was similar to [CBS Radio](/source/CBS_Radio)'s [KAMP-FM](/source/KNX-FM) (from [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles)), [WNOW-FM](/source/WINS-FM) (from [New York City](/source/New_York_City)), [WVMV](/source/WDZH) (from [Detroit](/source/Detroit)) and Beasley Broadcasting's [KFRH](/source/KVPH) (from [Las Vegas](/source/Las_Vegas_Valley)). The new imaging also featured shorter DJ interruptions and a [playlist](/source/Playlist) adjustment to better compete with KSAS.

Despite the change, the rise of another rival, 101.1 [KWYD](/source/KWYD), changed the dynamics of the Boise Top-40 wars. It became evident that Boise could not support three Top-40 stations. This, along with corresponding advances in digital music storage technology such as iPods and the Internet, essentially doomed KZMG, and talk of a format flip soon intensified.

### Sports talk (2011–2021)

After an 18th-place finish in the ratings, the widely rumored change to [sports radio](/source/Sports_radio) was executed. At 3:00 pm on January 26, 2011, [Citadel Broadcasting](/source/Citadel_Broadcasting) began simulcasting 1350 [KTIK](/source/KTIK_(AM)) on 93.1, and imaged itself as "93.1 The Ticket". Longtime DJ Matt "MJ" Johnson announced a Super Bowl contest, and played "[Bye Bye Bye](/source/Bye_Bye_Bye)" by [NSync](/source/NSync) as the final song on 93.1 Hit Music Now. The new format debuted with "Idaho Sports Talk" with Jeff Caves and Mike Prater, who interviewed Johnson.[5]

Minor league sports broadcasts such as the [Boise Hawks](/source/Boise_Hawks) and the [Idaho Steelheads](/source/Idaho_Steelheads) would not be heard on the FM frequency; instead it would broadcast either [ESPN Radio](/source/ESPN_Radio) or [Westwood One](/source/Westwood_One_(1976%E2%80%932011)) programming. On February 2, 2011, the call letters changed to KTIK-FM.[6] Citadel merged with Cumulus Media on September 16, 2011.[7]

In late 2012, Cumulus Media announced that it would drop ESPN Radio from 47 of its stations nationwide.[8] KTIK-AM-FM [affiliated](/source/Network_affiliate) with the newly launched [CBS Sports Radio](/source/CBS_Sports_Radio). The move officially took effect on January 2, 2013.

### News/talk (2021–present)

On November 26, 2021, Cumulus Media announced that the station would drop its simulcast with 1350 AM on January 3, 2022. A new translator, K237HA 95.3 in Nampa, would become the new FM home for KTIK's programming.[9]

The 93.1 frequency then changed its call letters from KTIK-FM to KBOI-FM. The FM station began simulcasting news/talk-formatted [KBOI](/source/KBOI_(AM)) (670 AM).[9]

## Programming

Mike Kasper, Chris Walton and Rick Worthington host KBOI's morning show, while program director Nate Shelman hosts the afternoon show. The remainder of the schedule is nationally syndicated conservative talk shows.

The stations broadcast [NFL](/source/National_Football_League) [football](/source/American_football) as an affiliate of the [Seattle Seahawks](/source/Seattle_Seahawks) radio network.[10]

## Previous logo

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FCC-LMS-39609_1-0)** ["Facility Technical Data for KBOI-FM"](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityTechDetails.html?facilityId=39609). *Licensing and Management System*. [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [*Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1985* page B-75. Retrieved May 7, 2025.](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1985/B-Radio-All-BC-YB-1985.pdf)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [\[1\]](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-RandR-IDX/IDX/90s/90/RR-1990-06-22-OCR-Page-0099.pdf) [Radio_&_Records](/source/Radio_%26_Records) June 22, 1990 Page 99

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Don L. Day"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110814214222/http://donlday.com/post/3286120062/pop-wars). Archived from [the original](http://donlday.com/post/3286120062/pop-wars) on August 14, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Format Change Archive: “Hit Music Now” KZMG Becomes The Ticket](https://formatchangearchive.com/hit-music-now-kzmg-becomes-the-ticket/)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [Idaho Statesman](http://www.idahostatesman.com/2011/01/27/1504201/ktik-the-ticket-adds-fm-signal.html) [*[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-abj-citadelcumulus_7-0)** ["Cumulus now owns Citadel Broadcasting"](http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2011/09/16/cumulus-now-owns-citadel-broadcasting.html). *Atlanta Business Journal*. September 16, 2011. Retrieved September 16, 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Report: 47 Cumulus Stations Switching From ESPN Radio To CBS Sports Radio"](https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/111322/report-47-cumulus-stations-switching-from-espn-rad). *All Access*. Retrieved October 6, 2023.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-preparing_9-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-preparing_9-1) ["Cumulus Preparing January Boise Changes"](https://radioinsight.com/headlines/215472/cumulus-preparing-january-boise-changes/). *RadioInsight*. November 24, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-wwrnet_10-0)** ["Seahawks Radio Network Affiliates"](https://www.seahawks.com/game-day/broadcasting/radio/). Seattle Seahawks. Retrieved September 23, 2018.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.kboi.com/)

- [Facility details for Facility ID 39609 (KBOI-FM)](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=39609) in the [FCC](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) Licensing and Management System

- [KBOI-FM](https://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SU26&band=fm&callLetter=KBOI-FM) in [Nielsen Audio](/source/Nielsen_Audio)'s FM station database

v t e Radio stations in the Boise metropolitan area (Idaho) By AM frequency 580 630 670 790 890 950 1060 1140 1240 1260 1350 1450 1490 By FM frequency 88.1 88.7 89.1 89.5 89.9 90.3 90.9 91.5 92.3 93.1 94.1 94.9 96.1 96.9 97.9 98.7 99.5 100.3 100.7 101.1 101.9 102.7 103.5 104.3 105.1 105.9 106.3 107.1 107.9 LPFM 97.5 103.1 Translators 91.9 92.7 93.5 93.7 94.5 95.7 96.5 98.3 99.1 99.9 101.5 102.3 105.5 106.7 107.5 NOAA Weather Radio frequency 162.40 162.55 Digital radio by frequency & subchannel 90.3-1 90.3-2 90.3-3 94.9-1 94.9-2 96.1-1 96.1-2 100.3-1 101.9-1 101.9-2 101.9-3 102.7-1 102.7-2 102.7-3 By call sign K220JU K224EP K228EK K233DE K239AC K243BM K252FA K256CZ K260CU K268CU K272FS K288HG K294DC K298CN KARO KAWO KAWS KBGN KBOI KBOI-FM KBSU HD2 HD3 KBSX KBXL KCID KCIX KDBI-FM KFFI-LP KFXD KGCL KGEM KIDH-LP KIDO KIZN KJOT KKGL KKOO KLXI KMHI KMHR KOAY KPDA KQBL HD2 HD3 KQFC KQXR KRBX KRRB KRVB HD2 KSAS-FM KSPD KSRV-FM HD2 KTHI KTIK KTRP KTSY KWYD KXLT-FM KYWN KZMG HD2 HD3 WXK68 WXK88 Defunct KDBI (730 AM) KBXN (1380 AM) Radio stations in Southern Idaho Boise Idaho Falls Pocatello Preston Twin Falls Other nearby region Lewiston-Clarkston See also List of radio stations in Idaho

v t e News/Talk radio stations in the state of Idaho Stations KBAR – Burley KBFI – Bonners Ferry KBOI – Boise KBOI-FM - New Plymouth/Boise KIDG - Pocatello KIDJ - Sugar City KIDO – Nampa KLIX – Twin Falls KOUW - Island Park KSEI - Pocatello KSPT – Sandpoint KWIK – Pocatello See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Idaho

v t e Cumulus Media AM radio stations KAAY KABC KAOK KARN KBOI KCMO KCSF KCUB KESP KFAY KFOG KFRU KKAT KKOB KKOH KLIF KLIK KMAJ KMJ KNBR KNML KPUR KSFO KTBL KTCK KTCT KTIK KTOP KTUC KUGN KVOR KWPN KZAC KYNG WAAV WAPI WARM WAYS WBAP WBBF WBBW WCOA WDUZ WEEX WFAS WFNC WFTW WGOC WGOK WGOW WGPC WHGB WHLD WJBC WJCW WJOX WJR WJRW WKY WLBY WLS WMAC WMSP WNAM WNML WOSH WPIC WPRO WPRV WRQX WRIE WSBA WSBN WSKO WTKA WTMA WUMP WVEL WVLK WVNN WWCK WXLM WXNT WXOK WXQW WXSM WYNN FM radio stations K279BI KAMO-FM KARN-FM KARX KATC-FM KATM KATT-FM KAYD-FM KBBM KBBQ-FM KBBY-FM KBCY KBEE KBER KBIU KBOI-FM KBUL-FM KBXR KCDD KCFX KCHZ KCJK KCMO-FM KDJK KDRF KDVV KEHK KENZ KGGO KHAY KHKI KHKK KHOP KHTB KHXS KHYT KIIM-FM KIPR KIZN KJJY KJMO KJOY KKEG KKFM KKGB KKGL KKMG KKND KKOB-FM KKPK KKWD KLAL KLUR KMAJ-FM KMCK-FM KMEZ KMGA KMGV KMJ-FM KMJJ-FM KMJK KNBR-FM KNEK-FM KNEV KNRQ KNSH KOBQ KOLI KOMS KOQL KPLA KPLX KPUR-FM KQFC KQHN KQIZ-FM KQLK KQRS-FM KQSM-FM KQXC-FM KQXL-FM KQXY-FM KRBE KRMD-FM KRMW KRRQ KRST KRUZ KSAN KSCS KSKS KSMB KSZR KTCK-FM KTCX KTLT KTOP-FM KUBL-FM KUJZ KURB KVMA-FM KVYB KWIC KWIN KWNN KWQW KWYE KWYL KXKC KXXR KYIS KYKZ KYYI KZEL-FM KZJF KZRK-FM WABD WAOA-FM WAQX-FM WARM-FM WBAP-FM WBHD WBHT WBLX-FM WBNQ WBSX WBWN WBZE WBZF WCMG WCTO WDAI WDEN-FM WDLT-FM WDUZ-FM WDVD WDZZ-FM WEAN-FM WEAS-FM WEDG WEMX WFBE WFMS WFTK WFYR WGFX WGKX WGLF WGLO WGNI WGOW-FM WGRF WGRR WGVX WHBX WHHY-FM WHKR WHNN WHOT-FM WHRP WHTS WHTT-FM WILZ WIOG WIOV-FM WIVK-FM WIWF WIXO WIXV WJCL-FM WJEZ WJJK WJOX-FM WJQX WJTQ WKDF WKHX-FM WKIM WKKO WKLQ WKOR-FM WKOS WKQX WKQZ WKRU WKSM WKXS-FM WLAV-FM WLCS WLEV WLFF WLLF WLS-FM WLTO WLUP WLWI-FM WLXC WLXX WLZN WMAL-FM WMDH-FM WMEZ WMGB WMGL WMGS WMGU WMIM WMNX WMOS¹ WMXS WMXT WMXU WNCV WNDX WNKT WNML-FM WNMQ WNNF WNNK-FM WNNX WNTQ WNTR WODE-FM WOFX-FM WOGB WOGT WOKI WOMG WORC-FM WPEZ WPKR WPRO-FM WQGN-FM WQHZ WQKL WQLH WQPD WQQK WQQO WQSM WQUT WQXA-FM WQXK WRBO WRCQ WRKN WROK-FM WRQN WRQQ WRRM WRRX WSEA WSJR WSKZ WSM-FM WSMS WSOX WSSX-FM WSYN WTCB WTNR WTPA-FM WTYB WUHT WVBO WVIB WVLK-FM WVNN-FM WWCK-FM WWFF-FM WWFN-FM WWFX WWIZ WWKI WWKL WWKX WWLD WWLI WWLS-FM WWWM-FM WWQQ-FM WWSN WWTN WWWQ WWWW-FM WWWX WWWZ WWYY WXBM-FM WXFX WXKC WXKR WXKR-HD2/W264AK WXLO WXMX WXTA WXZZ WYFM WYNN-FM WYZB WZNS WZPL WZPW WZRH WZRR WZYP Radio networks Arkansas Radio Network Titans Radio Network v t e Westwood One Programming News and talk America in The Morning America's Most Wanted The Ben Shapiro Show The Chris Plante Show The Clark Howard Show First Light The Jonathon Brandmeier Show The Larry Kudlow Show The Mark Levin Show Real Estate Today Red Eye Radio The Todd and Tyler Radio Empire Music and entertainment American Country Countdown Backtrax USA The Bob & Tom Show Country Gold Elwood Blues's BluesMobile Cafe Mocha1 Flashback/Flashback Pop Quiz The John Tesh Radio Show The Kidd Kraddick Morning Show Loveline The Countdown/The Urban AC Countdown/Gospel Traxx Zach Sang Show Radio networks Adult Contemporary Adult Standards Classic Country Classic hip-hop Classic Hits - Rock Classic Rock CNBC Business Radio1 CNN News Wire1 Hot AC Hot Country Jack FM Lite AC Nash Icon Real Country The Touch Westwood One Sports1 Defunct Good Time Oldies Mainstream Country NBC Sports Radio1 Westwood One News See also Cumulus Media Networks Satellite Music Network Westwood One (1976–2011) 1 = Distribution only; produced by another company. Last Bastion Station Trust** KOKY KPZK-FM Online assets Country Weekly Forerunner companies Citadel Broadcasting Cumulus Media Networks Susquehanna Radio Corporation ** Last Bastion is a divestiture trust, with stations de facto managed by Cumulus.

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