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KWIK

KWIK
Broadcast areaPocatello, Idaho
Frequency1240 kHz
BrandingKID Newsradio
Programming
FormatNews/talk
AffiliationsFox News Radio
Compass Media Networks
Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner
  • Rich Broadcasting
  • (Rich Broadcasting Idaho LS, LLC)
History
First air date
1946 (1946)
Former call signs
  • KCLJ (CP)
  • KEYY (1946–1952)
  • KJRL (1952–1954)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID35885
ClassC
Power960 watts
Transmitter coordinates
42°55′27″N 112°27′31″W / 42.92417°N 112.45861°W / 42.92417; -112.45861
Translator(s)95.3 K237FA (Pocatello)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.kidnewsradio.com

KWIK (1240 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a news/talk format serving the Pocatello, Idaho, United States, area. The station is currently owned by Rich Broadcasting and licensed to Rich Broadcasting Idaho LS, LLC. The station features programming from Fox News Radio, Compass Media Networks, and Premiere Networks.[2]

Ownership

In October 2007, a deal was reached for KWIK 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]

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KWIK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "KWIK Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  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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