KSRA (AM)
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| Frequency | 960 kHz |
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| Branding | Salmon River Classics |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic Hits/Country music/Adult contemporary |
| Affiliations | Cumulus Media Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KSRA-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | 1959 |
Call sign meaning | Sawtooth Recreation Area[1] |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 71527 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 1,000 watts (day) 56 watts (night) |
Transmitter coordinates | 45°11′2″N 113°52′12″W / 45.18389°N 113.87000°W |
| Translator(s) | 94.3 K232CL (Challis) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | ksraradio.net |
KSRA (960 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an adult contemporary music format. Licensed to Salmon, Idaho, United States, the station is currently owned by Emily and Robert Goodrich through licensee Bitterroot Communications, Inc. It features programming from Cumulus Media Networks.[3]
Studios for KSRA AM-FM are located at 315 Riverfront in Salmon. Both transmitters are at the joint transmitter site, northeast of town, off North St. Charles Road.
KSRA is an affiliate of the Boise State Broncos Network.[4] For much of its existence, the station carried a country music format.[5] Under ownership by Bitterroot Communications, the station carried a classic hits format.[6]
KSRA's format has been described as "eclectic" in years past.[7]
History
[edit]KSRA signed on in 1959 and was owned by David and Elizabeth Ainsworth, operating as Salmon River Radio & Television Company. The transmitter was located north of the city and was licensed for 1,000 watts. They sold the station in 1969.[8] James and Cindy Hone purchased the station in 2000 from Wescomm, Inc. The station's FM sister station, KSRA-FM, signed on in 1979. The Hones' Salmon River Communications sold both stations to Bitterroot Communications, Inc. effective January 4, 2019, for $350,000.[9]
The stations were sold again in 2024 to Sharon and Jim Infanger for $100.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KSRA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "KSRA Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "Bronco Radio Network". BroncoSports.com. Boise State University. May 18, 2018.
- ^ "Country Radio Seminar 1995 Program Book" (PDF). WorldRadioHistory.com. 1995. p. 110.
- ^ "Deal Digest - April 11, 2024". InsideRadio.com. April 11, 2024. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
- ^ Jamie Jensen (2013). Road Trip USA: Canada to Mexico, Highway 93. Avalon. ISBN 978-1-61238-811-3.
- ^ "FCC History cards for KSRA". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
- ^ "Station Sales Week of 11/2". RadioInsight.com. November 2, 2018.
- ^ "Deal Digest: Indiana Owner And Morning Man Builds Bigger Terre Haute Cluster". InsideRadio.com. April 24, 2024. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
External links
[edit]- FCC History Cards for KSRA
- KSRA official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 71527 (KSRA) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KSRA in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 49212 (K232CL) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- K232CL at FCCdata.org
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