KID-FM
Encyclopedia
KID-FM is a commercial radio station
located in Idaho Falls, Idaho
, broadcasting on 96.1 FM
. KID-FM airs a country music
format branded as "River Country".
102.1 FM Driggs, Idaho
.
as part of a 57 station deal with a total reported sale price of $74.78 million. What eventually became GapWest Broadcasting was folded into Townsquare Media on August 13, 2010.
Radio station
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located in Idaho Falls, Idaho
Idaho Falls, Idaho
Idaho Falls is a city in and the county seat of Bonneville County, Idaho, United States, and the largest city in Eastern Idaho. As of the 2010 census, the population of Idaho Falls was 56,813, with a metro population of 130,374....
, broadcasting on 96.1 FM
FM broadcasting
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. KID-FM airs a country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
format branded as "River Country".
History
On September 26, 2011 KID-FM rebranded from "The Bull" to "River Country", now simulcasting on KCHQKCHQ
- One of America's best small market radio stations :KCHQ is a radio station broadcasting a country format. Licensed to Driggs, Idaho, USA, the station is currently owned by Ted W. Austin, Jr....
102.1 FM Driggs, Idaho
Driggs, Idaho
Driggs is a city in Teton County, Idaho, United States. It is part of the Jackson, WY-ID Micropolitan Statistical Area, and is located in Teton Valley. The population was 1,100 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Teton County...
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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 CommunicationsClear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...
as part of a 57 station deal with a total reported sale price of $74.78 million. What eventually became GapWest Broadcasting was folded into Townsquare Media on August 13, 2010.