KSPD explained

KSPD
City:Boise, Idaho
Area:Boise metropolitan area
Branding:94.5 FM and 790 AM KSPD
Frequency:790 kHz
Translator:94.5 K233DE (Boise)
Airdate: (as KEST)[1]
Format:Christian talk and teaching
Power:1,000 watts days
61 watts nights
Class:D
Facility Id:35627
Coordinates:43.5658°N -116.3369°W
Callsign Meaning:K SPuD[2]
Former Callsigns:KEST (1961–1970)[3]
Owner:Inspirational Family Radio, Inc.
Sister Stations:KBXL
Webcast:Listen Live
Website:790kspd.com
Licensing Authority:FCC

KSPD (790 AM) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a Christian talk and teaching radio format in Boise, Idaho. The station is owned by Inspirational Family Radio.[4] The studios are on South Weideman Avenue in Boise.

By day, KSPD is powered at 1,000 watts, using a non-directional antenna.Radio-Locator.com/KSPD But to protect other stations on 790 AM from interference, it reduces power at night to 61 watts. Programming is also heard on 250-watt FM translator K233DE at 94.5 MHz.[5]

Programming

KSPD features a mix of local and national religious leaders as well as some secular talk shows. National hosts include Jim Daly, Alistair Begg, Chuck Swindoll, Joyce Meyer, Rick Warren, David Jeremiah, Greg Laurie, James Dobson, J. Vernon McGee and Adrian Rogers. Secular talk shows are hosted by Dave Ramsey, Charlie Kirk and Eric Metaxas.

KSPD uses a brokered programming plan. For Christian talk and teaching shows, hosts pay for their time on the air and may use their shows to seek donations to their ministries.

History

The station signed on the air on .[1] It originally held the call sign KEST.[3] In 1970, the station's call sign was changed to KSPD, representing the word spud, slang for potato, one of Idaho's major agricultural products. KSPD adopted a progressive rock format.[3] [6]

By 1975, the station had adopted an all news format, which it continued to air into the 1980s.[7] [8] By 1989, the station had changed to a Christian radio format.[9] In 2017, KSPD added an FM translator at 94.5 for listeners who prefer to tune in to FM stations.

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Notes and References

  1. 1963 Broadcasting Yearbook, Broadcasting, 1963. p. B-53. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  2. "Stations' Call Letters Reveal Much About Their Personalities", Billboard. March 13, 1993. p. 117. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  3. https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=44648 History Cards for KSPD
  4. Web site: KSPD Facility Record . United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division . October 13, 2018.
  5. https://radio-locator.com/info/K233DE-FX Radio-Locator.com/K233DE
  6. "KSPD Voids Void With Hip Rock Play", Billboard. October 10, 1970. p. 48. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  7. Broadcasting Yearbook 1975, Broadcasting, 1975. p. C-52. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  8. Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1988, Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1988. p. B-80. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  9. Unmacht, Robert (1989). The M Street Radio Directory. RadioPhiles, Inc. p. S-90. Retrieved October 14, 2018.