KTRP (AM)
| Broadcast area | Boise metropolitan area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1450 kHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Spanish Christian |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Centro Familiar Cristiano |
| History | |
First air date | June 14, 1965[1] (as KYET) |
Former call signs | KYET (1965–1984) KACY (1984–1990) KIOV (1990–2011) KWEI (2011–2014) |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 67613 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 44°14′0″N 116°57′18″W / 44.23333°N 116.95500°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
KTRP (1450 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve the community of Notus, Idaho, United States. The station is owned by Centro Familiar Cristiano. KTRP is silent as of April 20, 2016[update].[3][4]
History
[edit]The station went on the air June 14, 1965 as KYET.[1] It changed its call sign to KACY on October 1, 1984. On January 30, 1990, the station changed its call sign to KIOV. The station took on the KWEI call sign on March 25, 2011; three years later, the station swapped call signs with 1260 AM and became KTRP.[5]
Until April 20, 2016, KTRP broadcast a Tejano format to the greater Boise, Idaho, area and was the only full-time Tejano station in the state of Idaho. The station went off the air on April 20, 2016, following a transmitter failure.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 (PDF). 1977. p. C-58. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KTRP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved December 11, 2009.
- ^ "KTRP Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2011-03-29.
- ^ "KTRP Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. April 21, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 42649 (KTRP) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KTRP in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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