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KNBL

Idaho Falls, Idaho United States
Broadcast area	Idaho Falls, Idaho
Frequency	1260 kHz
Branding	Cannonball 101
Programming
Format	Variety hits
Ownership
Owner	Frank VanderSloot (Riverbend Communications, LLC)
Sister stations	KLCE, KTHK, KFTZ, KEII, KCVI
History
First air date	1947 (1947) (as KIFI at 1400)
Former call signs	KIFI (1947–1963) KTEE (1963–1991) KICN (1991–2001) KZNI (2001–2004) KSSL (2004–2006) KBLY (2006–2014) KEIR (2014–2018)
Former frequencies	1400 kHz (1947–1958)
Call sign meaning	"Cannonball"
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	71775
Class	D
Power	5,000 watts day 64 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	43°31′14.69″N 111°59′35.89″W / 43.5207472°N 111.9933028°W / 43.5207472; -111.9933028
Translator(s)	101.1 K266AF (Pocatello)
Repeater(s)	690 KEII (Blackfoot)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	cannonball101.com

KNBL (1260 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a variety hits format. Licensed to Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States, the station serves the Idaho Falls–Pocatello area. The station is owned by Frank VanderSloot's Riverbend Communications, LLC.

History

The station went on the air as KIFI in 1947 and changed its call sign to KTEE in 1963. On February 22, 1991, the station changed its call sign to KICN, on November 12, 2001, to KZNI, on May 12, 2004, to KSSL, on April 20, 2006, to KBLY, and on October 21, 2014, to KEIR.

On October 1, 2016, KEIR, along with simulcast partner KEII (690 AM) in Blackfoot, replaced most of their talk radio programming with a Mormon-focused Christian adult contemporary format; they continued to air The Dave Ramsey Show. The music programming on "Sunny AM 1260/690" was similar to that heard on Sounds of Sunday, a syndicated program carried on sister station KLCE.

On August 1, 2018, the station changed its call sign to the current KNBL. On September 10, 2018, KNBL changed its format to variety hits, branded as "Cannonball 101"; the station continued to simulcast with KEII.

Translator

References

1. "Facility Technical Data for KNBL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. "KNBL Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
3. "KNBL Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
4. Venta, Lance (September 30, 2016). "KEIR Flipping To Mormon Oriented Christian AC". RadioInsight. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
5. Cannonball 101 Explodes Into East Idaho Radioinsight - September 10, 2018

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 71775 (KNBL) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KNBL in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
• Facility details for Facility ID 71784 (K266AF) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• K266AF at FCCdata.org
• "History Cards for KNBL". Federal Communications Commission. (Guide to reading History Cards)

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