KWYD
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| Broadcast area | Boise, Idaho |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 101.1 MHz |
| Branding | Wild 101 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Rhythmic Top 40 leaning Top 40 (CHR) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KBXN, KKOO, KQBL, KSRV-FM, KZMG | |
| History | |
First air date | 1990 (as KMCL in McCall) |
Former call signs | McCall: KMCL (1989–2007) KMXM (2007–2008) |
Call sign meaning | WYlD = Play On The Word Wild |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 7377 |
| Class | C0 |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 305 meters (1001 feet) |
Transmitter coordinates | 44°45′54″N 116°11′54″W / 44.76500°N 116.19833°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wild101fm.com |
KWYD (101.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Rhythmic Top 40 leaning Top 40 (CHR) format. Licensed to Parma, Idaho, United States, the station is currently owned by Impact Radio Group.[1]
History
The station was assigned the call sign KMCL on September 26, 1989, and on December 7, 2007 became adult contemporary KMXM.[2]
The station was sold in early 2008 to Impact Radio Group, and later moved the station into the Boise radio market on October 31, 2008. It flipped the format to rhythmic contemporary, along with picking up the call letters KWYD. It also increased its power to 100,000 watts, giving the station better coverage in the area. KWYD is also Idaho's first ever Rhythmic-formatted station.
According to PD Mickey Fuentes in an interview for the Idaho Statesman, "This radio station is here because we saw a need for it in the market." He went on to say that "We looked around and said, 'Where's the opportunity here?'" Fuentes later added "All we're doing is trying to reflect the audience," and cites that the station received over 160,000 to 170,000 text messages per month for music requests and contests since its debut.[3]
The KWYD-FM call sign was once used by a Colorado Springs, Colorado area radio station that had a Christian talk/music format in the 1970s and 1980s. The station was sold in 1989 and the format and call letters were changed. Today it is known as KRDO-FM and broadcasts a news-talk format.
References
- ^ "KWYD Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "KWYD Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "'Rhythmic' radio looks for the groove in the Valley" from The Idaho Statesman (February 5, 2009)
External links
- www.wild101fm.com
- www.myspace.com/wild 101.1
- ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› KWYD in the FCC FM station database
- KWYD in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› K269GI in the FCC FM station database
- K269GI at FCCdata.org