KSPD (790 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Boise, Idaho, United States, and broadcasting a Christian radio format for the Boise metropolitan area. The station is owned by Inspirational Family Radio. The studios are on South Weideman Avenue in Boise.
KSPD programming is also heard on 250-watt FM translator K233DE at 94.5 MHz.
History The station signed on the air on April 27, 1961. It originally held the call sign KEST. 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."KSPD Voids Void With Hip Rock Play", Billboard. October 10, 1970. p. 48. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
By 1975, the station had adopted an all news format, which it continued to air into the 1980s.Broadcasting Yearbook 1975, Broadcasting, 1975. p. C-52. Retrieved October 14, 2018.Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1988, Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1988. p. B-80. Retrieved October 14, 2018. By 1989, the station had changed to a Christian radio format.Unmacht, Robert (1989). The M Street Radio Directory. RadioPhiles, Inc. p. S-90. Retrieved October 14, 2018. In 2017, KSPD added an FM translator at 94.5 for listeners who prefer to tune in to FM stations.
References
External links KSPD's official website
FCC History Cards for KSPD