Boise State Public Radio
public radio network in Idaho, United States
Boise State Public Radio (BSPR) is a broadcast service of Boise State University, which operates four programming services on several radio stations throughout central and southern Idaho and northern Nevada. Its headquarters are located at the Ron and Linda Yanke Family Research Park near the BSU campus on East Parkcenter Boulevard in southeast Boise.
Stations and services
KBSU in Boise, Idaho, airs classical music and other entertainment programming from American Public Media (APM) and Public Radio Exchange (PRX). KBSX, also located in Boise, airs news and information programming from NPR, PRX, APM and the BBC, as well as locally produced news and information programs, including the nationally distributed program Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra.
KBSW in Twin Falls, Idaho, airs a mix of programming from KBSU and KBSX, as well as some local programming produced at a satellite studio at the Fine Arts Building on the campus of the College of Southern Idaho on Falls Avenue in north Twin Falls.
A full-time jazz format, named "Idaho's Jazz Station," airs on KBSK in McCall, and on the second HD Radio channel of KBSU. This format aired on KBSU (730 AM) and KEZJ (1450 AM) prior to July 2007.
Boise State Public Radio is the lead station for the Mountain West News Bureau, a partnership of stations providing news coverage of the Rocky Mountain West.
History
The network's roots date back to 1957, when KBJC was launched by what was then Boise Junior College (BJC) as a carrier current station. It originally operated only when school was in session, and was a typical freeform college radio station. The station grew with the school, increasing its operating hours when BJC was upgraded to four-year status.
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