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Where to Find Your Music in Boise

Stuart Gustafson

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Maybe you can remember “way back when” -- when there was only on band on the radio -- the AM band. That’s where ALL the radio stations were when listened at home or you were driving your car out of the high school parking lot, perhaps snuggled up to your sweetie before the advent of bucket seats. There were three main radio stations when I was in high school in Imperial Valley, California, but I was able to get OMA from Oklahoma City on my little transistor radio. They played all the Beatles songs.

That was then; this is now.

Practically every possible AM and FM frequency has a radio station no matter where you live, and that is quite true in Boise, the Gem State’s capital city. All of them cannot be listed here, or you’d be reading for a mighty long time.

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According to radiolineup.com, the Boise, Idaho, area has the following AM and FM radio stations:

580 AM -- KIDO -- News/Talk (Nampa, ID)

630 AM -- KFXD -- Talk (Boise, ID)

670 AM -- KBOI -- Talk (Boise, ID)

730 AM -- KDBI -- Sports (Boise, ID)

790 AM -- KSPD -- News/Talk (Boise, ID)

890 AM -- KYWN -- Oldies (Meridian, ID)

950 AM -- KMHR -- Gospel (Boise, ID)

1060 AM -- KBGN -- Religious (Caldwell, ID)

1140 AM -- KGEM -- Religious (Boise, ID)

1240 AM -- KMHI -- Country (Mountain Home, ID)

1260 AM -- KKOO -- Classic Country (Weiser, ID)

1350 AM -- KTIK -- Sports (Nampa, ID)

1450 AM -- KTRP -- Spanish Religious (Notus, ID)

1490 AM -- KCID -- Spanish Religious (Caldwell, ID)

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88.1 FM -- KRRB -- Religious (Kuna, ID)

88.7 FM -- KOAY -- Religious (Middleton, ID)

89.1 FM -- KAWS -- Religious (Marsing, ID)

89.5 FM -- KTSY -- Religious (Caldwell, ID)

89.9 FM -- KRBX -- Variety (Caldwell, ID)

90.3 FM -- KBSU -- Classical (Boise, ID)

90.9 FM -- KGCL -- Spanish Religious (Jordan Valley, OR)

91.5 FM -- KBSX -- Public Radio (Boise, ID)

92.3 FM -- KIZN -- Country (Boise, ID)

93.1 FM -- KTIK -- Sports (New Plymouth, ID)

94.1 FM -- KBXL -- Religious (Caldwell, ID)

94.9 FM -- KRVB -- Adult Alternative (Nampa, ID)

96.1 FM -- KSRV -- Adult Hits (Ontario, OR)

96.9 FM -- KKGL -- Classic Rock (Nampa, ID)

97.5 FM -- KIDH-LP -- Religious (Meridian, ID)

97.9 FM -- KQFC -- Country (Boise, ID)

98.7 FM -- KARO -- Christian Contemporary (Nyssa, OR)

99.5 FM -- KLXI -- Christian Contemporary (Fruitland, ID)

99.9 FM -- KXCD -- Silent (Salmon, ID)

100.3 FM -- KQXR -- Rock (Payette, ID)

100.7 FM -- KPDA -- Regional Mexican (Mountain Home, ID)

101.1 FM -- KWYD -- Rhythmic CHR (Parma, ID)

101.9 FM -- KQBL -- Regional Mexican (Emmett, ID)

102.7 FM -- KZMG -- Hot AC (Melba, ID)

103.5 FM -- KSAS -- Top 40/CHR (Caldwell, ID)

104.3 FM -- KAWO -- Country (Boise, ID)

105.1 FM -- KJOT -- Classic Rock (Boise, ID)

105.9 FM -- KCIX -- Hot AC (Garden City, ID)

106.3 FM -- KDBI -- Regional Mexican (Homedale, ID)

107.1 FM -- KTHI -- Classic Hits (Caldwell, ID)

107.9 FM -- KXLT -- Adult Contemporary (Eagle, ID)

Radio Stations are not the only place where you will find music. Sparklight, the “new name” for Cable One, has a variety of music channels -- a total of 50 -- in its television offerings:

Music (50 channels)

801 | Music - Hits List

802 | Music - Max

803 | Music - Dance/EDM

804 | Music - Indie

805 | Music - HipHop/RnB

806 | Music - Rap

807 | Music - HipHop Classics

808 | Music - Throwback Jamz

809 | Music - RnB Classics

810 | Music - RnB Soul

811 | Music - Gospel

812 | Music - Reggae

813 | Music - Rock

814 | Music - Metal

815 | Music - Alternative

816 | Music - Adult Alternative

817 | Music - Rock Hits

818 | Music - Classic Rock

819 | Music - Soft Rock

820 | Music - Love Songs

821 | Music - Pop Hits

822 | Music - Party Favorites

823 | Music - Teen Beats

824 | Music - Kidz Only

825 | Music - Toddler Tunes

826 | Music - Y2K

827 | Music - 90s

828 | Music - 80s

829 | Music - 70s

830 | Music - Solid Gold Oldies

831 | Music - Pop and Country

832 | Music - Todays Country

833 | Music - Country Hits

834 | Music - Classic Country

835 | Music - Contemporary Christian

836 | Music - Pop Latino

837 | Music - Musica Urbana

838 | Music - Mexicana

839 | Music - Tropicales

840 | Music - Romances

841 | Music - Sounds of the Seasons

842 | Music - Stage and Screen

843 | Music - Soundscapes

844 | Music - Smooth Jazz

845 | Music - Jazz

846 | Music - Blues

847 | Music - Singers and Swing

848 | Music - Easy Listening

849 | Music - Classical Masterpieces

850 | Music - Light Classical

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Despite the wide variety of music channels available on the AM and FM radio dials as well as on the television channels, I think the best place to find your music in Boise is at The Record Exchange. Located at 11th and Idaho in the heart of downtown Boise, The Record Exchange is Idaho’s largest independent music store, steadfastly expanding Idaho’s musical boundaries since 1977. If you want it, they have it. If they don’t have it, they can get it. No matter what your musical preferences are, you owe it to yourself to check out The Record Exchange -- you’ll be glad you did.

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