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KNBL
Idaho Falls, Idaho;
Broadcast area	Idaho Falls, Idaho
Frequency	1260 kHz
Branding	Cannonball 101
Programming
Format	Variety hits
Ownership
Owner	Riverbend Communications, LLC
Sister stations	KLCE, KTHK, KFTZ, KEII, KCVI
History
First air date	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	Sounds Like Cannonball (Stations Branding)
Technical information
Facility ID	71775
Class	D
Power	5,000 watts day; 64 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	43°31′15″N 111°59′33″W / 43.52083°N 111.99250°W
Translator(s)	97.7 K249EE (Idaho Falls); 101.1 K266AF (Pocatello);
Repeater(s)	690 KEII (Blackfoot)
Links
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 Pocatello area. The station is currently owned by Riverbend Communications, LLC.^[1]

History edit

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.^[2]

KEIR changed their format from news/talk to Christian radio on October 3, 2016.

On August 1, 2018, the station changed its call sign to the current KNBL.

On September 10, 2018, KNBL changed their format from religious to variety hits, branded as "Cannonball 101".^[3]

Previous logo edit

References edit

^ "KNBL Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
^ "KNBL Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
^ Cannonball 101 Explodes Into East Idaho Radioinsight - September 10, 2018