KBYR-FM
{{short description|Christian radio station at BYU-Idaho in Rexburg, Idaho}}
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = KBYR-FM
| logo = KBYR-FM Logo.svg
| logo_size = 250px
| city = Rexburg, Idaho | country = US
| area = Southeastern Idaho
| branding = BYU-Idaho Radio
| airdate = {{Start date|1993}}
| frequency = 91.5 MHz
| format = Religious
| erp = 1,000 watts
| haat = 14 meters
| class = A
| owner = Brigham Young University-Idaho
| licensing_authority = FCC
| webcast =
| repeaters = {{Radio Relay|89.9|KBYA|Afton, Wyoming}}
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|KWBH (1993–2001)|KPRI (March–October 2001)}}
| sister_stations = KBYI
| website = {{URL|https://www.byui.edu/radio/}}
| callsign_meaning =
| coordinates = {{coord|43.817139|-111.779139|type:landmark_region:US-ID_source:FCC|format=dms |display=inline,title}}
}}
KBYR-FM 91.5 is a radio station in Rexburg, Idaho, United States. It is one of two program services operated by BYU-Idaho Radio, the radio division of Brigham Young University-Idaho, and offers inspirational and religious programs.
It launched as KWBH in 1993, and served as the continuation of the non-broadcast student radio station on the campus of what was then Ricks College, KVIK,{{Cite news|url=https://www.genealogybank.com/newspaper-clippings/community-bids-farewell-bossard/xaymtbhaoormkbdpqvynwkvqtwsbqonb_ip-10-166-46-105_1713676292795|page=B2|work=Post Register|title=Community bids farewell to Bossard|first=Janet|last=Howard|date=March 10, 1994}} which was a carrier current outlet and had existed since 1959.{{r|EIN240418}} It also aired programs from the Bonneville International LDS Radio Network.{{Cite news |last=Arave |first=Lynn |date=January 13, 1995 |title=Host of 'Morning Edition' to help raise fund for KUSU |url=https://www.deseret.com/1995/1/13/19153188/host-of-morning-edition-to-help-raise-fund-for-kusu/ |access-date=April 21, 2024 |work=Deseret News |language=en}} As with its sister station, KRIC, it broadcast from Spori Hall until it was gutted in a 2000 fire. The call sign changed in 2001, the same year that Ricks College became BYU–Idaho.{{Cite news |last=Nelson |first=Rett |date=April 18, 2024 |title=Local radio station celebrating 40 years of broadcasting |url=https://www.eastidahonews.com/2024/04/local-radio-station-celebrating-40-years-of-broadcasting/ |access-date=April 21, 2024 |language=en-US}}
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External links
- {{FCC-LMS-Facility|56352|KBYR-FM}}
- {{FMARB|KBYR}}
- {{FCC-LMS-Facility|173939|KBYA}}
{{Idaho Falls Radio}}
{{Brigham Young University–Idaho}}
{{BYU Broadcasting}}
{{Idaho college radio}}
Category:Brigham Young University–Idaho
Category:Radio stations established in 1993
Category:1993 establishments in Idaho
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