KDBI-FM
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = KDBI-FM
| logo = File:KDBI LaGranD106.3-106.7-730 logo.jpg
| city = Homedale, Idaho
| area = Boise metropolitan area
| branding = La Gran D 106.3
| frequency = 106.3 MHz
| translator = {{Radio Relay|106.7|K294DC|Boise}}
| repeaters = 102.7 KZMG-HD3 (Melba)
| airdate = {{start date and age|1999|5|10}}
| format = Regional Mexican
| erp = 100,000 watts
| haat = {{convert|313.4|meters}}
| class = C
| licensing_authority = FCC
| facility_id = 87812
| coordinates = {{coord|43|37|15|N|117|12|35|W|region:US_type:city}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|KBNH (1999–2005)|KQTA (2005–2015)|KDBI (2015–2017)}}
| affiliations =
| owner = Kevin Terry
| licensee = Radio Rancho, LLC
| sister_stations = KPDA
| webcast = [http://radio.securenetsystems.net/cwa/index.cfm?stationCallSign=KDBI Listen Live]
| website = [https://www.lagrand1063.com/ lagrand1063.com]
}}
KDBI-FM (106.3 MHz "La Gran D 106.3") is a commercial radio station broadcasting a Regional Mexican format. Licensed to Homedale, Idaho, the station serves the Boise metropolitan area and the Treasure Valley. The station is currently owned by Kevin Terry, through licensee Radio Rancho, LLC, and is sister station to KPDA (100.7 FM).{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KDBI |title=KDBI Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }} The studios and offices are on East Franklin Road in Nampa.
History
The station went on the air as KBNH on May 10, 1999. On June 8, 2005, the station changed its call sign to KQTA.{{cite web|url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=87812&Callsign=KDBI-FM |title=KDBI-FM Call Sign History |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }} KQTA was an affiliate of the Spanish Variety "Juan" format until 5 pm on September 5, 2011.
Bustos Media once owned the station. In September 2010, Bustos transferred most of its licenses to Adelante Media Group as part of a settlement with its lenders.{{cite web|url=http://www.radioink.com/Article.asp?id=1966427&spid=30800 |title=NAP CLOSES ON BUSTOS, LAUNCHES ADELANTE |publisher=Radio Ink |date=September 27, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213052550/http://www.radioink.com/Article.asp?id=1966427&spid=30800 |archivedate=December 13, 2013 }}
Adelante Media sold KQTA and KDBI to JLD Media, LLC, effective December 31, 2014, at a price of $850,000.
On January 15, 2015, KQTA changed the format to Regional Mexican, branded as "La Gran D 106.3" under new call letters, KDBI.{{Cite web|title=La Gran D Moves In Boise; La Poderosa To Return|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/91640/la-gran-d-moves-in-boise-la-poderosa-to-return/|access-date=2021-05-18|website=RadioInsight|language=en-US}}
Effective March 27, 2015, owner Kevin Terry transferred KDBI's license to Radio Rancho, LLC. The station changed its call sign to KDBI-FM on March 10, 2017.
References
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External links
{{FM station data|87812|KDBI-FM}}
- {{FCC-LMS-Facility|148693|K294DC}}
- {{FXL|K294DC}}
{{Boise Radio}}
{{Spanish Radio Stations in Idaho}}
Category:Spanish-language radio stations in Idaho
Category:Radio stations established in 2005
Category:2005 establishments in Idaho
Category:Regional Mexican radio stations in the United States
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