KXLT-FM
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = KXLT-FM
| logo = KXLT-FM logo.png
| city = Eagle, Idaho
| country = US
| area = Boise metropolitan area
| branding = 107.9 Lite FM
| frequency = 107.9 MHz
| airdate = September 1994
| format = Adult contemporary
| erp = 45,000 watts
| haat = {{convert|818|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class = C
| facility_id = 18049
| licensing_authority = FCC
| coordinates = {{coord|43|45|17.6|N|116|5|55.4|W|region:US-ID_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning = "Lite"
| former_callsigns = KRVG (1992–1994, CP)
| affiliations = Premiere Networks
| owner = Townsquare Media
| licensee = Townsquare License, LLC
| sister_stations = KAWO, KCIX, KFXD, KIDO, KSAS-FM
| webcast = [https://liteonline.com/listen-live/ Listen Live]
| website = [https://liteonline.com/ liteonline.com]
}}
KXLT-FM (107.9 MHz, "107.9 Lite FM") is a commercial radio station licensed to Eagle, Idaho, and serving the Boise metropolitan area. The station is owned by Townsquare Media with the license assigned to Townsquare License, LLC. It airs an adult contemporary radio format, switching to all Christmas music for much of November and December.{{cite web|work=Arbitron |url=http://www.arbitron.com/ |title=Station Information Profile |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100301134627/http://www.arbitron.com/ |archive-date=2010-03-01 }}
KXLT-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 45,000 watts. The tower is 818 meters (2684 feet) in height above average terrain (HAAT), giving it excellent coverage over much of Western Idaho, as well as part of Oregon. The transmitter is off Shafer Butte Road in Horseshoe Bend, Idaho, among the towers for other Boise-area FM and TV stations.[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?sr=Y&s=C&call=kxlt&nav=home Radio-Locator.com/KXLT]
History
While the station was still doing testing, it was assigned the KXLT-FM call sign by the Federal Communications Commission on August 26, 1994.{{cite web |title=Call Sign History |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=18049&Callsign=KXLT-FM |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database}} It signed on the air in September 1994.[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2000/D-Radio-All-BC-YB-2000-2.pdf Information] from the Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2000, page D-127
On November 16, 2006, Clear Channel Communications planned to sell 448 of its radio stations outside the top 100 markets,{{cite news|title=Clear Channel Agrees To $18.7B Buyout|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/clear-channel-agrees-to-187b-buyout-1347678/|newspaper=Billboard|date=November 16, 2006}} including the company's Boise stations: KXLT-FM, KSAS-FM, KCIX, KTMY (now KAWO), KIDO, and KFXD. In March 2007, Peak Broadcasting LLC bought the former Clear Channel-owned stations.
On August 30, 2013, a deal was announced in which Townsquare Media would purchase Peak Broadcasting's stations, including KXLT-FM. The deal was part of Cumulus Media's acquisition of Dial Global; Townsquare swapped Peak's stations in Fresno, California, to Cumulus for its stations in Dubuque, Iowa, and Poughkeepsie, New York. Peak, Townsquare, and Dial Global were all controlled by Oaktree Capital Management.{{cite news|title=Official: Cumulus Buys Dial Global, Spins Some Stations To Townsquare; Peak Stations Sold To Townsquare, Fresno Spun To Cumulus|url=http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/121835/official-cumulus-buys-dial-global-spins-some-stati|access-date=August 30, 2013|newspaper=All Access|date=August 30, 2013}}{{cite news|title=Cumulus Makes Dial Global And Townsquare Deals Official|url=http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/84851/are-these-the-markets-in-the-cumulustownsquaredial-global-deal/|access-date=August 30, 2013|newspaper=RadioInsight|date=August 30, 2013}} The sale to Townsquare was completed on November 14, 2013.{{cite news|title=Cumulus-Townsquare-Peak Deal Closes|url=http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/124346/cumulus-townsquare-peak-deal-closes|access-date=November 16, 2013|newspaper=All Access|date=November 15, 2013}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.liteonline.com/ KXLT-FM official website]
- {{FM station data|18049|KXLT-FM}}
{{Boise Radio}}
{{Adult Contemporary Radio Stations in Idaho}}
{{Townsquare Media}}
Category:Mainstream adult contemporary radio stations in the United States
Category:Radio stations established in 1994
Category:Townsquare Media radio stations
Category:1994 establishments in Idaho
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