KTRP (AM)

KTRP

City	Notus, Idaho
Broadcast area	Boise metropolitan area
Frequency	1450 kHz
First air date	June 14, 1965[1] (as KYET)
Format	Silent
Power	1,000 watts
Class	C
Facility ID	67613
Transmitter coordinates	44°14′0″N 116°57′18″W / 44.23333°N 116.95500°WCoordinates: 44°14′0″N 116°57′18″W / 44.23333°N 116.95500°W
Former callsigns	KYET (1965–1984) KACY (1984–1990) KIOV (1990–2011) KWEI (2011–2014)
Owner	Centro Familiar Cristiano

KTRP (1450 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve the community of Notus, Idaho, USA. The station is owned by Centro Familiar Cristiano. KTRP is silent as of April 20, 2016.^[2][3]

History

The station went on the air June 14, 1965 as KYET.^[1] It changed its call sign to KACY on October 1, 1984. On January 30, 1990, the station changed its call sign to KIOV. The station took on the KWEI call sign on March 25, 2011; three years later, the station swapped call signs with 1260 AM and became KTRP.^[4]

Until April 20, 2016 KTRP broadcast a Tejano format to the greater Boise, Idaho, area and was the only full time Tejano station in the state of Idaho. The station went off the air on April 20, 2016 following a transmitter failure.^[5]

References

1. Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 (PDF). 1977. p. C-58. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
2. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved December 11, 2009.
3. "KTRP Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2011-03-29.
4. "KTRP Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
5. "Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. April 21, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2016.

External links

• Query the FCC's AM station database for KTRP
• Radio-Locator Information on KTRP
• Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for KTRP