KTHI
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KTHI (107.1 FM, "107.1 Hank FM") is a commercial radio station licensed to Caldwell, Idaho, and serving the Boise metropolitan area. KTHI airs a classic country format and is owned by Lotus Communications. The studios are on Fairview Avenue in Boise near Interstate 184.[1]
KTHI is a Class C FM station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 52,000 watts. The transmitter tower is off Shafer Butte Road in Robie Creek.[2]
History
The station signed on the air on December 1, 1983.[3] It began as a country station branded as "C-107". Its original call sign was KCID-FM, as the sister station to KCID 1490 AM, both owned by Twin Cities Broadcasting. At first, KCID-FM was powered at 3,000 watts, a fraction of its current output. It only served the city of Caldwell and adjacent communities.
In 1997, the station flipped to a Modern AC format and was rebranded as "107.1 CID". In 1998, KCID-AM-FM were acquired by Journal Communications.[4] On May 4, 1999, KCID-FM segued to mainstream adult contemporary music and was rebranded as "Star 107.1".
In the early 2000s, KCID-FM got a big boost in power to 52,000 watts and an increase in antenna height, allowing it to be heard all around the Boise metropolitan area. In 2002, KCID-FM changed its call sign to KTHI and switched to a classic hits format. It rebranded as "107.1 K-Hits".
On May 2, 2024, as part of a series of layoffs at Lotus' Boise stations, midday host Barry Lewis and afternoon host Bridget Bonde left the station. On May 6 at 9 a.m., after playing "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" by R.E.M., KTHI dropped the classic hits format after 22 years. It began stunting, looping a playlist of songs themed around change and declaring it was "time for a change" for the station.
At 10 a.m., KTHI flipped to classic country as "107.1 Hank FM", joining a series of stations nationwide launching the format that year. "Hank" is a reference to legendary county artist Hank Williams. The first song on "Hank" was "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" by Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett. KTHI joined a crowded country music field in the Boise market, competing with three other stations - 92.3 KIZN, 101.9 KQBL and 104.3 KAWO.[5]
Ownership Changes
Journal Communications (KTHI's former owner) and the E. W. Scripps Company announced on July 30, 2014, that the two companies would merge to create a new broadcast company under the E.W. Scripps Company name that will own the two companies' broadcast properties, including KTHI. The transaction was completed in 2015, pending shareholder and regulatory approvals.[6]
In January 2018, Scripps announced that it would sell all of its radio stations.[7] In August 2018, Lotus Communications announced that it would acquire Scripps' Boise & Tucson clusters for $8 million.[8] The sale was completed on December 12.[9]
References
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- ↑ CrankTheHank.com/contact-us
- ↑ Radio-Locator.com/KTHI
- ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1986 page B-80. Retrieved Aug. 14, 2025.
- ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010 page D-177. Retrieved Aug. 14, 2025.
- ↑ 107.1 Hank FM Launches in Boise Radioinsight - May 6, 2024
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External links
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- Template:Show by date&band=fm&callLetter=KTHI KTHI in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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