Idaho Radio News Etc.

KTHI/107.1 K-Hits is giving away tickets to see Billy Joel in concert later this month at the Taco Bell Arena. Not just any tickets – but a pair of seats in the front row. Tracy & Margo will roll out a Joel music montage for listeners to decipher.

Just like KJOT (see below), KQXR/100.3 The X is inviting its listeners in for a night of opinion, music and station tours:

Finally, you get the respect you deserve. As a loyal X listener, we need your help. On November 6th, we are going to be holding a Listener Advisory Board here at the station. It’s a chance for you to come in and give us your opinion on everything happening at The X. Music, Jocks, Favorite Colors, all of it baby! It’s almost like we actually care what you think! Would you like to take part? Click here to join the X-Army and fill out a survey!

Here’s that link

Wednesday night, KJOT/J-105 is inviting listeners to come on over to Plaza 7 and tell the station what they think:

J-105 would like to know what you think about, well us. What you like, maybe some things you’d like to see improve. Just for coming down and being on the J-105 Board of directors we’ll hook you up with pizza and drinks plus a tour of our the studios. All you need to do is answer a few questions be available the evening of November 7th. Please take a few minutes and sign up for the J-105 Rock At Workforce to be on the Board.

Sign up here.

Robin Scott is everywhere. The long time Clear Channel/Peak Broadcasting talent is heard all over the Boise radio dial, filling a wide variety of roles:

- PM traffic on KCIX, KSAS, KAWO, KXLT, KIDO and KFXD
- News reporter for KIDO
- Evening host for KAWO/Wow Country 104.3
- Song tag voice for KAWO
- Heard on a variety of Peak-produced spots

While most folks on the content side of the dial take on a bunch of roles these days, it’s hard to listen to any Peak-owned station without hearing Robin’s voice.

To keep listeners in its clutches, KCIX/Mix 106 is giving away a variety of purses from Macys. Listeners are told to listen to clues to the four-digit code, then call in and win one of several bags.

KSAS/103.3 Kiss FM is hitting the streets, taking its shows on the road for a series of broadcasts around town.

KKMV/Mix 103 launched a website last week – www.mymix103.com. Not a whole lot there quite yet, but it’s a start!

Check this out: KRVB/Idaho’s 94.9 The River has a page with several audio files pulled together by long-time mid-day host Rochelle (the only KFXJ/KF-95 alum still on the station). River sessions from Nicklecreek, Barenaked Ladies, Anna Nalick, Lyle Lovett and Patty Griffin are featured. Fun fact: BNL would buy heaters for the Boise River if they had a million dollars.

Oh, and if you are even a tiny bit crafty, you’ll figure out how to grab the tracks and slap them in your iPod.

My new boss likes to repeat the refrain “who’s got stuff” when casting about for stories. So here’s my version – what do you have to share? It’s been a bit quiet of late – so drop me a line at idahoradio@gmail.com with your “stuff.”

Also: I’ve added back Google’s AdSense product after a three-year absence. Click if you want… any profit will go back to the $30-or-so per month in hard costs this site incurs.

Citadel Radio announced today it would put Don Imus on WABC-AM in New York, and across the country via syndication – similar to his former arrangement with CBS Radio and WFAN-AM.

It’s not stretch to consider that Citadel will try to put Imus on as many of its owend stations as possible. In Boise, Citadel owns two AM stations – KTIK/1350 ESPN Radio KTIK The Ticket, and KBOI/670 AM. It’s highly unlikely Citadel would flush KBOI’s last beachhead of local programming in the morning drive. Imus used to hold down the morning slot on KTIK – the only non-sports program on the channel. Currently KTIK has ESPN show Colin Cowherd in the morning slot.