Posts Tagged ‘KSRV’

I’m very behind in posting this, but Gordon Capps died August 7th in Ontario. The former owner of KSRV died at the age of 95. After the jump, read his obituary, and please feel free to leave your remembrances in comments.

As Peak Broadcasting ramps up its Bronco Sports Network, affiliate KSRV/1380 AM is increasing its sports coverage.
The Argus Observer notes KSRV will air high school football games for Fruitland and Ontario High Schools. Station manager Dave Tester will also host three local sports shows each week. A lunch-time show will broadcast from Fiesta […]

The strange saga at Impact Radio Group continues.
As I totally didn’t report last week - the group hired Darrell Calton as its new GM. Calton previously held the Director of Sales position for Citadel Boise. The group also elevated another Citadel alum - Darla Sturtevant to Director of Sales… though there could be another […]

Journal Broadcast Group’s stations had a tough book. The group has one station in the top 10 - perennial winner 107.1 K-Hits with a strong 6.7.
The rest of the stations are in the doldrums.
- KJOT/J-105 down 12% from last year to 3.3
- KQXR/100.3 The X lost a third of its audience for a […]

We polled the IRN audience just after the start of the book - and again toward the end, and in both cases, voters picked KSAS/103.3 Kiss FM to make the biggest gains.
The biggest winner depends on if you are looking at year over year gains or book-to-book improvement.
KDBI takes the book […]

Seen on the streets of SE Boise:

KSRV/96.1 Bob FM attained a 3.0 rating - up 100% from its 1.5 in the spring. Whether or not the station can build momentum is the big question.
You might have noticed something missing though — there’s no data for KTMB/99.1 The Man.

I threw out the “10 questions” poll the other day not having any idea if anyone would take the time to vote. To my delight, about 90 of you took a few moments.
You think KIZN/Kissin’ 92.3 had the strongest performance in the fall - and will wind up on top of the country roost […]

KSRV/96.1 Bob FM wrapped up its “A to Z” stunt this afternoon just before 2 p.m., with “Your Woman” by White Town. An analysis by Idaho Radio News indicates the station played 1515 songs as part of the stunt (with some repeats.) The station went out of A to Z mode during the […]

Idaho Daily Statesman columnist Mike Deeds dredged up the strength to write one of those rare columns-on-a-local-topic this week - and looks back at entertainment in the Treasure Valley.
Best Rumor: That Britney Spears was lurking in the Treasure Valley. Sure, I had just written a column with the headline “Britney Spears should take refuge […]

It’s that time of the year - when local stations crack out the ol’ calculators and start counting things. KTHI/107.1 K-Hits is counting down the top 500 Billboard hits from 1964-1979 - KSAS/103.3 Kiss FM is doing a bunch of top tens - and of course KSRV/96.1 Bob FM is going A to Z […]

This isn’t the world’s newest idea - but KSRV/96.1 Bob FM is running through its playlist from A to Z (by song title). On the way back from McCall today, my fellow car-dwellers and I had fun trying to ID the song as it came on. We listened from It’s Not Unusual by Tom […]

The radio dial is sounding quite festive this Christmas eve. As I headed to services this evening - I was pleasantly surprised at the number of stations that dropped their normal formats to get in the spirit - with 100% Christmas music:
KTSY/89.5 FM
KIZN/Kissin’ 92.3
KZMG/Magic 93.1
KRVB/Idaho’s 94.9 The River
KAYN/Boomer 100.7
KAWO/WOW Country 104.3
KBOI/News-Talk 670
KTHI/107.1 K-Hits
These stations […]

KSRV/96.1 Bob FM has been advertising like crazy of late - with spots all over KTVB & KBCI (including during Bronco football telecasts). The station has revamped its website (though it is still light on content).
The “About Bob” page features some testimonials… including this one:
“I found Bob FM a few months ago and […]