KYWN

KYWN (890 kHz) is an AM radio station licensed to Meridian, Idaho and serving the Boise metropolitan area. It airs a Spanish-language Christian radio format and is owned by Impacto Network, Inc. It calls itself La Perla (The Pearl), using the slogan Alimente Su Alma (Feed Your Soul).

KYWN
CityMeridian, Idaho
Broadcast areaBoise metropolitan area
Frequency890 kHz
BrandingLa Perla (The Pearl)
SloganAlimente Su Alma (Feed Your Soul)
Programming
FormatSpanish-language Christian radio
Ownership
OwnerAmbrocio Cruz
(Impacto Network, Inc.)
History
First air date
2003-04-01 (as KQXI)
Former call signs
KQXI (2003-2004)
KDJQ (2004-2012)
Technical information
Facility ID129380
ClassD
Power50,000 watts day
250 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
43°27′37″N 116°14′29″W (day)
43°32′58″N 116°24′38″W (night)
Links
Websitehttps://www.facebook.com/laperla890/

KYWN is a Class D station. By day, it broadcasts at the maximum power for AM stations, 50,000 watts non-directional. But at night, to protect WLS Chicago, the dominant Class A station on 890 AM, it must greatly reduce power to 250 watts, using a directional antenna. The transmitter is on Kuna Mora Road at Pleasant Valley Road in Kuna, Idaho.[1]


History

The station went on the air as KQXI on April 1, 2003. On June 10, 2004, the station changed its call sign to KDJQ and, on January 3, 2012, to KYWN.[2] The station underwent financial difficulties and went dark for a time. KYWN returned to air on or around February 26, 2012.

According to Boise radio hobbyist Bill Frahm in the AMFMTVDX mailing list, KYWN returned to the air briefly on May 16, 2009 in order to preserve its license. Frahm says the station is now owned by a bank. He said KYWN had been silent since June 8, 2008 as it sought a new buyer.

As of January 18, 2012, Blue Turf Broadcasting, Inc. requested an extension of its Silent STA for KYWN after losing its night time transmitter site. On February 14, 2012, KYWN was given permission to operate special temporary authority (STA) due to the station no longer having access to its nighttime transmitter site and that the equipment at that site had been stolen. On September 19, 2012 KYWN told the U.S. Federal Communications Commission that "due to financial and staffing issues" it was requesting the authority to be off the air for 180 days.

At that time, programming included The Neal Boortz Radio Show, The Michael Smerconish Show, Clark Howard and The Lars Larson National Radio Program. It was a network affiliate of CBS News Radio.

On December 16, 2013, the station's license was assigned to Ambrocio Cruz's Impacto Network, Inc. The purchase price for the transaction was $82,000.


References
  1. Radio-Locator.com/KYWN
  2. "KYWN Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.


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