KNBL

KNBL
Broadcast area
Idaho Falls, Idaho
Frequency1260 kHz
BrandingFarm Country 1260
Programming
FormatFarm and classic country
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
1947 (1947) (as KIFI at 1400)
Former call signs
  • KIFI (1947–1963)
  • KTEE (1963–1991)
  • KICN (1991–2001)
  • KZNI (2001–2004)
  • KSSL (2004–2006)
  • KBLY (2006–2014)
  • KEIR (2014–2018)
Former frequencies
1400 kHz (1947–1958)
Call sign meaning
"Cannonball" (previous format)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
71775
ClassD
Power
  • 5,000 watts day
  • 64 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
43°31′14.69″N 111°59′35.89″W / 43.5207472°N 111.9933028°W / 43.5207472; -111.9933028
Links
Public license information

KNBL (1260 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a farm and classic country format. Licensed to Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States, the station serves the Idaho Falls–Pocatello area. The station is owned by Frank VanderSloot's Riverbend Communications, LLC.[2]

History

The station went on the air as KIFI in 1947 and changed its call sign to KTEE in 1963. On February 22, 1991, the station changed its call sign to KICN, on November 12, 2001, to KZNI, on May 12, 2004, to KSSL, on April 20, 2006, to KBLY, and on October 21, 2014, to KEIR.[3]

On October 1, 2016, KEIR, along with simulcast partner KEII (690 AM) in Blackfoot, replaced most of their talk radio programming with a Mormon-focused Christian adult contemporary format; they continued to air The Dave Ramsey Show. The music programming on "Sunny AM 1260/690" was similar to that heard on Sounds of Sunday, a syndicated program carried on sister station KLCE.[4]

On August 1, 2018, the station changed its call sign to the current KNBL. On September 10, 2018, KNBL changed its format to variety hits, branded as "Cannonball 101"; the station continued to simulcast with KEII.[5]

The station went silent in June 2024. Ahead of the expiration of its license, KNBL returned to the air in late June 2025 with separate programming from KEII and K266AF: a farm news and classic country format branded as "Farm Country 1260".[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KNBL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "KNBL Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ "KNBL Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ^ Venta, Lance (September 30, 2016). "KEIR Flipping To Mormon Oriented Christian AC". RadioInsight. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  5. ^ Cannonball 101 Explodes Into East Idaho Radioinsight - September 10, 2018
  6. ^ Farm Country Comes to Idaho Falls Radioinsight - July 29, 2025
  7. ^ Ramirez, Daniel V. (July 29, 2025). "New radio station aimed to help farmers and ranchers hits the airwaves in eastern Idaho". East Idaho News. Retrieved September 12, 2025.


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