KBYI

KBYI (94.3 MHz) is a public FM radio station in Rexburg, Idaho. It is one of two terrestrial radio stations owned by Brigham Young University-Idaho, which is an arm of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). It has a radio format of classical music along with news and information from National Public Radio (NPR). The main signal covers Eastern Idaho, with rebroadcasting stations around Idaho, Wyoming and Montana.

For the airport in Burley, Idaho assigned the ICAO code KBYI, see Burley Municipal Airport.
KBYI
Broadcast areaIdaho Falls - Eastern Idaho
Frequency94.3 MHz
BrandingBYU-Idaho Radio, 94.3 FM
Programming
FormatPublic Radio - Classical music
Ownership
OwnerBrigham Young University-Idaho
History
First air date
1972 (as KRIC)
Former call signs
KRIC (1972–2001)
KPRI (February–March 2001)
Call sign meaning
K Brigham Young Idaho
Technical information
Facility ID56345
ClassC1
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT211 meters (692 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
43°45′44″N 111°57′33″W
Translator(s)See § Translators
Repeater(s)89.9 KBYA (Afton, Wyoming)
Links
Websitewww.byui.edu/radio

KBYI has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for FM stations. The transmitter is in Menan near the Snake River.[1]

Programming

Promoted as "The Music You Want, The News You Need", KBYI broadcasts classical music programming, along with Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and a limited number of LDS-focused religious programming. Local news is planned and produced by BYU-Idaho students. Some 20 students work for BYU-Idaho Radio each semester. Sister station 91.5 KBYR-FM maintains a religious format.

History
KBYI logo used until March 2011.

KRIC signed on at then-Ricks College in September 1972. It was a 10-watt station on 90.1 MHz.[2] In May 1984, KRIC moved to 100.5 MHz and increased its power to 75,000 watts.[3]

In 2011, KBYI moved to 94.3 MHz. The move was part of a multi-state, multi-station series of changes in frequency assignments, which included three swaps in Rexburg and Idaho Falls. The 94.3 frequency was vacated by KSNA, which moved to 99.1; the 99.1 license of KUPI-FM moved to 100.7; and KBYI moved to 94.3.

Translators

KBYI maintains an extensive translator network with many dependent translators in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming.

Broadcast translators for KBYI
Call signFrequencyCity of licenseFIDFCC info
K202EL 88.3 FMIdaho Falls, Idaho146541LMS
K220GV 91.9 FMWest Yellowstone, Montana89945LMS
K258BK 99.5 FMFremont County, Wyoming145649LMS
K266AU 101.1 FMWest Yellowstone, Montana155904LMS
K278BY 103.5 FMSoda Springs, Idaho146559LMS
K280EG 103.9 FMFreedom, Wyoming56354LMS
K285CO 104.9 FMPocatello, Idaho56347LMS
K285DF 104.9 FMAfton, Wyoming56349LMS
K290BT 105.9 FMJackson, Wyoming56344LMS
K296GL 107.1 FMTeton County, Wyoming145607LMS
K297AB 107.3 FMBurley, Idaho56346LMS

K266AU is owned by Ted W. Austin.

References
  1. Radio-Locator.com/KBYI
  2. FCC History Cards for KBYI
  3. "College station on air". South Idaho Press. Associated Press. May 6, 1984. p. 3. Retrieved March 6, 2020.


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