KSEI

KSEI (930 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a conservative talk format. Licensed to Pocatello, Idaho, United States, the station serves the Pocatello area. The station is owned by Paul Anderson, through licensee Idaho Wireless Corporation.[1] KSEI serves as the flagship station for Idaho State and broadcast football and men's basketball games live.

KSEI
Broadcast areaPocatello, Idaho
Frequency930 kHz
BrandingNews Talk KSEI
Programming
FormatConservative talk
AffiliationsSalem Radio Network
Ownership
Owner
  • Paul Anderson
  • (Idaho Wireless Corporation)
History
First air date
1926 (1926)
Call sign meaning
South East Idaho
Technical information
Facility ID51216
ClassB
Power
  • 5,000 watts day
  • 5,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
42°57′44″N 112°29′50″W
Translator(s)98.9 K255DD (Pocatello)

History

KSEI's history dates back to 1926, and for many years the station was East Idaho's NBC affiliate.

On August 15, 1947, KSEI increased its power to 5 kW full-time. It had been operating with 1 kW during the day and 250 W at night. Also on that day, KSEI-FM began broadcasting on 96.5 MHz.[2]

KSEI was the dominant Top 40 station in the Pocatello area in the 1970s and into the 1980s.

The station was sold, along with sister station KMGI, by Pacific Empire Radio to Idaho Wireless Corporation in November 2014. The studios were relocated at the same time.[3] The purchase was consummated on July 9, 2015, at a price of $850,000.

On July 27, 2020, KSEI changed their format from oldies to conservative talk, branded as "News Talk KSEI", with programming from Salem Media Group.[4]

References
  1. "KSEI Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "KSEI Now Using 5 kw" (PDF). Broadcasting. August 18, 1947. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  3. "Idaho Wireless buys radio stations KSEI and KMGI".
  4. Stations In Albuquerque & Pocatello Flip To Salem’s Conservative Talk Lineup Rdaioinsight - July 27, 2020


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