KIDO

KIDO (580 AM) is a commercial radio station, owned and operated by Townsquare Media, which broadcasts a news/talk format.

Weekends feature shows on money, real estate, gardening, firearms, farming and ranching.

KIDO's first license was granted on September 2, 1925, with the sequentially assigned call letters of KFXD, to L. H. Strong (Packard Motor Co.) in Logan, Utah, transmitting on 1460 kHz.

[3] In early 1927 KFXD's license was allowed to lapse, but a few months it was relicensed to Service Radio, although now located in Jerome, Idaho, and broadcasting on 1470 kHz.

[6] For the general listening public, this resulted in the two familiar call signs appearing on new dial positions, with 580 inheriting the legacy of the oldest surviving station in Idaho.

On August 30, 2013, it was announced that Townsquare Media would purchase Peak Broadcasting's stations, including KIDO.