The station was first licensed, as KGIO, on November 11, 1928, on a frequency of 1320 kHz,[1] and began broadcasting on December 3, 1928.

In October 2007, a deal was reached for KID to be acquired by GAP Broadcasting II LLC (Samuel Weller, president) from Clear Channel Communications as part of a 57-station deal with a total reported sale price of $74.78 million.

[7] In its final years, KID simulcast its programming on two FM stations, KIDJ in Sugar City (serving Idaho Falls and Rexburg) and KIDG in Pocatello.

Rich Broadcasting hired an attorney to dispute the farmer's claims but, in the meantime, the farmer demolished two remaining towers on the site as well as the transmitter building, and also removed all broadcasting equipment.

[8] Rich Broadcasting surrendered the KID license on February 23, 2023;[9] the FCC cancelled it on March 3.