KQFC
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KQFC is a commercial radio station
located in Boise, Idaho
, broadcasting on 97.9 FM
. KQFC airs a country music
format and is owned by Cumulus Media
, which also owns fellow Country sister station KIZN
.
KBOI-FM and to this day, remains a sister station to AM 670 KBOI. KBOI-TV was once a sister station to 97.9 KBOI-FM.
The station is anchored by its morning show from 5:30am to 10am weekdays, "The Q Waking Crew with Cory and Debi". Cory and Debi are Cory Mikhals and Debi McCallister, longtime radio veterans who arrived in Boise in August 2002 from the Monterey, California market. Other announcers include Spencer Burke (mid-days), Tommy Collins (PM drive), Scott Cruize (evenings), and Ron O'Brian (weekends).
In October 2011, Cumulus took over the ownership of Citadel's Boise operations, thus placing KQFC in the same cluster as KIZN. The new change in ownership meant major cuts in its airstaff at KQFC, as McCallister and Burke were let go from their contracts as part of a reduction in its workforce throughout the company. It is also speculated that because of Cumulus having two Country outlets in Boise that either KIZN or KQFC will be poised for a possible format flip in the near future.
Radio station
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located in Boise, Idaho
Boise, Idaho
Boise is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho, as well as the county seat of Ada County. Located on the Boise River, it anchors the Boise City-Nampa metropolitan area and is the largest city between Salt Lake City, Utah and Portland, Oregon.As of the 2010 Census Bureau,...
, broadcasting on 97.9 FM
FM broadcasting
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. KQFC airs a country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
format and is owned by Cumulus Media
Cumulus Media
Cumulus Media, Inc. is the second largest Owner and Operator of AM and FM radio stations in the United States, behind Clear Channel Communications, operating 570 stations in 150 markets as of September 16, 2011. The company also owns Cumulus Media Networks...
, which also owns fellow Country sister station KIZN
KIZN
KIZN is a commercial radio station located in Boise, Idaho, broadcasting on 92.3 FM. KIZN airs a country music format branded as "Kissin' 92".-External links:*...
.
Station History
From 1960 until 1985, 97.9 held the call signCall sign
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KBOI-FM and to this day, remains a sister station to AM 670 KBOI. KBOI-TV was once a sister station to 97.9 KBOI-FM.
The station is anchored by its morning show from 5:30am to 10am weekdays, "The Q Waking Crew with Cory and Debi". Cory and Debi are Cory Mikhals and Debi McCallister, longtime radio veterans who arrived in Boise in August 2002 from the Monterey, California market. Other announcers include Spencer Burke (mid-days), Tommy Collins (PM drive), Scott Cruize (evenings), and Ron O'Brian (weekends).
In October 2011, Cumulus took over the ownership of Citadel's Boise operations, thus placing KQFC in the same cluster as KIZN. The new change in ownership meant major cuts in its airstaff at KQFC, as McCallister and Burke were let go from their contracts as part of a reduction in its workforce throughout the company. It is also speculated that because of Cumulus having two Country outlets in Boise that either KIZN or KQFC will be poised for a possible format flip in the near future.