KWYD

KWYD
Broadcast areaBoise metropolitan area
Frequency101.1 MHz
BrandingWild 101
Programming
FormatRhythmic Contemporary
Ownership
Owner
  • Iliad Media Group Holdings Employee Stock Ownership Trust
  • (Iliad Media Group Holdings Inc.)
KIKZ, KIRQ, KKOO, KQBL, KSRV-FM, KTPZ, KYUN, KZMG, KSRV-HD2
History
First air date
1990; 34 years ago (1990) (as KMCL in McCall)
Former call signs
McCall:
KMCL (1989–2007)
KMXM (2007–2008)
Call sign meaning
WYlD = Play On The Word Wild
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID7377
ClassC0
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT221 meters (725 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
44°45′54″N 116°11′54″W / 44.76500°N 116.19833°W / 44.76500; -116.19833
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitewild101fm.com

KWYD (101.1 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Parma, Idaho, and serving the Boise metropolitan area. Known as Wild 101, it broadcasts a rhythmic contemporary radio format and is owned by the Iliad Media Group Holdings Employee Stock Ownership Trust, through licensee Iliad Media Group Holdings Inc.[2] The studios are on East Franklin Road in Nampa.

KWYD has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for most FM radio stations. The transmitter is in Emmett, Idaho, about 50 miles (80 km) northwest of Boise.[3]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KWYD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "KWYD Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ Radio-Locator.com/KWYD