KFXD
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KFXD is an American radio station
Radio station
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 licensed to serve 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,...

. The station is owned by Peak Broadcasting. It airs a sports
Sports radio
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 format.
The station was assigned the KFXD call letters by the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
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 on August 14, 2002.

On October 15, 2008, KFXD's lineup was absorbed by sister station
Sister station
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 KIDO
KIDO
KIDO is a commercial radio station broadcasting a news/news talk information format. Licensed to Nampa, Idaho it serves the Boise metropolitan area. The station is owned and operated by Peak Broadcasting.-History:...



KIDO
KIDO
KIDO is a commercial radio station broadcasting a news/news talk information format. Licensed to Nampa, Idaho it serves the Boise metropolitan area. The station is owned and operated by Peak Broadcasting.-History:...

 and Peak Broadcasting lost their rights to broadcast Boise State Broncos
Boise State Broncos
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 athletics, to Citadel Broadcasting
Citadel Broadcasting
Citadel Broadcasting Corporation was a Las Vegas, Nevada-based broadcast holding company. Citadel owned 243 radio stations across the United States and was the third-largest radio station owner in the country...

-owned KBOI (670 AM).

In October 2011 KFXD changed their format to sports, branded as "630 The Fan".

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