KWFI-FM is a commercial

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located in

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, broadcasting on 96.1 FM. KWFI-FM airs a

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format branded as "96.1 & 102.1 The Wolf".

History

On September 26, 2011, the then-KID-FM rebranded from "The Bull" to "River Country", now simulcasting on KWFO 102.1 FM

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. On October 25, 2018, KID-FM rebranded from "River Country" to "The Wolf".Wolf Howls Into Idaho's River Country
Radioinsight - October 25, 2018 The station changed its call sign to KWFI-FM on November 26, 2018.

Ownership

In October 2007, a deal was reached for KID-FM to be acquired by GAP Broadcasting II LLC (Samuel Weller, president) from

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as part of a 57 station deal with a total reported sale price of $74.78 million. What eventually became GapWest Broadcasting was folded into

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on August 13, 2010; Townsquare, in turn, sold its Idaho Falls–

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stations to Rich Broadcasting in 2011.

References

External links

Official WebsiteFlash Stream
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