| Boise, Idaho | |
|---|---|
| Branding | KBOI 2 (general) KBOI 2 News |
| Slogan | Watching Out For You |
| Channels | Digital: 28 (UHF) Virtual: 2 (PSIP) |
| Affiliations | 2.1 CBS 2.2 CW |
| Owner | Fisher Communications (Fisher Broadcasting - Idaho TV, LLC) |
| First air date | November 26, 1953 |
| Call letters' meaning | BOIse |
| Sister station(s) | KYUU-LP |
| Former callsigns | KBCI-TV (1975-2010) |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 2 (VHF, 1953-2009) |
| Former affiliations | Secondary: ABC (1953-1974) DuMont (1953-1955) |
| Transmitter power | 360 kW |
| Height | 858 m |
| Class | DT |
| Facility ID | 49760 |
| Website | kboi2.com |
KBOI-TV is the CBS-affiliated television station for Idaho's Treasure Valley licensed to Boise. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 28 (virtual channel 2.1 via PSIP) from a transmitter at the Bogus Basin ski area summit in unincorporated Boise County. The station can also be seen on Cable One channel 8 and in high definition on digital channel 460. Owned by Fisher Communications, the station is sister to low-powered CW affiliate KYUU-LP and the two share studios on North 16th Street in Western Downtown Boise. Syndicated programming on KBOI includes Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy!, Dr. Phil, and The Rachael Ray Show among others.
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Due to its low-powered status, KYUU does not offer a digital signal of its own. Therefore, one is provided in standard definition on KBOI's second digital subchannel. This can also be seen on Cable One channel 21.
| Channels | Name | Video | Aspect | Programming |
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| 2.1 | KBOI-HD | 1080i | 16:9 | Main KBOI Programming / CBS |
| 2.2 | KBOI-DT2 | 480i | 4:3 | Simulcast of KYUU-LP |
KBOI-TV signed on November 26, 1953 as the Treasure Valley's second television station, after NBC affiliate KIDO-TV (now KTVB). It aired an analog signal on VHF channel 2, and was owned by Boise Valley Broadcasters along with KBOI radio (670 AM and 97.9 FM, now KQFC). It has always been a primary CBS outlet, but initially shared secondary ABC and DuMont affiliations with KIDO. KBOI lost the latter network after it shut down in 1955 and ABC with the launch of Nampa's KITC (now KIVI-TV) in 1974. The following year, after KBOI radio was sold off to a separate entity, the television station changed its call letters to KBCI-TV.[1] At that time, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations required separately-owned stations to have distinct base call signs.
Soon after the sale of the radio stations closed, Boise Valley Broadcasters decided to sell KBCI as well. A 1975 deal to sell the station to Donrey Media Group collapsed when the FCC deferred action on the deal due to regulatory issues surrounding the license renewal of Donrey's KORK-TV in Las Vegas, Nevada. Instead, Boise Valley sold it to Eugene Television, owner of KVAL-TV in Eugene, Oregon, in 1976.[2] The company, later known as Northwest Television, was acquired by Retlaw Enterprises, the company controlled by the family of Walt Disney, in 1996;[3] three years later, Retlaw sold its television station group to Fisher Communications.[4] Fisher, taking advantage of both a new partnership with KBOI radio (now owned by Citadel Broadcasting) and a 1980s change in FCC regulations that allowed separately-owned stations to share base call signs, returned the station to its original call letters on February 2, 2010.[5]
Fisher's acquisition in 1999 prompted massive layoffs and staff reassignments at KBCI. In 2004, KBCI outsourced its master control operation to Seattle's Fisher Plaza, in turn laying off nearly all of the master control operators in Boise.[6] In July 2007, KBCI debuted state-of-the-art Ignite newscast automation, effectively reducing the number of studio crew members from 9 down to 3.[7] The change was almost immediately noticeable to viewers.[8]
After the digital transition on June 12, 2009, the station remained on its pre-transition UHF channel (28). On October 2, 2009, it filed a minor change application to move its digital signal to the more desirable VHF channel 9. The FCC granted a construction permit on April 16, 2010 but it is unknown when the actual channel move will take place.[9] The allotment was previously used as KNIN-TV's analog channel location.
On September 12, 2011, KBOI picked up CW programming on its second digital subchannel and on KYUU-LP. KBOI-DT2 and KYUU will continue airing local newscasts, but will also add the nationally syndicated morning show The Daily Buzz (which is part of the CW Plus lineup).[10][11][12][13]
KBOI-TV is rebroadcast on two low-powered translators in the Garden Valley, Idaho area.[14]
KBOI operates a news department with a focus on high impact community advocacy journalism. There is an investigative unit known as the "Truth Squad" normally consisting of two reporters assigned to the beat. In 2004, the station (then KBCI-TV) received the prestigious DuPont and Edward R. Murrow awards for the 2002/2003 investigation into former Boise Mayor Brent Coles. The investigation into Cole's mismanagement of public funds led to his resignation and subsequent prosecution by the Idaho Attorney General's Office.[15][16] In May 2009, the Idaho Press Club recognized KBCI with awards for "Best Investigative Reporting" and "Best Light Feature". Later in the year, it won "Best Newscast" from the Idaho State Broadcaster's Association.
In total, KBOI broadcasts a total of 32 hours of local newscasts each week. Although there is no full midday newscast on weekdays, the station offers a two minute update at noon. KBOI 2 News at 4 is the market's only broadcast currently airing in the time slot. On weeknights, unlike most CBS affiliates in the Mountain Time Zone, KBOI airs the CBS Evening News live at 4:30 (the national news is seen at 6:30 in the Eastern Time Zone) since there is a sixty minute local newscast at 5. The station produces two thirty minute newscasts for sister station KYUU, one at 7AM and one at 9PM. The prime time newscast airs against a broadcast airing on KNIN.
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