| Broadcast area | Boise, Idaho |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1240 kHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Christian radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | CSN International |
| History | |
First air date | March 20, 1962 (as KFLI) |
Former call signs | KFLI (1962–1983) KJCY (1983–1989) KLVJ (1989–1997) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 72657 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°9′3″N 115°42′26″W / 43.15083°N 115.70722°W |
| Links | |
| Website | csnradio.com |
KMHI (1240 AM) is a radio station that is licensed to Mountain Home, Idaho, United States and serves the Boise area. The station is owned by CSN International[1] and broadcasts a Christian radio format.
The station first signed on March 20, 1962 as KFLI; it was originally owned by Northwest Broadcasters Inc., headed by Clyde M. Degler.[2] In 1983, Mountain Valley Broadcasting purchased KFLI, which aired a country music format in the 1980s.[3] On October 12, 1983, the station changed its call sign to KJCY, then to KLVJ on January 1, 1989.[4]
In August 1992, Media Venture Management Inc., led by Randolph George, sold KLVJ and its FM counterpart KLVJ-FM to William Konopnicki for $78,000. Both stations were silent at the time of the sale.[5] In April 1995, Konopnicki sold the combo to station manager Jack Jensen, doing business as Valley Mountain Broadcasting Inc., for $310,000; the AM station aired a news/talk format.[6]
In November 1996, Jensen sold KLVJ-AM-FM to Wendell Starke's FM Idaho Company for $475,500.[7] FM Idaho changed the FM station's call letters to KMHI on January 7, 1997.[4] In May 2013, FM Idaho donated KMHI, which at the time was broadcasting a classic country music format, to Calvary Chapel of Twin Falls, Inc.[8]