▁ ▁K BS W ▁in ▁T win ▁F alls , ▁Id aho ▁air s ▁a ▁mix ▁of ▁programming ▁from ▁K BS U - FM ▁and ▁K BS X , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁some ▁local ▁programming ▁produced ▁at ▁a ▁satellite ▁studio ▁at ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Southern ▁Id aho . ▁▁ ▁A ▁full - time ▁jazz ▁format , ▁named ▁" Id aho ' s ▁Jazz ▁Station ," ▁air s ▁on ▁K BS K ▁in ▁Mc Call , ▁and ▁also ▁on ▁HD ▁Radio ▁as ▁K BS U - FM ▁HD 2 ▁Bo ise . ▁This ▁format ▁a ired ▁on ▁K BS U - AM ▁and ▁K E Z J - AM ▁prior ▁to ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁▁ ▁Bo ise ▁State ▁Public ▁Radio ▁is ▁the ▁lead ▁station ▁for ▁the ▁Mountain ▁West ▁News ▁Bureau , ▁a ▁partners hip ▁of ▁stations ▁providing ▁news ▁coverage ▁of ▁the ▁Rock y ▁Mountain ▁West . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁network ' s ▁roots ▁date ▁back ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁when ▁K B J C ▁was ▁launched ▁by ▁what ▁was ▁then ▁Bo ise ▁Junior ▁College ▁as ▁a ▁car rier ▁current ▁station . ▁ ▁It ▁originally ▁operated ▁only ▁when ▁school ▁was ▁in ▁session , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁typical ▁free form ▁college ▁radio ▁station . ▁ ▁The ▁station ▁grew ▁with ▁the ▁school , ▁increasing ▁its ▁operating ▁hours ▁when ▁B J C ▁was ▁upgrad ed ▁to ▁four - year ▁status . ▁ ▁The ▁call ▁letters ▁changed ▁to ▁K B SC ▁after ▁Bo ise ▁College ▁was ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁the ▁state ▁in