bˌiːbˌiːsˈiː wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv æz ɐ mˈɪnɪstɹi ʌv fˈɜːst tʃˈɜːtʃ ʌv kɹˈaɪst ɪn bˈɔɪz, ænd hˈaʊzd ɪnðə bˈeɪsmənt ʌvðə tʃˈɜːtʃ bˈɪldɪŋ æt ðə kˈɔːɹnɚɹ ʌv ˈeɪtiːnθ ænd ˈiːstmən stɹˈiːts.
BBC was founded in 1945 as a ministry of First Church of Christ in Boise, and housed in the basement of the church building at the corner of 18th and Eastman Streets.