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.
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.