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KIDO (580 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station broadcasting a news/talk format. Licensed to Nampa, Idaho, it serves the Boise metropolitan area. The station is owned and operated by Townsquare Media.
KIDO's studios are currently located at 827 E Park Blvd. in Boise, in the same building as co-owned 630 KFXD, 103.3 KSAS-FM, 104.3 KAWO, 105.9 KCIX, and 107.9 KXLT-FM. The transmitter is located on West Amity Road in Meridian, Idaho. KIDO operates at 5000 watts around the clock. By day, the signal is non-directional but at night, to protect other stations on 580 kHz, KIDO uses a directional signal.
Kido (written: 木戸 lit. "tree door" or "wooden door", or 城戸 lit. "castle door") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Kido Takayoshi (1833–1877), Japanese politician of the Meiji Government
- Akiyuki Kido (born 1975), Japanese ice dancer
- Kōichi Kido (1889–1977), minister of the Cabinet of Japan during World War II