HistoryKIFI began broadcasting on radio back in 1947 - it was run by Jim Brady. Brady is the son of J. Robb Brady who owned and operated the Post Register Newspaper in Idaho Falls. In 1961, Brady began broadcasting KIFI-TV as an NBC affiliate. KIFI was the second television to broadcast in Eastern Idaho with 316,000 watts, making it the most powerful station in Idaho at the time. In January 1996, KIFI became an affiliate of ABC.KIFI began broadcasting on a simulcast digital signal in July 2003 on Channel 9. In August 2005, News-Press Gazette purchased KIFI from the Post Company. David R. Bradley, Jr. is president of the company. News-Press Gazette, a private, family owned communications company based in St. Joseph, Missouri. News-Press Gazette owns several mid-west newspapers including the St. Joseph, Missouri News-Press & Gazette newspaper, cable TV holdings primarily in the West as well as TV and/or radio stations in Palm Springs, California, Yuma, Arizona and Bend, Oregon.SpecialtiesKIFI News Group is the #1 news organization serving viewers in eastern Idaho and western Wyoming. KIFI News Group operates three traditional and highly rated broadcast television stations: Local News 8 on digital 8.1 (ABC), Telemundo East Idaho on digital 8.2 and CW East Idaho on digital 8.3. In addition, KIFI News Group operates the #1 News and Video web site in the region: www.localnews8.com, the #1 local free classified web site: www.superidaho.com and a local sports and social networking site: www.sportslineprep.com . Local News, information and entertainment programming is our specialty. If you want to connect with your customers one of our marketing specialists will be able to help.