KRTS was the first call sign assigned to the 1040 AM facility licensed to Monument, Colorado that today operates as KPPF.
FCC call-sign records show KRTS became effective on June 12, 1986. The call letters were used only briefly before the station became KKRE on Sept. 18, 1986.
This KRTS is a different facility from the earlier KRTS identity used on 1490 AM in Manitou Springs/Colorado Springs.
Facility: 1040 AM, Monument — FCC Facility ID 10846.
Sources and further reading
- FCC historical CDBS filing for Facility ID 10846 — reproduction of the facility record with call-sign history, including KRTS and KKRE.
- RadioInsight, “New Talker To Debut In Colorado Springs” (February 16, 2021) — documents the 2020 sale and announced format transition for the 1040 AM service and its translators.
- The Gazette, “Longtime radio executive planning to resurrect Colorado Springs station” (February 17, 2021) — reports the facility’s license, transmitter power, ownership, and the KKRE-to-KCBR-to-KPPF programming lineage.
STATION FILE
Frequency1040
Best-known brandingKRTS
FormatTransitional launch identity
City of licenseMonument
Sign-on1986
StatusHistorical
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