KFKA is a Greeley-based AM station serving Northern Colorado. It broadcasts on 1310 AM; in 2024, the station promoted its service as 103.1 FM and 1310 AM. KFKA’s current website lists its office at 3780 West 10th Street in Greeley and provides a link to the FCC public file.
The station’s early history reaches back to the first years of licensed broadcasting. A 1929 Radio Digest directory lists KFKA in Greeley, associates it with Colorado State Teachers College (now the University of Northern Colorado), and gives 1923 as its founding year. The station also maintains its own history page for the fuller account of its origins.
KFKA’s role in Northern Colorado has included local news and talk, high-school sports, and coverage of regional professional and college teams. The station’s current website lists local programs and sports coverage, including Colorado Rockies broadcasts; a 2022 Colorado Broadcasters Association announcement described it as a home for prep sports, UNC Bears coverage, and the Rockies.
Frequency: 1310 AM; promoted as 103.1 FM / 1310 AM in 2024
City: Greeley, Colorado
Region: Northern Colorado
History: Listed in Greeley by 1923
Historical documentation: The 1931 Year Book of the State of Colorado lists KFKA in Greeley under Midwestern Radio Corporation at 880 kHz and 1,000 watts, providing a contemporary government record of the station during the early broadcasting era.
Sources: KFKA official station history; KFKA official site, contact information, current programs and sports coverage; 1929 Radio Digest station directory; Colorado Broadcasters Association history of KFKA programming in 2022; KFKA’s March 2024 announcement of its 103.1/1310 service; FCC public file.
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Moments in KFKA-AM History
KFKA receives its first broadcast license in Greeley
On June 4, 1923, Colorado State Teachers College in Greeley received the first broadcast license for KFKA. The college's radio experimentation reached back years earlier, making KFKA one of the foundational stations in Colorado broadcasting.
Colorado State Teachers College sells KFKA
On April 11, 1930, Colorado State Teachers College sold KFKA to Mid-Western Radio Corporation after the educational institution found the cost of operating the station too burdensome. The transfer moved KFKA from educational to commercial operation.
KFKA moves to 1310 AM
In 1948, Greeley's KFKA moved to 1310 AM and gained unlimited operating hours. The frequency became the station's long-term home after several earlier reallocations.
KFKA goes silent after ownership bankruptcy
In the late 1980s, KFKA fell silent after Rainbow Broadcasting encountered financial trouble and bankruptcy. Colorado's pioneering Greeley radio voice remained off the air for roughly seven months before new ownership restored service.
Ingstad Group restores KFKA to the air
In 1987, the Ingstad Group restored KFKA 1310 to the air after approximately seven months of silence. The return preserved one of Colorado's oldest continuously identifiable radio institutions.
Local investors buy KFKA and launch all-talk format
In 1991, Joe Tennessen and a group of local investors operating as Weld Broadcasting Co. purchased KFKA, returning the station to local ownership. The station adopted an all-talk format.
KFKA joins Altitude Radio Network
On July 2, 2024, KFKA announced that it had joined the Altitude Radio Network. The arrangement added Denver Nuggets and Colorado Avalanche game broadcasts to KFKA's Northern Colorado service, carried on 103.1 FM and 1310 AM and reaching Greeley, Fort Collins, Loveland and nearby communities. KFKA described the games as an addition to its existing local talk, Rockies and prep-sports programming.
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