KCRT began broadcasting in Trinidad in 1946 on 1240 kHz and became one of Southern Colorado’s most durable local radio institutions.
Early operation
A 1948 Broadcasting directory listed KCRT on 1240 kHz at 250 watts with a Colorado network affiliation. By 1952, a national AM directory identified Mel-Bert Broadcasting Company as licensee and listed the station at 108 North Maple Street.
The 1954 Broadcasting Yearbook recorded KCRT Inc. as owner and documented its Mutual, KBS and Inter-Mountain affiliations, reflecting the mixture of network programming and local service common to small-market stations of the era.
Continuity
Unlike many early Colorado call signs, KCRT remained attached to the Trinidad 1240 facility for decades. Later station listings continued to identify KCRT as a local service for Trinidad and Las Animas County.
Sources
- Broadcasting, October 11, 1948 — Colorado station directory
- Television Digest AM-FM Directory, 1952
- Broadcasting Yearbook 1954 — Trinidad listing
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Moments in KCRT-AM History
KCRT begins broadcasting in Trinidad
KCRT began broadcasting on 1240 kHz, restoring a permanent local radio voice to Trinidad after the earlier KFBS/KFHY era. The station would remain a long-lived Las Animas County service.
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