KTLF-FM

KTLF is the flagship of a listener-supported Christian radio network based in Colorado Springs.

The station grew out of a vision formed by Colorado Springs businessmen Ron Johnson, Greg Nyquist and Lauren Libby in the 1980s. Educational Communications of Colorado Springs was organized to build a noncommercial Christian station, and KTLF signed on shortly after 11 p.m. on February 27, 1989.

KTLF originally operated on 89.7 FM with an inspirational/soft-Christian and praise-and-worship format. In 1991 it exchanged frequencies with college station KEPC, moving to 90.5 FM. The swap allowed both operations to improve their technical facilities.

By 1992 the organization was using satellite distribution to extend its programming to translators and additional full-power stations. The KTLF Radio Network eventually grew into multiple Christian formats, including The Light, The Legacy, Reflections and LifeTalk, with signals across Colorado and neighboring states.

Current regulatory activity

In 2026, Educational Communications of Colorado Springs asked the FCC to reconsider rules governing how noncommercial FM translators may receive programming. KTLF sought to have its 90.7 FM Littleton translator relay KQMT-HD3. After a waiver was denied, the organization argued that a noncommercial HD subchannel should be permitted as a translator source even when the primary station operates commercially.

Paired / sister stations: KTPL is part of the same Educational Communications of Colorado Springs operation, and the broader KTLF network includes numerous full-power stations and translators.

Sources: KTLF Radio Network official history; Religious Broadcasting magazine (1991); FCC records.