PRESERVING RADIO HISTORY ACROSS COLORADO

Archives: Stations

  • KRNC-FM

    KRNC (88.5 FM) is a public radio station in Steamboat Springs that brings public radio programming to the Yampa Valley. If you listen to public radio up in Steamboat, this is the signal, and it’s run by the same nonprofit that operates KUNC and The Colorado Sound.

    The signal

    • Frequency: 88.5 MHz FM
    • Licensed to: Steamboat Springs, Colorado
    • Operator: Community Radio for Northern Colorado
    • FCC facility ID: 106485
    • Class and power: Class A, 240 watts ERP
    • Antenna height: 183 metres above average terrain

    This is a short page built from current station records. If you worked at KRNC, we’d love to hear from you.

    Ownership history

    • Today: Community Radio for Northern Colorado, the nonprofit that also runs KUNC
    • Earlier: founders and earlier owners haven’t been identified here yet

    Where the studios have been

    We haven’t found studio addresses for KRNC yet. If you know them, we’d love to hear from you.

    Sources

  • KPYR-FM

    KPYR (88.3 FM) is a public radio station in Craig, Colorado, and part of the Colorado Public Radio family. If you live in the Yampa River valley or northwest Colorado and listen to public radio, this signal helps bring it to you.

    The signal

    • Frequency: 88.3 MHz FM
    • Licensed to: Craig, Colorado
    • Licensee: Public Broadcasting of Colorado, Inc., which holds the Colorado Public Radio licenses
    • FCC facility ID: 92704
    • Class and power: Class D (educational), 250 watts ERP

    This is a short page built from current station records. If you worked at KPYR, we’d love to hear from you.

    Ownership history

    • Today: Public Broadcasting of Colorado, Inc., which holds the Colorado Public Radio licenses
    • Earlier: founders and earlier owners haven’t been identified here yet

    Where the studios have been

    We haven’t found studio addresses for KPYR yet. If you know them, we’d love to hear from you.

    Sources

  • KDUR-FM

    KDUR (91.9 FM) is Fort Lewis College’s student and community radio station in Durango. If you’ve ever tuned in for a free-form mix of music, local shows, news and public-affairs programs in the Four Corners, that’s KDUR, and it also has a second signal at 93.9 FM in the Durango area.

    How it grew

    KDUR started as a Fort Lewis College radio-club effort and began as a low-power campus station, described in historical accounts as a 10-watt student operation. In 1976 it went to 150 watts, which pushed reception beyond campus. The station marked its fiftieth anniversary in 2024. On May 11, 2010, the FCC licensed a power boost for the 91.9 facility to 6,000 watts.

    The signal

    • Frequency: 91.9 MHz FM, with a 93.9 MHz relay
    • Licensed to: Durango, Colorado
    • Format: College and community radio; eclectic and free-form
    • Licensee: Fort Lewis College
    • FCC facility ID: 22087
    • Class and power: Class A, 6,000 watts ERP

    If you’ve been a DJ or volunteer at KDUR, we’d love to hear from you.

    Ownership history

    • Founding: Started as a Fort Lewis College radio-club effort
    • Today: Fort Lewis College, the licensee

    Where the studios have been

    We haven’t found KDUR’s studio addresses yet. If you know them, we’d love to hear from you.

    Sources

  • KTYV-FM

    KTYV (105.7 FM) is a sports radio station serving Steamboat Springs. If you’re a sports fan in the Yampa Valley, this is where local and regional coverage lives alongside network programming, as part of the Steamboat Radio family.

    The signal

    • Frequency: 105.7 MHz FM
    • Licensed to: Steamboat Springs, Colorado
    • Format: Sports radio
    • Licensee: Blizzard Broadcasting, LLC
    • FCC facility ID: 191533
    • Class and power: Class A, 210 watts ERP
    • Antenna height: 517 metres above average terrain

    This is a short page built from current station records. If you worked at KTYV, we’d love to hear from you.

    Ownership history

    • Today: Blizzard Broadcasting, LLC, part of the Steamboat Radio group
    • Earlier: founders and earlier owners haven’t been identified here yet

    Where the studios have been

    We haven’t found studio addresses for KTYV yet. If you know them, we’d love to hear from you.

    Sources

  • KFMU-FM

    KFMU (104.1 FM) is “Mountain FM,” the adult album alternative station serving Steamboat Springs and the Yampa Valley. If you like deep-cut album tracks mixed with local news and community features while you’re up in the mountains, this is the one. It’s licensed to Oak Creek and operated by AlwaysMountainTime, LLC.

    The signal

    • Frequency: 104.1 MHz FM
    • Licensed to: Oak Creek, Colorado
    • Format: Adult album alternative
    • Operator: AlwaysMountainTime, LLC
    • FCC facility ID: 34434
    • Class and power: Class C3, 1,400 watts ERP
    • Antenna height: 327 metres above average terrain

    This is a short page built from current station records. If you worked at KFMU, we’d love to hear from you.

    Ownership history

    • Today: AlwaysMountainTime, LLC operates the station
    • Earlier: founders and earlier owners haven’t been identified here yet

    Where the studios have been

    We haven’t found studio addresses for KFMU yet. If you know them, we’d love to hear from you.

    Sources

  • KEZZ-FM

    KEZZ (94.1 FM) is “Easy 94.1,” the adult contemporary station serving Steamboat Springs and the Yampa Valley. If you like relaxed, familiar music while you work in Steamboat, this is the one. It’s licensed to Phippsburg and run by Blizzard Broadcasting II Colorado, LLC, as part of the Steamboat Radio group.

    The signal

    • Frequency: 94.1 MHz FM
    • Licensed to: Phippsburg, Colorado
    • Brand and format: Easy 94.1; adult contemporary / easy listening
    • Licensee: Blizzard Broadcasting II Colorado, LLC
    • FCC facility ID: 165959
    • Power: 1,750 watts ERP
    • Antenna height: 380 metres above average terrain

    Ownership history

    • Today: Blizzard Broadcasting II Colorado, LLC, part of the Steamboat Radio group
    • Earlier: founders and earlier owners haven’t been identified here yet

    Where the studios have been

    We haven’t found studio addresses for KEZZ yet. If you know them, we’d love to hear from you.

    Colorado Broadcasters Association awards

    2024

    • Award of Excellence: Best Regularly Scheduled Newscast, “Steamboat Radio News.”

    This is a short page built from current station records. If you worked at KEZZ, we’d love to hear from you.

    Sources

  • KBCR-FM

    KBCR-FM (96.9 FM) is “Big Country Radio,” the country station for Steamboat Springs and the Yampa Valley. If you’re in Steamboat and want country on the dial, this is your station. It’s part of the Steamboat Radio group, run by Blizzard Broadcasting, LLC.

    The signal

    • Frequency: 96.9 MHz FM
    • Licensed to: Steamboat Springs, Colorado
    • Brand and format: Big Country Radio; country
    • Licensee: Blizzard Broadcasting, LLC
    • FCC facility ID: 63190
    • Class and power: Class C2, 3,000 watts ERP
    • Antenna height: 533 metres above average terrain

    This is a short page built from current station records. If you worked at KBCR, we’d love to hear from you.

    Ownership history

    • Today: Blizzard Broadcasting, LLC, part of the Steamboat Radio group
    • Earlier: founders and earlier owners haven’t been identified here yet

    Where the studios have been

    • Today: 1655 Copper Ridge Drive, Steamboat Springs (listed as KBCR FM 96.9 Big Country Radio on Google Maps)

    Earlier studio addresses haven’t been found yet. If you know them, we’d love to hear from you.

    Sources

  • KRAI-FM

    KRAI-FM (93.7 FM) is the hot adult contemporary station in Craig, Colorado, and the FM sister to KRAI 550 AM. If you’re in northwest Colorado and want pop and adult hits on the radio, this is the FM option, and it also comes through a translator at 102.3.

    The story

    The station got the KRAI-FM call sign in 1981, switched to KXRC later that same year, and went back to KRAI-FM in 1984. It’s kept that name and its local Craig identity ever since. The licensee is Blizzard Broadcasting, LLC.

    Call sign timeline

    • 1981: KRAI-FM call sign assigned.
    • Later in 1981: Changes to KXRC.
    • 1984: Back to KRAI-FM.

    The signal

    • Frequency: 93.7 MHz FM
    • Licensed to: Craig, Colorado
    • Format: Hot adult contemporary
    • Licensee: Blizzard Broadcasting, LLC
    • FCC facility ID: 72437
    • Class and power: Class C1, 100,000 watts ERP (horizontal)
    • Antenna height: 299 metres above average terrain
    • Translator: K272DE, 102.3 MHz
    • Sister station: KRAI 550 AM

    This is a short page built from current station records. If you worked at KRAI, we’d love to hear from you.

    Ownership history

    • Today: Blizzard Broadcasting, LLC, which also runs KRAI 550 AM
    • 1981 on: founders and earlier owners haven’t been identified here yet

    Where the studios have been

    • Today: 1111 W. Victory Way, Suite 105, Craig (shared with KRAI 550 AM; listed as KRAI on Google Maps)

    Earlier studio addresses haven’t been found yet. If you know them, we’d love to hear from you.

    Sources

  • KRAI-AM

    KRAI (550 AM) is “55 Country,” the country station in Craig, Colorado. If you live in northwest Colorado and wake up to country music, this is a hometown signal that’s been on the air since the late 1940s.

    The story

    If you live around Craig, KRAI has been part of the landscape since it began broadcasting in 1948. A key change came in 1955, when it got the okay to relocate to 550 kHz, running 1,000 watts during the day and 500 at night. Daytime power went up again in 1968, to 5,000 watts. KRAI-FM is its sister station, and the AM has held onto a local country identity around Craig. Blizzard Broadcasting, LLC operates it.

    The signal

    • Frequency: 550 kHz AM
    • Licensed to: Craig, Colorado
    • Format: Country
    • Operator: Blizzard Broadcasting, LLC
    • First broadcast: 1948
    • FCC facility ID: 72436
    • Class and power: Class B, 5,000 watts daytime and 500 watts at night
    • FM translator: K286CV, 105.1 MHz, Craig

    This is a short page built from current station records. If you worked at KRAI, we’d love to hear from you.

    Ownership history

    • Today: Blizzard Broadcasting, LLC
    • 1948 on: founders and earlier owners haven’t been identified here yet

    Where the studios have been

    • Today: 1111 W. Victory Way, Suite 105, Craig (shared with KRAI-FM; listed as KRAI on Google Maps)

    Earlier studio addresses haven’t been found yet. If you know them, we’d love to hear from you.

    Sources

  • KTMM-AM

    KTMM (1340 AM) is “The Team,” an all-sports station in Grand Junction. If you wanted to follow the Rockies, Broncos, Nuggets or Avalanche on the Western Slope, this is one of the places to find them on the radio.

    The story

    KTMM began broadcasting in 1959 and has carried local and national sports programming, including coverage tied to the Colorado Rockies, Denver Broncos, Denver Nuggets and Colorado Avalanche. The call letters fit its sports identity. It’s owned by MBC Grand Broadcasting, Inc., which also owns KEXO, KNZZ and KMGJ and other Western Colorado stations.

    The signal

    • Frequency: 1340 kHz AM
    • Licensed to: Grand Junction, Colorado
    • Format: Sports radio
    • Owner: MBC Grand Broadcasting, Inc.
    • First broadcast: 1959
    • FCC facility ID: 47151
    • Class and power: Class C, 1,000 watts

    This is a short page built from current station records. If you worked at KTMM, we’d love to hear from you.

    Ownership history

    • Today: MBC Grand Broadcasting, Inc.
    • 1959 on: founders and earlier owners haven’t been identified here yet

    Where the studios have been

    We haven’t found studio addresses for KTMM yet. If you know them, we’d love to hear from you.

    Sources