KRKS-FM
City | Lafayette, Colorado |
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Broadcast area | Denver-Boulder-Longmont |
Branding | 94.7 KRKS |
Slogan | Denver's Christian Station |
Frequency | 94.7 MHz |
First air date | 1975 (as KBVL) |
Format | Christian Talk |
ERP | 100,000 watts |
HAAT | 300 meters |
Class | C |
Facility ID | 58631 |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°4′19″N 105°21′14″W / 40.07194°N 105.35389°WCoordinates: 40°4′19″N 105°21′14″W / 40.07194°N 105.35389°W |
Former callsigns |
KBVL (1975-1988) KHIH (1988-1994) |
Owner |
Salem Media Group (Salem Media of Colorado, Inc.) |
Sister stations | KRKS, KNUS |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | 947krks.com |
KRKS-FM (94.7 FM) is a radio station that broadcasts a Christian talk format. Licensed to Lafayette, Colorado, it serves the Denver-Boulder area. The station is owned and operated by the Salem Media Group. Its studios are located in Aurora, and the transmitter is located west of Boulder.
History
94.7 FM signed on the air in 1975 as KBVL. In 1988, Adams Communications assumed control of the station from Sterling Radio. The format would become KHIH/"Smooth Jazz 94-7". Noble Communications would purchase KHOW-AM & KHIH-FM in 1993. Salem Communications would purchase KHIH from Noble in 1994. Salem, primarily a company that operates Christian stations, would drop the Smooth Jazz format in September 1994 for its current format.
External links
- Official website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KRKS
- Radio-Locator information on KRKS
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KRKS
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