KCFC

KCFC (1490 AM) is a radio station licensed to Boulder, Colorado. The station is owned by Colorado Public Radio (CPR), and airs CPR's "Colorado News" network, originating from KCFR-FM in Denver, Colorado.

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KCFC
CityBoulder, Colorado
Broadcast areaBoulder-Longmont
Frequency1490 kHz
BrandingCPR News
Programming
FormatPublic radio
AffiliationsColorado Public Radio, NPR
Ownership
OwnerPublic Broadcasting Of Colorado
History
First air dateMarch 1947
Former call signsKBOL (1947-1994)
KBKS (1994-1995)
KBVI (1995-1999)
KWAB (1999-2001)
Technical information
Facility ID70405
ClassC
Power1,000 watts
Translator(s)K292GW (106.3 MHz, Boulder)
Links
WebcastOGG Vorbis Stream
Websitecpr.org

The station signed on in 1947 as KBOL. Herb Hollister was President, and Russ Shaffer was vice president and general manager. Shaffer acquired majority interest in the station in 1953. Russ Shaffer's son Rusty became General Manager in the mid-70s and would become sole owner by 1985.[1]

Programming

KCFR-FM and KCFC broadcast programming from National Public Radio (including Morning Edition and All Things Considered), American Public Media (including A Prairie Home Companion), and Public Radio International (including This American Life and The World), as well as an original daily interview show called Colorado Matters.

Main article: Colorado Public Radio
gollark: I can't really think of things going *backward* except maybe nuclear power.
gollark: And there's all the random incremental gains in background things which are hard to notice, and advancements in biology.
gollark: I feel like "we have constant access to basically all human knowledge and communication with everyone" is actually quite significant, though.
gollark: I wasn't alive then.
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References
  1. Denver Radio: 80 Years of Change http://broadcastpioneersofcolorado.com/denver-radio.html


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