KDNK

KDNK (88.1 FM) is a community access station broadcasting an eclectic format of music and local news in western Colorado in the United States. The station serves Carbondale, Aspen, Glenwood Springs, and other parts of the Roaring Fork Valley and beyond through its main transmitter and a series of mountain-top translators stretching from Vail to Leadville. The station is owned by Carbondale Community Access Radio, Inc.

KDNK
CityGlenwood Springs, Colorado
Broadcast areaRoaring Fork Valley, Colorado
Frequency88.1 MHz
Programming
FormatVariety
Ownership
OwnerCarbondale Community Access Radio, Inc.
History
First air dateApril 15, 1983
Technical information
Facility ID88445
ClassC2
ERP1,200 watts horizontal
1,070 watts vertical
HAAT775 meters
Transmitter coordinates39°25′08″N 107°22′10″W
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitekdnk.org

Station history

The original idea for KDNK came from Lee Swidler, who placed an ad in the local newspapers looking for volunteers to help start a community radio station. Among the first to volunteer were Bruce Stolbach, Bill Phillips, Brian Vancil, Jim Groh, Brenda Jochems, Pat Noel, Wick Moses, and Marple Lewis, who met in Swidler's locksmith shop at night to plan their strategy. Using an NTIA grant and money pledged by local residents, KDNK took to the air on April 15, 1983. Today, the station has a small paid staff and 100 volunteer program hosts.

Low powered translators

In addition to its main signal, KDNK radio also has low-powered translators throughout western Colorado.

Broadcast translators of KDNK-FM
Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseERP
(W)		ClassFCC info
K202AB88.1Glenwood Springs, Colorado5 horizontalDFCC
K202AT88.3Aspen, Colorado9 horizontal
47 vertical		DFCC
K203EG88.5Basalt, Colorado10 horizontalDFCC
K203EH88.5Redstone, Colorado10 verticalDFCC
K228AG93.5Leadville, Colorado107 horizontalDFCC
K234BJ94.7Old Snowmass, Colorado22DFCC
K235AP94.9Thomasville, Colorado10 verticalDFCC
K260BZ99.9Snowmass Village, Colorado23 verticalDFCC
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