KRUF

KRUF (94.5 FM, "K945") is a radio station broadcasting a Top 40 (CHR) format. The station serves the Shreveport, Louisiana area. The station is currently owned by Townsquare Media.[1] Its studios are shared with its other five sister stations in West Shreveport (one mile west of Shreveport Regional Airport), and the transmitter is in Mooringsport, Louisiana. The call letters before becoming KRUF were KWKH and KROK and had air personalities such as Tim Brando of CBS sports back in the late seventies, early eighties.

KRUF
CityShreveport, Louisiana
Broadcast areaShreveport-Bossier City metropolitan area
Frequency94.5 MHz
BrandingK945
Slogan"Shreveport/Bossier's #1 Hit Music Channel"
Programming
FormatTop 40 (CHR)
Ownership
OwnerTownsquare Media
(Townsquare Media Shreveport License, LLC)
Sister stationsKEEL, KTUX, KVKI, KWKH, KXKS
History
First air date1948 (as kWKH-FM)
Former call signsKWKH-FM (1948-1973)
KROK (1973-1984)
KWKH-FM (1984-1996)
Call sign meaningRUFF (reference to former "Big Dog 94-5" branding)
Technical information
Facility ID60265
ClassC0
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT334 meters (1,096 ft)
Transmitter coordinates32°40′13.00″N 93°55′59.00″W
Links
WebcastListen Live!
Websitek945.com

K 94.5 is one of the few live and local radio stations left in town with Jay Whatley in the afternoons and Chica & the Bald Guy every morning.

History

K 94.5 signed on August 12, 1996 as "Big Dog 94-5" and has broadcast in its current Top 40 format for 23 years. Previous to adopting the KRUF call letters, K 94.5 was known as KWKH-FM, sister station to the legendary KWKH, home of the Louisiana Hayride.

KWKH-FM began broadcasting November 21, 1948. It was operated by International Broadcasting Corporation, which was owned by The Shreveport Times.[2]

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gollark: ... maybe these are just hard problems which they're working on, rather than some kind of conspiracy?
gollark: It seems like the problem here might be lack of systems to track and respond to demand, since I think lots of people probably would be willing to pay some money for a ventilator to be available if they need it during this pandemic.

References
  1. "KRUF Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "KWKH-FM in Shreveport Starts Service Nov. 21" (PDF). Broadcasting. November 29, 1948. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

Previous logos
Former KRUF logo used until 2018


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