KCRN (AM)
| |
|---|---|
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Catholic Radio Network, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | May 8, 1984[1] |
Former call signs | KLIM (1984–2018) |
Call sign meaning | "Catholic Radio Network" |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 25185 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 50,000 watts (day) |
Transmitter coordinates | 39° 16' 28" N, 104° 09' 44" W |
| Translator(s) | 102.3 K272FP (Black Forest) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
KCRN (1120
EWTN Radio Network. Programming is simulcast on KRCN in Longmont, Colorado, serving the Denver metropolitan area
.
By day, KCRN broadcasts at 50,000
KMOX in St. Louis
, KCRN must leave the air at night when radio signals travel farther.
The
Colorado Springs
.
History
The station
signed on the air on May 4, 1984.[5] Because it was in Limon, Colorado, the owners chose the call sign KLIM. It was owned by the Robad Broadcasting Company, airing a country music format, with news from AP Radio
. For its first three decades, it was powered at just 250 watts, heard only in Limon and adjacent communities.
The station had financial problems in the 1990s. Roger L. Hoppe II was named the receiver in 1996, buying KLIM for only $8,000. In the early 2000s, the station was dark for some time.[6]
On April 13, 2016, KLIM was granted a
construction permit to move to a new transmitter site, increase the daytime power to 50,000 watts and add critical hours service with 3,000 watts. The day and critical hours transmitter sites would be different.[7]
On March 10, 2017, an application was filed to modify the construction permit. The 50 kW transmitter site was changed and there would be no critical hours service.
The application was accepted for filing on March 24, 2017.[8][9][10]
KLIM was acquired by the Catholic Radio Network in 2018, changing the call sign to KCRN to match the organization's initials. The new 50,000-watt transmitter went on the air, with an
Colorado Springs radio market
.
References
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2009 (PDF). 2009. p. D-118. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KCRN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ FCC.gov/KCRN
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/KCRN
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1986 page B-47
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2007 page D-110
- ^ Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast Station - Federal Communications Commission
- ^ Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast Station - Federal Communications Commission
- ^ "KCRN Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- Arbitron.
External links
- KCRN in the FCC AM station database
- KCRN in Nielsen Audio's AM station database