KRDO-FM
News Talk Information | |
Affiliations | ABC News Radio Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks Salem Radio Network |
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Ownership | |
Owner |
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KRDO, KRDO-TV | |
History | |
First air date | April 8, 1973 (as KWYD-FM) |
Former call signs | KWYD-FM (1973–1989) KBZE (1989–1991) KHII (1991–1996) KSKX (1996–2006) |
Call sign meaning | KoloRaDO (K is a substitute for the C) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 50402 |
Class | C2 |
ERP | 1,600 watts |
HAAT | 652 metres (2,139 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°44′40.00″N 104°51′41.00″W / 38.7444444°N 104.8613889°W |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | krdo.com/radio |
KRDO-FM (105.5
Studios and offices are on South 8th Street in Colorado Springs. The transmitter is off Transmitter Lane, also in Colorado Springs, amid antennas for several area FM and TV stations.[2]
Weekdays, after a morning news block, KRDO-AM-FM carries two talk shows, both of which are about family finances: Dave Ramsey, and Denver-based Tom Martino. KRDO-AM-FM also carries an hour of local news in the 12:00 p.m. Midday Noon hour, along with an afternoon news block from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. Also heard weekdays are Sean Hannity and Coast to Coast AM with George Noory.[3] Weekends feature shows on money, health, home repair, guns, computers and travel. Syndicated weekend hosts include Kim Komando. Some weekend hours are paid brokered programming. Most hours begin with world and national news from ABC News Radio.
105.5 history
On April 8, 1973, the station
Two years later, the call letters and format were changed again. The station became a country outlet with the call sign KHII, using the on-air handle "K-High." Optima Communications entered into a local marketing agreement (LMA) with Pikes Peak Broadcasting Company to operate the station in 1993. In the fall of 1996, Pikes Peak flipped the station back to a smooth jazz format. This time it was called Sax 105.5 and adopted the KSKX call letters. The station remained smooth jazz until News Press & Gazette (NPG) took over the management of the station and flipped the station to a News/Talk format as KRDO-FM in August 2006. In 2015, Optima Communications sold KRDO-FM to NPG.
KRDO-FM call sign history
The KRDO-FM call letters had previously been used on 95.1 MHz in the Colorado Springs radio market, the original
The 95.1 frequency is now home to KATC-FM.
References
External links
- KRDO in the FCC FM station database
- KRDO in Nielsen Audio's FM station database