KRKS-FM

Coordinates: 40°4′19″N 105°21′14″W / 40.07194°N 105.35389°W / 40.07194; -105.35389
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KRKS-FM
Christian talk and teaching
AffiliationsSRN News
Ownership
Owner
KRKS, KBJD, KNUS
History
First air date
March 15, 1971 (as KBVL)
Former call signs
KBVL (1971-1986)
KHIH (1986-1993)
Call sign meaning
derived from sister station KRKS
Technical information
Facility ID58631
ClassC
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT300 meters (984 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
40°4′19″N 105°21′14″W / 40.07194°N 105.35389°W / 40.07194; -105.35389
Links
WebcastListen Live
Website947fmtheword.com

KRKS-FM (94.7

AM 990 KRKS
. Together, they are known as "The Word." While both KRKS stations broadcast a Christian Talk/Teaching format, they program each station differently.

Programming

Programming on KRKS-FM includes "Insight for Living with

with the hosts asking for donations to support their ministry.

History

On March 15, 1971, the station

AM 1490 KBOL (now KCFC). At first, KBVL broadcast an easy listening/middle of the road format but later switched to classical music
.

In 1986, the station was acquired by Sterling Radio and a

syndicated "Wave" format that had been successful on KTWV-Los Angeles.[3][4]

CLG Media of Denver purchased KHIH in 1993. A few months later, Salem Communications (later known as the Salem Media Group) purchased KHIH from CLG for $5 million, with the sale closing that December.[5] Salem mostly operates Christian stations, so it dropped the Smooth Jazz format on October 25, 1993, for its current Christian Talk/Teaching format (the smooth jazz format would move to KHOW-FM and pick up the KHIH calls).[6]

In the early 2010s, the station switched its city of license from Boulder to Lafayette, putting it a bit closer to Denver, although the transmitter remains northwest of Boulder, where it had been. The station was rebranded as "94.7 FM The Word" in January 2017.

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