K221GI
KRCN broadcasts at 50,000 watts, the maximum power for FCC-licensed AM radio stations. But because AM 1060 is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A XECPAE Mexico City and KYW Philadelphia, KRCN must greatly reduce nighttime power. It drops to only 111 watts at sunset. KRCN can also be heard on an FM translator station in Greeley, Colorado, 92.1 K221GI.
History
In December 1949, the station first signed on as KLMO, originally at 1050 kHz. It was a 250-watt daytimer, required to be off the air at night, and owned by the Longmont Broadcasting Company. In 1965, it shifted to 1060 kHz, and in the 1970s increased its power to 10,000 watts, but still daytime only. In the 1980s, KLMO received Federal Communications Commission approval to broadcast around the clock, but with only a small amount of power at night.
The station aired a full service country music format for Longmont and the northern suburbs of Denver. On March 22, 2000, the Radio Colorado Network was launched. The station's format switched to Business and Personal Finance programming, targeting the Denver radio market.
On January 1, 2015, KRCN became an owned and operated affiliate of the Catholic Radio Network, based in Kansas City, Missouri.
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KRCN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1955 page 98
External links
- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 70625 (KRCN) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KRCN in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- FCC History Cards for KRCN