KCME

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KCME
City of license	Manitou Springs, Colorado Colorado Springs, Colorado
Branding	"A Voice for the Arts"
Frequency	88.7 (mHz)
Format	Classical and Jazz
Power	13kW
ERP	8.9kW
Class	C1
Callsign meaning	Charles M. Edmunds (initials C.M.E.) was one of the founders of KCME. Also means Keeping Classical Music Everywere
Owner	Cheyenne Mountain Public Broadcast House, Inc.
Webcast	www.kcme.org
Website	www.kcme.org

KCME is an independent Colorado public radio station founded in Manitou Springs, Colorado in 1977 and signed on for the first time on December 24, 1979. It broadcasts on 88.7 FM with classical music and jazz (on Saturday mornings and evenings). Its studios are now in the Colorado Springs city limits and its main broadcasting tower is now on Cheyenne Mountain, southwest of Colorado Springs, Colorado. KCME recently extended its broadcasting online to bring more listeners into its audience. KCME is now broadcasting in High Definition (HD).

[edit] Programming

KCME broadcasts twenty-four hours a day with the following programs:

Adventures in Good Music with Karl Haas (weekdays, 3:00 p.m.)
Arts Calendar, Joseph Goetz and Eric Curtiss (weekdays, 12:30 p.m., 5:00 p.m.)
As You Like It (listener requests, Friday, 11:00 a.m.)
Classical Constellations, Peter Van De Graaff (every night, 12:00 a.m.). This is a syndicated broadcast of the Beethoven Satellite Network.
Colorado Springs Philharmonic in Concert, Michael Campion (Mondays, 8:00 p.m.)
Community Events Calendar (weekdays, 9:00 a.m.)
Diversions and Excursions, Michael Campion (Saturdays, when Saturday Afternoon at the Opera ends)
Early Afternoon Concert, Joseph Goetz (weekdays, 12:30 p.m.)
Evening Concert, Velia Moore (weekdays, 6:00 p.m.)
Grace Notes, Norman Gilliland (weekdays, 7 a.m., 2 p.m., 7 p.m.)
Kids of Note, Michael Campion (Sundays, 5:30 p.m.)
Late Afternoon Concert, Eric Curtiss (weekdays, 4:00 p.m.)
Morning Concert, Bill Fodor (weekdays, 6:00 a.m.to 12:00 noon)
Night Train, Lenny Mazel (Saturdays, 6:00 p.m.)
Noises, Sounds and Sweet Airs, Michael Campion (Sundays, 10:00 p.m.)
On Stage, Velia Moore (Wednesdays, 8:00 p.m.)
Saturday Afternoon at the Opera, Michael Campion (Saturdays, 11:30 a.m.)
StarDate, Sandy Wood (every day, 12:00 p.m., 10:00 p.m.)
Sunday Afternoon Concert, Fred Kormos (Sundays)
Sunday Morning Concert, Joseph Goetz (Sundays, 6:00 a.m.)
Sunrise Serenade, Lenny Mazel (Saturdays, 6:00 a.m.)

[edit] Translators

Cañon City / Florence (91.1 FM)
Manitou Springs (90.9 FM)
Salida (89.5 FM)
Cripple Creek / Victor (89.5 FM)
Woodland Park (93.5 FM)

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FM Radio Stations in the Colorado Springs Market (Arbitron #97)

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