KCFR-FM

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KCFR-FM
City of license	Denver, Colorado
Broadcast area	Colorado
Branding	Colorado Public Radio
Frequency	90.1 MHz (also on HD Radio)
First air date	1970
Format	News-talk information
ERP	50,000 watts
HAAT	277 meters
Class	C1
Facility ID	53777
Callsign meaning	Colorado Free Radio
Former callsigns	KCFR (1970–2001) KVOD (2001–2008)
Affiliations	National Public Radio
Owner	Public Broadcasting Of Colorado
Sister stations	KVOD, KVOQ
Webcast	CPR streaming
Website	cpr.org

KCFR-FM is a radio station in Denver, Colorado, which is owned and operated by Colorado Public Radio and simulcast to several AM and FM stations throughout the state. The signals from some of these stations also extend into eastern Utah and southern Wyoming. Some of KCFR-FM's programing is heard on KPRE 89.9 FM in Vail, which also carries programing from classical music station KVOD, also located in Denver.

On July 9, 2008, CPR moved the KCFR-FM news-talk programming in Denver to 90.1 FM. The KVOD classical programming that was broadcast on that frequency moved to the newly acquired 88.1 FM signal.^[1] 1340 AM will continue as a simulcast of KCFR-FM in the near term, until CPR sells the AM station.^[2]

Programming

KCFR-FM, KVOQ and KCFC broadcast programming from National Public Radio (including Morning Edition and All Things Considered), American Public Media (including A Prairie Home Companion), and Public Radio International (including This American Life and The World), as well as an original daily interview show called Colorado Matters.

HD broadcasting

KCFR broadcasts in HD.^[3]

HD1 is a simulcast of the analog (traditional) signal, and

HD2 is a Classical music format.

History

KCFR ("Colorado Free Radio") was owned by the University of Denver between 1970 and 1983 on 90.1 FM.^[4]^[5] In 1984, the station was transferred to a community board of directors which eventually formed Colorado Public Radio.

In the mid-90s, 1340 AM became KKYD "Radio AAHS", the Denver outlet of the first nationwide network of radio programs for children. The downfall of Radio AAHS came when the Walt Disney Company established a competitor, Radio Disney. After the sign-off of Radio AAHS in January 1998, Children's Broadcasting Corporation needed programming for the network of stations until it could find buyers. KKYD and the other nine CBC-owned and operated Radio AAHS affiliates became an outlet for "Beat Radio", which broadcast electronic dance music 12 hours a day until late October 1998.

In 1999, CPR acquired the then AM classical station KVOD. In 2001, KVOD replaced KCFR at 90.1 FM and KCFR was moved to 1340 AM. On July 9 of 2008, KCFR-FM moved back to 90.1 FM.

References

External links

Query the FCC's FM station database for KCFR

Radio-Locator information on KCFR

Radio stations in the Denver-Boulder, Colorado Market

By FM frequency	87.7¹ 88.1 88.5 89.3 89.7 90.1 91.1 92.1 92.5 93.3 93.7 94.1 94.7 95.7 96.5 97.3 98.5 99.5 100.3 101.1 101.5 101.9 102.3 103.1 103.5 104.3 105.1 105.5 105.9 106.7 107.1 107.5 ¹ Audio for TV channel 6 (KXDP-LP/Spanish Sports)

By AM frequency	560 630 670 710 760 810 850 910 950 990 1060 1090 1150 1190 1220 1280 1340 1390 1430 1490 1510 1550 1600 1650 1690

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.450 162.500 162.550

Digital radio	560 670 710 760 810 910 950 990 1090 1220 1340 1390 1490 1600 1690 88.5-1 89.3-1 89.3-2 89.3-3 90.1-1 90.1-2 92.1-1 92.5-1 92.5-2 93.3-1 93.3-2 95.7-1 95.7-2 97.3-1 97.3-2 98.5-1 98.5-2 98.5-3 99.5-1 99.5-2 100.3-1 100.3-2 100.3-3 101.1-1 101.1-2 103.5-1 103.5-2 104.3-1 104.3-2 104.3-3 105.1-1 105.1-2 105.9-1 105.9-2 106.7-1 106.7-2 107.5-1 107.5-2

By callsign	KALC KBCO KBJD KBNO KBPI KCFC KCFR-FM KCKK KDCO KDDZ KDSP KEC76 KEPN KEZW KFCO KFWA KGNU KHOW KIMN KJAC KJHM KJMN KKFN KLDC KLDV KLTT KLVZ KLZ KMXA KNRV KNUS KOA KOSI KPOF KPTT KQKS KQMT KRCN KRFX KRKS KRKS-FM KRWZ KTCL KUVO KVCU KVOD KVOQ KWOF KXKL KXPK KXGR KXWA KYGO-FM WNG550 WXJ45

Colorado radio markets Colorado Springs Denver-Boulder Ft. Collins-Greeley Grand Junction Pueblo Other Colorado radio region Aspen Four Corners area See also List of radio stations in Colorado

NPR Member Stations in the state of Colorado

Stations	Alamosa KRZA Aspen KAJX Boulder KCFC Carbondale KCJX Carbondale KDNK Carbondale KVOV Colorado Springs KRCC Cortez KSJD Craig KPYR Crested Butte KBUT Delta KPRU Denver KCFR-FM Denver KUVO Denver KVOD Denver KVOQ Grand Junction KPRN Greeley KUNC Greenwood Village-Denver KDSP Ignacio KSUT Ignacio KUTE La Junta KECC Manitou Springs KCME Montrose KPRH Montrose KVMT Paonia KVNF Pueblo KCFP Pueblo KKPC Steamboat Springs KRNC Telluride KOTO Vail KPRE

See also List of NPR stations

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Colorado

Coordinates: 39°43′49″N 105°15′01″W / 39.7303°N 105.2503°W / 39.7303; -105.2503