KCFR

Infobox Radio station
name = KCFR


city = Denver, Colorado KCFR
Grand Junction, Colorado KPRN
Boulder, Colorado KCFC
Pueblo, Colorado KKPC
Craig, Colorado KPYR
Montrose, Colorado KPRH
area = Colorado
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frequency = 90.1 MHz KCFR
1340 kHz KCFR
89.5 MHz KPRN
1490 kHz KCFC
1230 kHz KKPC
88.3 MHz KPYR
88.3 MHz KPRH
format = News Talk Information
power = 1,000 Watts KCFR, KCFC, and KKPC
erp = 19,830 Watts KPRN
250 Watts KPYR
3,500 Watts KPRH
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class = A (KPYR), C (others)
facility_id = 34585 KCFR
53774 KPRN
70405 KCFC
53851 KKPC
92704 KPYR
87104 KPRH
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owner = Public Broadcasting Of Colorado
licensee =
sister_stations = KVOD
webcast = [http://www.cpr.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=72&Itemid=130 listen live]
website = [http://www.cpr.org cpr.org]
affiliations = National Public Radio

KCFR is a radio station in owned and operated by Colorado Public Radio which is simulcasted to several AM and FM stations throughout Colorado. The signal from these stations also extends to eastern Utah and southern Wyoming). Some of KCFR's programing is heard on KPRE 89.9 FM in Vail, Colorado, which also carries programing from KVOD located in Denver, Colorado.

On July 9, 2008, CPR moved the KCFR news/talk programming in Denver to 90.1 FM. The KVOD classical programming currently on that frequency moved to the newly-acquired 88.1 FM signal. [http://www.cpr.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=246] 1340 AM will continue as a simulcast of KCFR in the near-term, until CPR sells the AM station. [http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080701006138&newsLang=en]

Programming

KCFR and KCFC broadcast programming from National Public Radio including Morning Edition and All Things Considered, and 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 [http://www.kcfr.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=95&Itemid=235 Colorado Matters] .

History

KCFR ("Colorado Free Radio") was owned by the University of Denver between 1970 and 1983 on 90.1 FM [ [http://library.du.edu/about/collections/SpecialCollections/KCFR/kcfrbio.cfm Organizational History of KCFR Radio Station] ] [ [http://www.cpr.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=93 Colorado Public Radio History] ] . In 1984 the station was transferred to a community board of directors which eventually formed Colorado Public Radio. 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 moved back to 90.1 FM.

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