KRCN
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Broadcast area | Denver-Boulder-Longmont and Northern Colorado |
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| [[Frequency|FrequencTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | 1060 kHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Catholic radio |
| Affiliations | Catholic Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Catholic Radio Network, Inc. |
| KCRN, KFEL | |
| History | |
First air date | December 1949 |
Former frequencies | 1050 kHz (1949–1965) |
Call sign meaning | Former branding as the Radio Colorado Network |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 70625 | |
| Class | D |
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| [[Broadcast relay station|TranslatorTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | 92.1 K221GI (Greeley) |
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Public license information | Template:FCC Licensing and Management System facility |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www |
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KRCN (1060 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Catholic radio format. Licensed to Longmont, Colorado, the station is owned and operated by Catholic Radio Network, Inc., which has a network of stations in Missouri, Kansas, and Colorado. In Colorado, the Catholic Radio Network also operates KFEL 970 AM in Colorado Springs and KCRN 1120 AM in Limon.
KRCN broadcasts at 50,000 watts, the maximum power for FCC-licensed AM radio stations. 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.[2]
History
In December 1949, the station first signed on as KLMO, originally at 1050 kHz.[3] 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.[4] 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. KRCN, began broadcasting the Business and Personal Finance format under the branding "The Radio Colorado Network" on March 22, 2000. This format targeted the greater Denver metropolitan area.[5][6] The Radio Colorado Network was an ambitious regional effort that included several other AM signals in the state. KRCN-1060 AM was the flagship station for a network that included KVLE 610 AM (Vail)[7] KREL 1580 AM (Colorado Springs)[7] and KGRE 1450 AM (Greeley) (at least temporarily).[7]
On January 1, 2015, KRCN became an owned and operated affiliate of the Catholic Radio Network, based in Kansas City, Missouri.[8]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Facility Technical Data for KRCN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Station Finder - Catholic Radio Network". Catholic Radio Network. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."M Street Journal (1997)" (PDF). M Street Journal. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."NRC AM Radio Log (1997)" (PDF). National Radio Club. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."2007-2008 edition" (PDF). M Street Journal. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."KRCN, 1060 AM, Longmont, CO". TuneIn. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The National Radio Club's AM Radio Log (2011-2012)" (PDF). World Radio History. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Station Sales Week Of 10/9". RadioInsight. October 9, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
External links
- Official website
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- KRCN in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."History Cards for KRCN". Federal Communications Commission. (Guide to reading History Cards)
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