| Broadcast area | Colorado Springs metropolitan area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1240 kHz |
| Branding | KRDO NewsRadio 105.5FM & 1240AM |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/Talk |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks Westwood One ABC News Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KRDO-FM, KRDO-TV | |
| History | |
First air date | March 1947 |
Call sign meaning | KoloRaDO (K is a substitute for the C) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 66250 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°49′43.00″N 104°50′20.00″W / 38.8286111°N 104.8388889°W |
| Translator(s) | 92.5 K223CU (Colorado Springs) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | krdo.com/radio |
KRDO (1240 AM) is a commercial radio station in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The station is owned and operated by the News-Press & Gazette Company of St. Joseph, Missouri and it airs a news/talk radio format, simulcast with KRDO-FM. Both stations are aided by the news department of co-owned KRDO-TV, with some TV newscasts also heard on the radio stations.
Studios, offices and the AM transmitter are on South 8th Street in Colorado Springs.[2] Weekdays, after a morning news block, KRDO-AM-FM carry nationally syndicated programs, three of which are about family finances: Dave Ramsey, Clark Howard and Denver-based Tom Martino. Also heard weekdays are Sean Hannity, Clyde Lewis and Coast to Coast AM with George Noory.[3] Weekends feature shows on money, health, home repair, guns, computers and travel. Syndicated weekend hosts include Kim Komando and Rudy Maxa. Some weekend hours are paid brokered programming. Most hours begin with world and national news from ABC News Radio.