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| Broadcast area | Colorado Springs-Pueblo, Colorado |
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| Frequency | 105.5 MHz |
| Branding | KRDO NewsRadio FM 105.5 AM 1240 |
| Programming | |
| Format | News Talk Information |
| Affiliations | ABC News Radio Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks Salem Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
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| KRDO, KRDO-TV | |
| History | |
First air date | April 8, 1973 (as KWYD-FM) |
Former call signs | KWYD-FM (1973–1989) KBZE (1989–1991) KHII (1991–1996) KSKX (1996–2006) |
Call sign meaning | KoloRaDO (K is a substitute for the C) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 50402 |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 1,600 watts |
| HAAT | 652 metres (2,139 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°44′40.00″N 104°51′41.00″W / 38.7444444°N 104.8613889°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | krdo.com/radio |
KRDO-FM (105.5 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Security, Colorado and serving the Colorado Springs-Pueblo media market. It is owned and operated by the News-Press & Gazette Company of St. Joseph, Missouri, through its licensee Pikes Peak Television, Inc.[2] KRDO-FM airs a News/Talk radio format. All programming is simulcast on KRDO (AM 1240), and both radio stations share news resources with co-owned KRDO-TV.
Studios and offices are on South 8th Street in Colorado Springs. The transmitter is off Transmitter Lane, also in Colorado Springs, amid antennas for several area FM and TV stations.[3]
Weekdays, after a morning news block, KRDO-AM-FM carries two talk shows, both of which are about family finances: Dave Ramsey, and Denver-based Tom Martino. KRDO-AM-FM also carries an hour of local news in the 12:00 p.m. Midday Noon hour, along with an afternoon news block from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. Also heard weekdays are Sean Hannity and Coast to Coast AM with George Noory.[4] Weekends feature shows on money, health, home repair, guns, computers and travel. Syndicated weekend hosts include Kim Komando. Some weekend hours are paid brokered programming. Most hours begin with world and national news from ABC News Radio.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KRDO-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ FCC.gov
- ^ Radio-Locator.com
- ^ KRDO-AM-FM Program Guide