KRCN (1060

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) is an AM

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broadcasting a

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, the station is

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by Catholic Radio Network, Inc., which has a network of stations in

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and

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. In Colorado, the Catholic Radio Network also operates

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and KCRN

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in Limon. KRCN broadcasts at 50,000

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s, the maximum power for FCC-licensed AM radio stations. But because

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is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A XEEP

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and KYW

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, KRCN must greatly reduce nighttime power. It drops to only 111 watts at sunset. KRCN can also be heard on an FM

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, 92.1 K221GI.

History

In December 1949, the station first

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as KLMO, originally at 1050 kHz.Broadcasting Yearbook 1955 page 98
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, 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. In the 1980s, KLMO received

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approval to broadcast around the clock, but with only a small amount of power at night. The station aired a

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format for Longmont and the northern suburbs of Denver. On March 22, 2000, the Radio Colorado Network was launched. The station's format switched to Business and Personal Finance programming, targeting the

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. On January 1, 2015, KRCN became an

affiliate of the Catholic Radio Network, based in

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References

External links

* * {{Religious Radio Stations in Colorado RCN Longmont, Colorado Catholic radio stations RCN Radio stations established in 1949 1949 establishments in Colorado