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"KECC" redirects here. For the El Centro, California/Yuma, Arizona television station that once used the callsign, seeKECY-TV.
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KRCC
Broadcast areaColorado Springs-Pueblo
Frequency91.5MHz
Programming
FormatPublic radio
News-talk
AffiliationsNational Public Radio,American Public Media,Public Radio Exchange,Rocky Mountain Community Radio,BBC World Service,Colorado Public Radio
Ownership
Owner
OperatorColorado Public Radio
(viaSSA)
KECC, KCCS,KWCC
History
First air date
1951
Call signmeaning
RadioColoradoCollege
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID65563
ClassC1
ERP2,100watts
HAAT687 meters (2,254 ft)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitekrcc.org

KRCC(91.5FM) is apublicradio stationinColorado Springs, Colorado.It is owned byColorado College[2]and operated byColorado Public Radio.

KRCC broadcasts non-commercialnews/talkprogramming, mostly fromNational Public Radio(NPR) andAmerican Public Media.TheBBC World Serviceis heard overnight. The station is also a member of theMountain West News Bureau.

Studios and offices are on North Weber Street in Colorado Springs.[3]Thetransmitteris located onCheyenne Mountainamid other Colorado Springs-area TV and FM stations. KRCC is alsosimulcaston a network ofrepeater stationsaround Southern Colorado.

History

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KRCC officiallysigned onin 1951.[4]But the station's history began in 1944 as apublic address systemfor the campus of Colorado College. It became acarrier currentstation two years later. In April 1951, it received the first non-commercial FM license in the state ofColorado,operating from aWorld War IIsurplus transmitter. Its reach was initially limited; broadcast on 91.3 MHz with aneffective radiated powerof only 10watts,broadcasting from an antenna that was at minus 480 feetheight above average terrain.The ERP was boosted to 165 watts in 1956.

In 1964, the station relocated to the Rastall Center Building, with an ERP of 280 watts. The following year, KRCC was authorized for a frequency change to 91.5 MHz. Another ERP increase in 1973 brought power to 1,730 watts. Originally a training program for radio and speech students, it became a conventionalcollege radiostation in 1968 after Colorado College dropped radio and speech classes. In 1978, the station opened its microphones to the greater Colorado Springs community, paving the way for it to become Colorado's third NPR member station in 1984.

From the 1980s onward, it built a series of translators to help better penetrate its largely mountainous service area. It also increased the power of the primary transmitter, In the 1980s, the tower height was boosted to over 2,100 feet (640 m), making the signal comparable to other major FM stations in Colorado Springs.

On January 17, 2020, Colorado College announced a partnership withColorado Public Radio,the main NPR member for most of the remainder of Colorado, that called for CPR to take over management of KRCC. While Colorado Public Radio will handle all operations, Colorado College will continue to hold the license and the station will still be operated from Colorado Springs. Initially, KRCC's format remained the same. However, the station's daytime schedule was tweaked slightly to match that of CPR's all-news network, and KRCC added CPR's daily statewide news program, "Colorado Matters." As part of the agreement, Colorado College and Colorado Public Radio will collaborate on a "public media center" that will be home to KRCC, the Colorado College Journalism Institute, andRocky Mountain PBS' Regional Innovation Center.[5][6]

CPR suspended KRCC's nighttime music programming for much of the spring and summer of 2020 to protect its staffers from theCOVID-19 pandemic,but music returned in the fall. With the retirement of longtime KRCC personality and Music Coordinator Vicky Gregor on July 2, 2021, KRCC's long time music programing was finally dropped the week after.

Network

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Programming is on the main transmitter in Colorado Springs KRCC 91.5 FM (2100 watts), and issimulcaston three other FM stations:

KRCCalso operates seventranslators:

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References

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  1. ^"Facility Technical Data for KRCC".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^"KRCC Facility Record".United StatesFederal Communications Commission,audio division.
  3. ^KRCC.org/information
  4. ^Broadcasting Yearbook 1969 page B-28
  5. ^Wayne Heilman (January 18, 2020)."Colorado Public Radio will take over operation of KRCC".The Gazette.
  6. ^"Colorado Public Radio And Colorado College Announce Partnership To Expand 91.5 KRCC Public Service And Create New Public Media Center".Colorado Public Radio.January 17, 2020.
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