KSFR
Public radio station in White Rock–Santa Fe, New Mexico / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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KSFR-FM is a broadcast radio station licensed to White Rock, New Mexico, and serving the Santa Fe area broadcasting on 101.1 FM.
Broadcast area | Santa Fe area |
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Frequency | 101.1 MHz |
Branding | Santa Fe Public Radio |
Programming | |
Format | Variety |
Affiliations | Public Radio International |
Ownership | |
Owner | Santa Fe Community College |
Operator | Northern New Mexico Radio Foundation |
History | |
First air date | 1966 |
Former call signs | KTJB (1988–1988) KKBZ (1988–1990) KNLA (1990–1997) KSFQ (1997–2007) |
Call sign meaning | K Santa Fe Radio |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 67340 |
Class | C2 |
ERP | 2,500 watts |
HAAT | 538 meters (1765 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°53′9.00″N 106°23′16.00″W |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | ksfr.org |
KSFR is Santa Fe, New Mexico's community/public radio station. It is owned by the Santa Fe Community College and managed by the 501(c)(3) non-profit Northern New Mexico Radio Foundation.[1][2]
The station features a wide variety of locally-produced music, news and talk shows, as well as programming from the BBC World Service, Democracy Now!, and other national programs. KSFR's news team won the Associated Press' "New Mexico Station of the Year" award in 2004, 2005, and 2006. In 2015, the New Mexico Broadcasters Association named KSFR "Best Radio Station" in a large market.
The station originally broadcast at 90.7 FM. In July 2007, KSFR moved to 101.1 FM, becoming one of a handful of public radio stations nationally whose frequency is outside of the assigned spectrum for non-commercial stations (88-91 FM).