KCFC

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KCFC (1490 AM) is a radio station licensed to Boulder, Colorado. The station is owned by Colorado Public Radio (CPR), and airs CPR's "Colorado News" network, originating from KCFR-FM in Denver, Colorado.

KCFC

Boulder, Colorado
Broadcast area	Boulder-Longmont
Frequency	1490 kHz
Branding	CPR News
Programming
Format	Public radio
Affiliations	Colorado Public Radio, NPR
Ownership
Owner	Public Broadcasting Of Colorado
History
First air date	February 15, 1947
Former call signs	KBOL (1947–1994) KBKS (1994–1995) KBVI (1995–1999) KWAB (1999–2001)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	70405
Class	C
Power	290 watts
Transmitter coordinates	39°57′53″N 105°14′07″W
Translator(s)	106.3 K292GW (Boulder)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	OGG Vorbis Stream
Website	cpr.org

The station signed on in 1947 as KBOL.^[2] Herb Hollister was President, and Russ Shaffer was vice president and general manager. Shaffer acquired majority interest in the station in 1953. Russ Shaffer's son Rusty became General Manager in the mid-70s and would become sole owner by 1985.^[3]

In 1999, KWAB Boulder was owned by Working Assets Broadcasting and operated a progressive talk radio format with the slogan "Radio for Change".^[4]

Programming

KCFR-FM and KCFC broadcast programming from National Public Radio (including Morning Edition and All Things Considered), American Public Media (including A Prairie Home Companion & its successor, Live From Here), and Public Radio International (including This American Life and The World), as well as an original daily interview show called Colorado Matters.

Main article: Colorado Public Radio