KIDN-FM

KIDN-FM (95.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Hayden, Colorado, United States. The station is owned by Patricia MacDonald Garber and Peter Benedetti and the broadcast license is held by AlwaysMountainTime, LLC.^[3]

KIDN-FM

Hayden, Colorado
Broadcast area	Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Frequency	95.9 MHz
Branding	The Lift FM
Programming
Format	Hot AC
Ownership
Owner	Patricia MacDonald Garber and Peter Benedetti (AlwaysMountainTime, LLC)
Sister stations	KFMU-FM, KQZR
History
First air date	1990 (as KKMX-FM)
Former call signs	KKMX-FM (1985–1992)[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	57339
Class	C3
ERP	6,000 watts
HAAT	198 meters (650 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	40°31′16″N 107°17′46″W
Translator(s)	95.5 K238AB (Steamboat Springs) 97.3 K247AP (Steamboat Springs)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	KIDN Online

It broadcasts a hot adult contemporary format branded as "The Lift FM" to the Steamboat Springs, Colorado, area.^[4]

The station was assigned the KIDN call sign by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on April 10, 1992.^[1]

The station's original format is unknown. Until 2010, the station was known as "Jack FM" then adopted its "KIDN The Mountain" branding. However, the website redirects to http://alwaysmountaintime.com/kidn/ which shows "The Lift FM" as its current branding.

Translator

KIDN-FM programming is also carried on broadcast translator stations to extend or improve the coverage area of the station.

Broadcast translators for KIDN-FM

Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	Class	FCC info
K238AB	95.5 FM	Steamboat Springs, Colorado	57334	13	D	LMS
K247AP	97.3 FM	Steamboat Springs, Colorado	151696	13	D	LMS

Construction permit

On December 2, 2010, KIDN was granted an FCC construction permit to change the city of license to Burns, Colorado, move to a new transmitter site, decrease ERP to 72 watts and increase HAAT to 850 meters.