KRUF

KRUF (94.5 MHz, "K945") is an American radio station licensed to Shreveport, Louisiana. The station is broadcasting a Top 40 (CHR) format. KRUF serves the Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan area. The station is owned by Townsquare Media.^[1] Its studios are shared with its other five sister stations in West Shreveport (one mile west of Shreveport Regional Airport), and the transmitter is in Mooringsport, Louisiana. The call letters before becoming KRUF were KWKH-FM and KROK and had air personalities such as Tim Brando of CBS Sports back in the late 1970s, early 1980s.

KRUF

Shreveport, Louisiana United States
Broadcast area	Shreveport-Bossier City
Frequency	94.5 MHz
Branding	K945
Programming
Languages	English
Format	Top 40 (CHR)
Affiliations	Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner	Townsquare Media (Townsquare License, LLC)
Sister stations	KEEL, KTUX, KVKI, KWKH, KXKS
History
First air date	November 21, 1948 (76 years ago) (1948-11-21) (as KWKH-FM)
Former call signs	KWKH-FM (1948–1973) KROK (1973–1984) KWKH-FM (1984–1996)
Call sign meaning	"Ruff" (reference to former "Big Dog 94-5" branding)
Technical information
Facility ID	60265
Class	C0
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	334 meters (1,096 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	32°40′13.00″N 93°55′59.00″W
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	K94.5

History

On November 21, 1948, KWKH-FM went on air. It was operated by International Broadcasting Corporation, which was owned by The Shreveport Times.^[2]

On August 12, 1996, KWKH-FM changed its format to Top 40 (CHR), branded first as Big Dog 94-5. On November 1, 1996, the station changed its callsign to KRUF. At the end of the 90s the station started identifying as "K94.5", discontinuing the "Big Dog" moniker by 2000.