KRKS-FM

KRKS-FM

Lafayette, Colorado
Broadcast area	Denver-Boulder-Longmont and Denver metropolitan area
Frequency	94.7 MHz
Branding	94.7 FM The Word
Programming
Format	Christian talk and teaching
Affiliations	SRN News
Ownership
Owner	Salem Media Group (Salem Media of Colorado, Inc.)
Sister stations	KRKS, KBJD, KNUS
History
First air date	March 15, 1971 (as KBVL)
Former call signs	KBVL (1971-1986) KHIH (1986-1993)
Call sign meaning	derived from sister station KRKS
Technical information
Facility ID	58631
Class	C
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	300 meters (984 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	40°4′19″N105°21′14″W / 40.07194°N 105.35389°W / 40.07194; -105.35389
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	947fmtheword.com

KRKS-FM (94.7 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Lafayette, Colorado, and serving the Denver-Boulder market and the Denver metropolitan area. The station is owned and operated by the Salem Media Group and it airs a Christian talk and teaching radio format. Its studios and offices are located on South Vaughn Way in Aurora, and the transmitter is located on Lee Hill, northwest of Boulder. ^[1] KRKS-FM is co-owned AM 990 KRKS. Together, they are known as "The Word." While both KRKS stations broadcast a Christian Talk/Teaching format, they program each station differently.

Programming

Programming on KRKS-FM includes "Insight for Living with Chuck Swindoll," "Grace to You with John MacArthur," "Focus on the Family with Jim Daly" and "In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley." Most shows are paid brokered programming with the hosts asking for donations to support their ministry.

History

On March 15, 1971, the station signed on as KBVL, originally licensed to Boulder and owned by the Boulder Radio Company. ^[2] KBVL was the FM counterpart to AM 1490 KBOL (now KCFC). At first, KBVL broadcast an easy listening/middle of the road format but later switched to classical music.

In 1986, the station was acquired by Sterling Radio and a classic rock format began along with the new calls letters KHIH or "K-High 94.7." On April 14, 1988, Adams Communications assumed control of KHIH from Sterling Radio, flipping the station to a Smooth Jazz/New Adult Contemporary format but keeping the KHIH calls and K-High branding (although they were dayparting Smooth Jazz/NAC programing in the evenings and overnights prior to the change of format). The station used the syndicated "Wave" format that had been successful on KTWV-Los Angeles. ^{[3] [4]}

CLG Media of Denver purchased KHIH in 1993. A few months later, Salem Communications (later known as the Salem Media Group) purchased KHIH from CLG for $5 million, with the sale closing that December. ^[5] Salem mostly operates Christian stations, so it dropped the Smooth Jazz format on October 25, 1993, for its current Christian Talk/Teaching format (the smooth jazz format would move to KHOW-FM and pick up the KHIH calls). ^[6]

In the early 2010s, the station switched its city of license from Boulder to Lafayette, putting it a bit closer to Denver, although the transmitter remains northwest of Boulder, where it had been. The station was rebranded as "94.7 FM The Word" in January 2017.

References

1. Radio-Locator.com/KRKS-FM
2. Broadcasting Yearbook 1972 page B-32
3. https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1980s/1988/RR-1988-04-22.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}
4. Broadcasting Yearbook 1991 page B-51
5. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2000 D-73
6. https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1993/RR-1993-10-29.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}

External links

• Official website
• FM The Word 947 FM The Word in the FCC FM station database
• FM The Word-FM 947 FM The Word on Radio-Locator
• FM The Word 947 FM The Word in Nielsen Audio's FM station database