KTRR-FM

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KTRR-FM
KTRR-FM TRI 102.5 Northern Colorado's Greatest Hits logo.jpg
City Loveland, Colorado
Broadcast area Fort Collins-Greeley
BrandingTRI 102.5
Slogan Northern Colorado's Greatest Hits
Frequency 102.5 MHz
First air date 1966 (as KLOV-FM)
Format Classic Hits
ERP 17,000 watts
HAAT 234 meters
Class C2
Facility ID 50375
Transmitter coordinates 40°38′31″N104°49′5″W / 40.64194°N 104.81806°W / 40.64194; -104.81806 (KTRR)
Former callsigns KLOV-FM (1966–1988)
Owner Townsquare Media
(Townsquare Media of Ft. Collins, Inc.)
Sister stations KARS, KKPL, KMAX, KUAD
Webcast Listen Live
Website tri1025.com

KTRR-FM (102.5 FM, TRI 102.5) is a radio station broadcasting a Classic Hits format. Licensed to Loveland, Colorado, United States, the station is currently owned by Townsquare Media. [1]

FM broadcasting

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Loveland, Colorado Home Rule Municipality in Colorado, United States

Loveland is the Home Rule Municipality that is the second most populous municipality in Larimer County, Colorado, United States. Loveland is situated 46 miles (74 km) north of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. Loveland is the 14th most populous city in Colorado. The United States Census Bureau estimated that in 2014 the population of the city was 72,651. The city forms part of the Fort Collins-Loveland Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor. The city's public schools are part of the Thompson R2-J School District.

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History

Throughout its history the station has aired an adult contemporary format. It started out as an easy listening leaning adult contemporary format. Ninety percent of the music involved vocals. Throughout the next twenty-five years it operated as an adult contemporary or soft adult contemporary format. For a time in the early 2000 TRI 102 flirted with a Hot AC format before returning to mainstream AC at the end of the decade.

During the 2010, 2012, 2013, and 2014 holiday seasons, TRI 102.5 played non-stop christmas music, which ran each year from 8AM on November 15 until 12AM on December 26.

Christmas music Music associated with Christmas

Christmas music comprises a variety of genres of music normally performed or heard around the Christmas season. Music associated with Christmas may be purely instrumental, or in the case of many carols or songs may employ lyrics whose subject matter ranges from the nativity of Jesus Christ, to gift-giving and merrymaking, to cultural figures such as Santa Claus, among other topics. Performances of Christmas music at public concerts, in churches, at shopping malls, on city streets, and in private gatherings is an integral staple of the Christmas holiday in many cultures across the world.

In 2015 TRI 102 went into a new direction. Part of it was due to Clear Channel launching a soft AC format from one of the HD2 of their stations. TRI 102 changed its format from soft rock to a more current-based format. They dumped Delilah which the new Sunny 107 picked up. TRI 102.5 could then be seen as the de facto hot AC station for Fort Collins and Northern Colorado. Even though KKPL is the true hot AC, they have moved more into a Top 40 direction to compete with 96.1 KISS FM (not to mention, they are technically a Cheyenne, Wyoming-based rimshot).

KKPL

KKPL is a radio station broadcasting a Hot Adult Contemporary format. Licensed to Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States, the station is currently owned by Townsquare Media.

KSME

KSME is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Greeley, Colorado. It is owned by iHeartMedia and it broadcasts a contemporary hit radio format. The station's studio is located in Loveland at Crossroads Blvd. and I-25.

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The makeover failed to raise ratings, and on September 9, 2016, KTRR flipped to Classic Hits, retaining the "Tri 102.5" name and most of its 80s/90s hits, but dropping all post-2000 music and readding some 70s music.

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References

  1. ↑ "KTRR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.


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