KARS-FM

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KARS-FM
KARS-FM logo.png
City of license Laramie, Wyoming
Broadcast area Cheyenne, Wyoming
Ft. Collins-Greeley
Branding Rock 102.9
Slogan Commercial Free Rock
Frequency 102.9 MHz
First air date 1974[citation needed]
Format Classic rock
ERP 83,000 watts
HAAT 248 meters (814 ft)
Class C1
Facility ID 10334
Transmitter coordinates 40°52′36.9″N 105°41′46″W / 40.876917°N 105.69611°W / 40.876917; -105.69611Coordinates: 40°52′36.9″N 105°41′46″W / 40.876917°N 105.69611°W / 40.876917; -105.69611 (NAD83)
Former callsigns KIOZ (?-1984)
KRQU (1984–2002)
Owner Townsquare Media (sale pending)
(The Fort Collins/Lafayette Divestiture Trust)
Webcast Listen Live Direct URL Link - working as of 6/30/2011 or Listen Live Player - not working as of 6/30/2011
Website rock1029.com

KARS-FM (102.9 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed for Laramie, Wyoming and broadcasting to the Cheyenne, Wyoming and Fort Collins-Greeley, Colorado areas. KARS-FM airs a classic rock music format branded as "Rock 102.9". The station is currently owned by a divestiture trust of Townsquare Media.[1]

The station has an FM booster, KARS-FM1, licensed for Fort Collins, Colorado on 102.9 MHz; the booster has been licensed since September 2007.

[edit] History

The station changed its call sign from KIOZ to KRQU on March 12, 1984. On March 25, 2002, the station changed its call sign to the current KARS.[2]

In December 2008 the station dropped the Oldies format and began simulcasting KMAX-FM 94.3's Classic Hits format.

On March 12, 2009 KARS-FM changed their format to classic rock, branded as "Rock 102.9".

Previous format logo

[edit] References

  1. ^ "KARS-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KARS-FM. 
  2. ^ "KARS Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=10334&Callsign=KARS. 

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Radio stations in the Laramie, Wyoming area
By FM frequency
88.1 · 88.5 · 88.9 · 89.3 · 90.1 · 90.5 · 90.9 · 91.3 · 91.9 · 92.3 · 93.5 · 93.9 · 94.1 · 95.1 · 96.7 · 98.3 · 98.7 · 99.5 · 100.3 · 102.9 · 103.9 · 106.1 · 107.1 · 107.5
By AM frequency
By callsign
K201HM · K213EL · K217EY · K222BL · K231BL · K252EA · K258BB · K262AI · K280BM · K296BO · K298AE · KAIW · KARS-FM · KCGY · KCWA · KHAT · KIMX · KLMI · KLWV · KOCA-LP · KOWB · KRQU · KTDX · KUWL · KUWR · KUWY

Wyoming Radio Markets: Casper • Cheyenne
Other Wyoming Radio Regions: Gillette • Laramie • Riverton/Lander • Rock Springs • Sheridan • South Central Wyoming • Southwestern Wyoming

See also: List of radio stations in Wyoming
Radio stations in the Cheyenne, Wyoming market
By FM frequency
88.1 • 88.5 • 90.1 • 90.3 • 91.9 • 92.3 • 92.9 • 93.7 • 93.9 • 94.3 • 95.1 • 96.1 • 96.7 • 97.9 • 98.7 • 99.1 • 99.9 • 100.3 • 100.7 • 101.9 • 102.9 • 104.9 • 105.5 • 106.3 • 107.1 • 107.9
By AM frequency
650 • 1240 • 1380 • 1480 • 1630
By callsign
KAIX • KARS • KAZY • KCGY • KCWA • KFBC • KGAB • KIGN • KIMX • KJAC • KJUA • KKPL • KLEN • KMAX-FM • KOLT-FM • KOLZ • KPAW • KRAE • KRAN • KRND • KRQU • KRRR • KSME • KUAD • KUWL • KUWR • KUWY • KWYC • KXBG • KYOY

Wyoming Radio Markets: Casper • Cheyenne
Other Wyoming Radio Regions: Gillette • Laramie • Riverton/Lander • Rock Springs • Sheridan • South Central Wyoming • Southwestern Wyoming

See also: List of radio stations in Wyoming
Radio stations in the Ft. Collins-Greeley, Colorado market
By FM frequency
88.3 · 88.9 · 89.7 · 90.5 · 90.7 · 91.5 · 92.5 · 93.9 · 94.3 · 96.1 · 97.9 · 99.1 · 99.9 · 100.7 · 102.1 · 102.5 · 102.9 · 103.9 · 104.7 · 105.5 · 107.9
By AM frequency
600 · 630 · 670 · 710 · 760 · 810 · 870 · 1060 · 1170 · 1310 · 1360 · 1410 · 1450 · 1570
By callsign
KARS-FM · KCOL · KCSU-FM · KCWA · KELS-LP · KFKA · KGCO · KGRE · KGUD · KHNC · KHOW · KIIX · KJAC · KJJD · KJMP · KKPL · KKZN · KLTT · KLVZ · KMAX-FM · KNUS · KOLZ · KPAW · KPIO · KRCN · KRFC · KRKY-FM · KSME · KTRR · KUAD-FM · KUNC · KWOF · KXBG · KXGR · KYEN

Colorado Radio Markets: Colorado Springs • Denver-Boulder • Ft. Collins-Greeley • Grand Junction • Pueblo

Other Colorado Radio Region: Aspen • Four Corners area

See also: List of radio stations in Colorado
Classic rock radio stations in the state of Wyoming
By frequency
94.9 · 99.5 · 99.7 · 102.9 · 104.1 · 106.1 · 106.9
By callsign
KARS-FM · KASS · KCGL · KRQU · KSIT · KXXL · KZWY
By city
Casper · Chugwater · Laramie · Moorcroft · Powell · Rock Springs · Sheridan
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