KREL
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| City of license | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
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| Broadcast area | Southern Colorado |
| Branding | ESPN Radio 1580 |
| Slogan | All ESPN all the time |
| Frequency | 1580 kHz |
| First air date | 1957 (as KPIK) |
| Format | Sports Talk/ESPN |
| Power | 10,000 watts (day) 140 watts (night) |
| Class | D |
| Facility ID | 51816 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 38°43′11.0″N 104°43′18.0″W / 38.719722°N 104.721667°WCoordinates: 38°43′11.0″N 104°43′18.0″W / 38.719722°N 104.721667°W |
| Former callsigns | KPIK (1957-1987) KWYD (1987-2005) KKKK (2005-2010) |
| Affiliations | ESPN Radio |
| Owner | Pilgrim Communications, Inc. |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | espn1580.com |
KREL (1580 AM) is an ESPN Radio affiliate as of January 2013. From June 2012 to December 2012, it was a news-talk station that carried Fox News Radio and had a news sharing agreement with KXRM-TV. Even after the switch to ESPN, KREL morning host Dan Cochell still does morning traffic reports for both KREL and KXRM Fox 21. KREL is licensed to Colorado Springs, Colorado, the station is owned by Pilgrim Communications, Inc., although it hasn't simulcasted Pilgrim's Radio Colorado Network since the Spring of 2012. KREL has a street side studio at 8 S Tejon Street in downtown Colorado Springs.
KREL is operated by the Radio Colorado Network (RCN) Les Haber VP General Manager.
External links [edit]
- Official website
- Query the FCC's AM station database for KREL
- Radio-Locator Information on KREL
- Query Arbitron's AM station database for KREL
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