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KDNK

Coordinates: 39°25′08″N 107°22′12″W / 39.419°N 107.370°W / 39.419; -107.370
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KDNK
Broadcast areaRoaring Fork Valley, Colorado
Frequency88.1 MHz
Programming
FormatVariety
Ownership
OwnerCarbondale Community Access Radio, Inc.
History
First air date
April 15, 1983
Technical information
Facility ID88445
ClassC2
ERP1,200 watts horizontal
1,070 watts vertical
HAAT775 meters
Transmitter coordinates
39°25′08″N 107°22′10″W / 39.41889°N 107.36944°W / 39.41889; -107.36944
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitekdnk.org

KDNK (88.1 FM) is a community access station broadcasting an eclectic format of music and local news in western Colorado in the United States. The station serves Carbondale, Aspen, Glenwood Springs, and other parts of the Roaring Fork Valley and beyond through its main transmitter and a series of mountain-top translators stretching from Vail to Leadville. The station is owned by Carbondale Community Access Radio, Inc.

Station history

The original idea for KDNK came from Lee Swidler, who placed an ad in the local newspapers looking for volunteers to help start a community radio station. Among the first to volunteer were Bruce Stolbach, Bill Phillips, Brian Vancil, Jim Groh, Brenda Jochems, Pat Noel, Wick Moses, and Marple Lewis, who met in Swidler's locksmith shop at night to plan their strategy. Using an NTIA grant and money pledged by local residents, KDNK took to the air on April 15, 1983. Today, the station has a small paid staff and 100 volunteer program hosts.

Low powered translators

In addition to its main signal, KDNK radio also has low-powered translators throughout western Colorado.

Broadcast translators for KDNK-FM
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class FCC info
K202AB 88.3 FM Glenwood Springs, Colorado 5 horizontal D
K202AT 88.3 FM Aspen, Colorado 9 horizontal
47 vertical
D
K203EG 88.5 FM Basalt, Colorado 10 horizontal D
K203EH 88.5 FM Redstone, Colorado 10 vertical D
K228AG 93.5 FM Leadville, Colorado 107 horizontal D
K234BJ 94.7 FM Woody Creek, Colorado 22 D
K235AP 94.9 FM Thomasville, Colorado 10 vertical D

39°25′08″N 107°22′12″W / 39.419°N 107.370°W / 39.419; -107.370