Communities on
Colorado’s Front Range have many things in common. In some ways it is mega-city
that stretches from Fort Collins to Colorado Springs or even Cheyenne, Wyoming
to Pueblo. Three examples of commonalities are I-25, the
Denver Broncos and a tradition of great radio stations.
I lived in Fort
Collins for two years managing KCSU and almost three years in The Springs doing affiliate
sales at Transtar Radio Network. I loved the place, particularly Fort Fun. Any radio person arriving in Colorado knows
that magnets point to KOA-AM and Universal Coordinated Time is available 24/7
from WWV. There are likely devices in
your home that use WWV to set their time.
Denver radio
stations have a huge influence on the Front Range. Each of the three Nielsen
Audio Diary markets – Fort Collins/Greeley, Colorado Springs and Pueblo – have outstanding
local/regional noncom stations. KCFR, Denver, has a strong and growing presence
in all three markets via repeaters.
Scroll down to see individual market ratings.
Fort Collins and
Greeley are about 30-miles apart. KUNC is
the dominant noncom player and is also a factor in the Denver metro. If you
hypothetically combine KUNC’s Nielsen Audio’s weekly cumulative listeners in
Denver, they reach over 120,000 weekly listeners. (CAUTION: The methodologies
and sample size are different for PPM and Diary markets.)
Changes are
happening: Around March 1st KUNC will debut its new 24/7 Triple A
station and KUNC will switch to 24/7 NPR News. Last year Colorado Public Radio’s
(CPR) OpenAir added a repeater – 88.3 KVXQ – in Ft. Collins and it is already
drawing listening. Other noncoms that
likely draw measurable listening are College Rock KCSU, progressive community
alternative KRFC and the ubiquitous CCM K-Love,
found at several spots on the dial.
I give the highest
praise to KRCC for its performance in both Colorado Springs and Pueblo. KRCC’s
combined weekly listeners total more than 100,000. (CAUTION: There may be
overlaps in the two samples.) When I
worked selling 24/7 satellite-delivery commercial formats at Transtar, I volunteered
at KRCC to keep my noncom heart alive.
Over half of the
noncommercial signals serving Colorado Springs air some form of Evangelical
Christian programming. The BIG CCM in the market is Salem Broadcasting's commercial KBIQ.
In Pueblo you gotta
love College Rock KTSC Rev 89, one of
the highest rated college stations in the nation. They not only provide
excellent instruction, they serve the whole city. Check KTSC out at [link].
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Something odd here...
ReplyDeleteNew Hampshire Public Radio shows up in Burlington-Plattsburgh ratings (despite a large geographic barrier), but VPR Classical is not seen here. Maybe NHPR makes a showing in the Portland area's western locales, but Maine Public Radio's WMEA is also pretty strong into the Lakes Region and is not noted.