KRKQ

City	Mountain Village, CO
Broadcast area	San Miguel Valley
Branding	Mountain Chill®
Frequency	95.5 MHz
First air date	2011
Format	Chill
ERP	250 watts
HAAT	448 meters
Class	A
Facility ID	166042
Owner	Brown Mountain Broadcasting LLC
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	www.mountainchill.com

KRKQ (95.5 FM) is a privately owned commercial radio station licensed to Mountain Village, Colorado and serving the Telluride, Colorado area. The station is branded as "Mountain Chill." It broadcasts an eclectic music format focusing on current independent music from around the world and a relaxed "chilled-out" vibe^[1].

Genres featured include Chill-out music, downtempo, dub, reggae, latin, and electronica music. Ambient music is also featured late at night. KRKQ is the only OTA radio station in the United States to play Electronica and Chill-out music full-time, and the second after KLBU/Santa Fe, New Mexico, who broadcast the format from 2003 to 2013.

Artists played on Mountain Chill include Thievery Corporation, ODESZA, Tosca (band), Bonobo (musician), Pretty Lights, Parov Stelar, and Bebel Gilberto.

KRKQ is a 6 kW Class A station. Its ERP is adjusted to 250 Watts to achieve Class A coverage at its 448 meter HAAT as specified by the FCC's FM Power requirements. KRKQ broadcasts from a tower located at Gray Head (peak) near Telluride, CO. KRKQ's studios are located in Ouray, CO.

History

Mountain Chill began as an Internet-only station almost a decade before the FM signal went on the air in October 2011.^[2]

References

↑ "About KRKQ". Mountain Chill. October 1, 2018.
↑ Katherine Warren (18 December 2011). "Chilling on the mountain". Telluride Daily Planet. p. 1. Retrieved 19 December 2011. They’re all crucial elements to Telluride’s newest radio station, Mountain Chill, which hit the airwaves in October.

External links

Query the FCC's FM station database for KRKQ

Radio-Locator information on KRKQ

Coordinates: 37°59′28″N 107°58′23″W / 37.991°N 107.973°W / 37.991; -107.973

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[1] "About KRKQ". Mountain Chill. October 1, 2018.

[2] Katherine Warren (18 December 2011). "Chilling on the mountain". Telluride Daily Planet. p. 1. Retrieved 19 December 2011. They’re all crucial elements to Telluride’s newest radio station, Mountain Chill, which hit the airwaves in October.