KSNN

KSNN
City Ridgway, Colorado
Broadcast area Montrose, Colorado
Branding 103.7 The River
Frequency 103.7 MHz
First air date 2002
Format CHR
ERP 4,100 watts
HAAT 480 meters (1,570 ft)
Class C2
Facility ID 89280
Transmitter coordinates 38°23′15″N 107°40′31″W / 38.38750°N 107.67528°W / 38.38750; -107.67528
Callsign meaning "SuNNy 103" (Former branding
Former callsigns KBNG (1999-2012)
Affiliations Dial Global
Owner Cherry Creek Radio
(CCR-Montrose IV, LLC)
Sister stations KKXK, KUBC
Webcast Listen Live
Website KSNN website

KSNN (103.7 FM, "103.7 The River") is a radio station licensed to serve Ridgway, Colorado, United States. The station, established in 2002, is currently owned by Cherry Creek Radio and the broadcast license is held by CCR-Montrose IV, LLC.

Programming

KSNN broadcasts a contemporary hit radio music format. With programs including Kidd Kraddick in the Morning.[1] In addition to its usual music programming, KSNN also airs the Delta Panthers' high school football games.

History

This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on March 24, 1999.[2] The new station was assigned the KBNG call sign by the FCC on May 10, 1999.[3] KBNG received its license to cover from the FCC on August 19, 2002.[4]

In December 2002, Idaho Broadcasting Consortium, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to the Woodland Communications Corporation for $300,000.[5] The deal was approved by the FCC on January 23, 2003, and the transaction was consummated on March 11, 2003.[6]

In July 2004, Woodland Communications Corporation reached an agreement to sell this station to Cherry Creek Radio through their CCR-Montrose IV, LLC, subsidiary as part of a three-station deal valued at a reported $2.65 million.[7][8] The deal was approved by the FCC on August 19, 2004, and the transaction was consummated on October 5, 2004.[9]

On May 16, 2012, the station changed its call sign to the current KSNN. On May 17, 2012, KSNN changed their format to soft AC, branded as "Sunny 103". In July, 2018, the station changed it's format to CHR and rebranded as "103.7 The River"

References

  1. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved July 3, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Application Search Details (BPH-19971126MD)". FCC Media Bureau. March 24, 1999.
  3. ↑ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Retrieved July 3, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Application Search Details (BLH-20020321AAS)". FCC Media Bureau. August 19, 2002.
  5. ↑ "Changing Hands - 2002-12-16". Broadcasting & Cable. December 15, 2002.
  6. ↑ "Application Search Details (BALH-20021202AAH)". FCC Media Bureau. March 11, 2003.
  7. ↑ "Changing Hands - 2004-07-19". Broadcasting & Cable. July 18, 2004.
  8. ↑ Kreck, Dick (October 4, 2004). "Cherry Creek Radio loves to pick small fruit". Denver Post. p. F-02. Retrieved July 3, 2009. CCR quietly mines the hinterlands, picking up small-market stations by the handful. On Tuesday, it adds KKXK-FM, KUBC-AM and KBNG-FM in Montrose to its stable, giving it 32 stations in 12 Western markets.
  9. ↑ "Application Search Details (BAL-20040709ADB)". FCC Media Bureau. October 5, 2004.
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