KARS-FM

KARS-FM (102.9 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed for Laramie, Wyoming and broadcasting to the Cheyenne, Wyoming and Fort Collins-Greeley, Colorado areas. KARS-FM airs a Rhythmic Top 40 music format branded as "Power 102.9". The station is currently owned by a divestiture trust of Townsquare Media.[1]

KARS-FM
CityLaramie, Wyoming
Broadcast areaCheyenne, Wyoming
Fort Collins-Loveland-Greeley
BrandingPower 102.9
SloganNoCo Hip Hop
Frequency102.9 MHz
Translator(s)103.7 K279DE (Steamboat Springs, CO)
Repeater(s)102.9 KARS-FM1 Fort Collins, Colorado
First air date1974 (as KIOZ)
FormatRhythmic Top 40
ERP83,000 watts
HAAT248 meters (814 ft)
ClassC1
Facility ID10334
Transmitter coordinates40°52′36.9″N 105°41′46″W (NAD83)
Former call signsKIOZ (1974-1984)
KRQU (1984–2002)
OwnerTownsquare Media
(Townsquare Media of Laramie License, LLC.)
Sister stationsKCGY, KOWB, KKPL, KMAX, KTRR and KUAD
WebcastListen Live
Websitepower1029noco.com

The station has an FM booster, KARS-FM1, licensed for Fort Collins, Colorado on 102.9 MHz; the booster has been licensed since September 2007.

History

The station changed its call sign from KIOZ to KRQU on March 12, 1984. On March 25, 2002, the station changed its call sign to the current KARS.[2]

In December 2008, the station dropped the oldies format and began simulcasting KMAX-FM 94.3's classic hits format.

On March 12, 2009, KARS-FM changed their format to classic rock, branded as "Rock 102.9".

Previous format logo

On September 5, 2019, KARS-FM flipped to Rhythmic contemporary as "Power 102.9," bringing the format to the state of Wyoming for the first time.[3]

References
  1. "KARS-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "KARS Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. "Townsquare Brings Hip-Hop Power 102.9 To Fort Collins" from Radio Insight (September 6, 2019)


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