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KARS-FM

Coordinates: 40°52′36.9″N 105°41′46″W / 40.876917°N 105.69611°W / 40.876917; -105.69611
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KARS-FM
Broadcast areaCheyenne, Wyoming
Fort Collins-Loveland-Greeley
Frequency102.9 MHz
BrandingPower 102.9
Programming
FormatRhythmic Top 40
AffiliationsCompass Media Networks
Ownership
OwnerThe Fort Collins/Lafayette Divestiture Trust
OperatorTownsquare Media
KCGY, KOWB, KKPL, KMAX, KTRR and KUAD
History
First air date
1974 (as KIOZ) [citation needed]
Former call signs
KIOZ (1974–1984)
KRQU (1984–2002)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID10334
ClassC1
ERP83,000 watts
HAAT248 meters (814 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
40°52′36.9″N 105°41′46″W / 40.876917°N 105.69611°W / 40.876917; -105.69611 (NAD83)
Translator(s)103.7 K279DE (Steamboat Springs, Colorado)
Repeater(s)102.9 KARS-FM1 (Fort Collins, Colorado)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitepower1029noco.com

KARS-FM (102.9 MHz) 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.[2]

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

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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.[3]

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.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KARS-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "KARS-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ "KARS Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ^ "Townsquare Brings Hip-Hop Power 102.9 To Fort Collins" from Radio Insight (September 6, 2019)
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