KIDN-FM
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = KIDN-FM
| logo =
| city = Hayden, Colorado
| area = Steamboat Springs, Colorado
| branding = The Lift FM
| frequency = 95.9 MHz
| translator = 95.5 K238AB (Steamboat Springs)
97.3 K247AP (Steamboat Springs)
| airdate = 1990 (as KKMX-FM)
| format = Hot AC
| erp = 6,000 watts
| haat = {{convert|198|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class = C3
| facility_id = 57339
| coordinates = {{coord|40|31|16|N|107|17|46|W}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = KKMX-FM (1985–1992)
| affiliations =
| owner = Patricia MacDonald Garber and Peter Benedetti
| licensee = AlwaysMountainTime, LLC
| sister_stations = KFMU-FM, KQZR
| webcast = [http://listen.streamon.fm/kidn Listen Live]
| website = [https://alwaysmountaintime.com/kidn/ KIDN Online]
| licensing_authority= FCC
}}
KIDN-FM (95.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Hayden, Colorado, United States. The station is owned by Patricia MacDonald Garber and Peter Benedetti and the broadcast license is held by AlwaysMountainTime, LLC.[http://www.alwaysmountaintime.com/ Always Mountain Time, LLC]
It broadcasts a hot adult contemporary format branded as "The Lift FM" to the Steamboat Springs, Colorado, area.{{cite web |work=Arbitron |title=Station Information Profile |url=http://www.arbitron.com/radio_stations/station_information.htm |accessdate=July 14, 2009}}
The station was assigned the KIDN call sign by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on April 10, 1992.{{cite web |title=Call Sign History |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=57339&Callsign=KIDN-FM |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database |accessdate=July 14, 2009}}
The station's original format is unknown. Until 2010, the station was known as "Jack FM" then adopted its "KIDN The Mountain" branding. However, the website redirects to http://alwaysmountaintime.com/kidn/ which shows "The Lift FM" as its current branding.
Translator
KIDN-FM programming is also carried on broadcast translator stations to extend or improve the coverage area of the station.
{{RadioTranslators
| callsign = KIDN-FM
| call1 = K238AB
| freq1 = 95.5
| watts1 = 13
| class1 = D
| city1 = Steamboat Springs, Colorado
| call2 = K247AP
| freq2 = 97.3
| watts2 = 13
| class2 = D
| city2 = Steamboat Springs, Colorado
| fid1 = 57334
| fid2 = 151696
}}
Construction permit
On December 2, 2010, KIDN was granted an FCC construction permit to change the city of license to Burns, Colorado, move to a new transmitter site, decrease ERP to 72 watts and increase HAAT to 850 meters.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.facebook.com/pages/KIDN-The-Mountain/113676011986002 KIDN The Lift FM] - Facebook page.
- [https://alwaysmountaintime.com/kidn/ KIDN official website]
{{FM station data|57339|KIDN-FM}}
- {{FCC-LMS-Facility|57334|K238AB}}
- {{FXL|K238AB}}
- {{FCC-LMS-Facility|151696|K247AP}}
- {{FXL|K247AP}}
{{Adult Contemporary Radio Stations in Colorado}}
Category:Radio stations established in 1990
Category:Routt County, Colorado
Category:1990 establishments in Colorado
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