KRSN explained

KRSN
City:Los Alamos, New Mexico
Area:Santa Fe, New Mexico
Branding:KRSN AM 1490 FM 107.1
Frequency:1490 kHz
Translator:107.1 K296GI (Los Alamos)
Format:Defunct (formerly variety)
Power:1,000 watts unlimited
Class:C
Facility Id:12810
Coordinates:35.8939°N -106.2931°W
Callsign Meaning:"Kommunity Radio Station Now"
Owner:Gillian Sutton

KRSN (1490 AM) was a radio station. Licensed to Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States, the station served the Los Alamos, Espanola and Santa Fe areas. The station was last owned by Gillian Sutton and featured programming from CBS News Radio and Westwood One.[1] The station was an affiliate of the syndicated Pink Floyd program "Floydian Slip."

KRSN, whose slogan was "Kommunity Radio Station Now", also streamed live on the web.[2]

KRSN won ten New Mexico Broadcaster Association Awards[3] including Radio Division 4 Station of the Year for 2010.

KRSN traced its history to "KRS", a local "carrier current" station with restricted coverage, which was established in conjunction with the Manhattan Project, and started broadcasting in February 1946.[4] KRSN signed on December 9, 1949,[5] and was licensed on January 23, 1950.[6]

On August 11, 2020, the owners of the station, David and Gillian Sutton, announced that the station would go dark on August 30. They cited lack of advertising and local sporting events, due to COVID-19, as the reason for shutting down.[7]

The owners surrendered KRSN's license to the Federal Communications Commission on May 1, 2023. The license was cancelled the following day.[8] The license for K296GI was also deleted.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: KRSN Facility Record . United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division .
  2. Web site: KRSN AM 1490, Los Alamos, NM . July 11, 2010.
  3. Web site: New Mexico Broadcasters Association. July 11, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20110727121836/http://www.newmexicobroadcasters.org/convention/awards.php. July 27, 2011. dead.
  4. Web site: Truslow. Edith. Smith. Ralph. Manhattan District History Project Y The Los Alamos Project, Vol. II August 1945 Through December 1946. www.osti.gov. 30 January 2018. 48.
  5. Book: Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010. 2010. D-370. PDF. November 12, 2022.
  6. Web site: KRSN history cards . CDBS Public Access . . November 12, 2022.
  7. Web site: KRSN Radio Closing Doors After Final Broadcast Aug. 30.
  8. Web site: License Cancelled. Federal Communications Commission Licensing and Management System. May 2, 2023. December 7, 2023.