KRUF | |
Airdate: | (as KWKH-FM) |
Format: | Top 40 (CHR) |
Languages: | English |
City: | Shreveport, Louisiana |
Country: | US |
Area: | Shreveport-Bossier City Marshall Minden |
Branding: | K945 |
Erp: | 100,000 watts |
Class: | C0 |
Facility Id: | 60265 |
Coordinates: | 32.6703°N -93.9331°W |
Callsign Meaning: | "Ruff" (reference to former "Big Dog 94-5" branding) |
Owner: | Townsquare Media |
Licensee: | Townsquare License, LLC |
Sister Stations: | KEEL, KTUX, KVKI, KWKH, KXKS |
Webcast: | Listen Live |
Website: | k945.com |
KRUF (94.5 MHz, "K945") is an American radio station licensed to Shreveport, Louisiana. The station is broadcasting a Top 40 (CHR) format. KRUF serves the Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan area. The station is owned by Townsquare Media.[1] Its studios are shared with its other five sister stations in West Shreveport (one mile west of Shreveport Regional Airport), and the transmitter is in Mooringsport, Louisiana. The call letters before becoming KRUF were KWKH-FM and KROK and had air personalities such as Tim Brando of CBS Sports back in the late 1970s, early 1980s.
On November 21, 1948, KWKH-FM went on air. It was operated by International Broadcasting Corporation, which was owned by The Shreveport Times.[2]
On August 12, 1996, KWKH-FM changed its format to Top 40 (CHR), branded as "K94.5". On November 1, 1996, the station changed its callsign to KRUF.