KCME
City | Manitou Springs, Colorado |
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Broadcast area |
Colorado Springs, Colorado Pueblo, Colorado |
Branding | "All Classical" |
Frequency | 88.7 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
Format | Classical music |
ERP | 12,000 watts |
HAAT | 668 meters |
Class | C1 |
Facility ID | 10791 |
Callsign meaning | Charles M. Edmunds (initials C.M.E.) was one of the founders of KCME. Also means Keeping Classical Music Everywere |
Owner | Cheyenne Mountain Public Broadcast House, Inc. |
Webcast | KCME webcasts |
Website | kcme.org |
KCME is an independent Colorado public radio station founded in Manitou Springs, Colorado, in 1977. It signed on for the first time on December 24, 1979 on its original frequency of 88.1 MHz. It broadcasts FM on 88.7 MHz in the Colorado Springs, Manitou Springs and Pueblo areas, and on its several translators with classical music throughout central Colorado. In July 2008, KCME was invited by Summit Public Radio to relay its signal to Summit County [Breckenridge, Dillon, Frisco and Silverthorne] on 89.3 MHz. KCME's studios and administrative offices are now in the Colorado Springs city limits at 1921 N. Weber Street and its main broadcasting tower is on Cheyenne Mountain, southwest of Colorado Springs, Colorado. KCME may be heard world-wide via Internet streaming on www.kcme.org . KCME also broadcasts in the HD (digital) domain.
Translators and boosters
- Salida and Buena Vista KMPZ (88.1 FM)
- Cañon City / Florence (91.1 FM)
- Manitou Springs (88.7 FM)
- Salida and Buena Vista (89.5 FM)
- Cripple Creek / Victor (89.5 FM)
- Woodland Park (93.5 FM)
- Summit County 89.3 FM (with permission of Summit Public Radio)
External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KCME
- Radio-Locator information on KCME
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KCME
Coordinates: 38°44′38″N 104°51′43″W / 38.744°N 104.862°W