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KARS-FM

Laramie, Wyoming
Broadcast area	Cheyenne, Wyoming Fort Collins-Loveland-Greeley
Frequency	102.9 MHz
Branding	Power 102.9
Programming
Format	Rhythmic Top 40
Affiliations	Compass Media Networks
Ownership
Owner	The Fort Collins/Lafayette Divestiture Trust
Operator	Townsquare Media
Sister stations	KCGY, KOWB, KKPL, KMAX, KTRR and KUAD
History
First air date	1974 (as KIOZ)
Former call signs	KIOZ (1974–1984) KRQU (1984–2002)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	10334
Class	C1
ERP	83,000 watts
HAAT	248 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	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	power1029noco.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.

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

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.

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".

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.

References

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)

External links

• Official website
• Facility details for Facility ID 737393 (KARS) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KARS in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
• Radio Locator Information on KARS-FM-1

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