KRSN

Radio station in Los Alamos, New Mexico
35°53′38″N 106°17′35″W / 35.89389°N 106.29306°W / 35.89389; -106.29306Translator(s)107.1 K296GI (Los Alamos)LinksWebsiteKRSN on Facebook

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.

References

  1. ^ "KRSN Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ^ "KRSN AM 1490, Los Alamos, NM". Retrieved July 11, 2010.
  3. ^ "New Mexico Broadcasters Association". Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved July 11, 2010.
  4. ^ Truslow, Edith; Smith, Ralph. "Manhattan District History Project Y The Los Alamos Project, Vol. II August 1945 Through December 1946" (PDF). www.osti.gov. p. 48. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  5. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010 (PDF). 2010. p. D-370. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  6. ^ "KRSN history cards". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  7. ^ "KRSN Radio Closing Doors After Final Broadcast Aug. 30".
  8. ^ "License Cancelled". Federal Communications Commission Licensing and Management System. May 2, 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2023.

External links

  • FCC History Cards for KRSN (covering 1949-1980)
  • FCC Station Search Details: DKRSN (Facility ID: 12810)
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