KRNX (AM)

Radio station in Colorado, United States

KRNX
Fountain, Colorado United States
Broadcast area	Colorado Springs, Colorado Pueblo, Colorado
Frequency	780 kHz
Branding	Air1
Programming
Format	Contemporary worship music
Network	Air1
Ownership
Owner	Educational Media Foundation
Sister stations	KBIQ KRNX-FM KWRY
History
First air date	April 2012 (2012-04)
Former call signs	KCEG (2005–2022) KJME (2022–2025)
Technical information^[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	135885
Class	D
Power	500 watts day 150 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	38°49′8′′N 104°46′33.9′′W / 38.81889°N 104.776083°W / 38.81889; -104.776083
Translator(s)	96.5 K243AM (Colorado Springs)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.air1.com

KRNX is a radio station airing a contemporary worship music format licensed to Fountain, Colorado, broadcasting on 780 kHz AM and 96.5 FM as part of the Air1 network. The station serves the Colorado Springs and Pueblo areas, and is owned by the Educational Media Foundation (EMF).^[2]

The station went on the air in 2012 as KCEG, a classic country station. It has been programmed by EMF since 2022, when it joined Air1 as KJME; it became KRNX in 2025.

History

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The station first began regular programming in April 2012 as classic country station KCEG, operated as part of Mike Knar's SoCo Radio group.^[3] In March 2022, the station, by then KJME, began carrying programming from the Educational Media Foundation (EMF) as the primary station for EMF-owned FM translator K243AM (96.5); the KCEG call sign and classic country format moved to 890 AM,^[4] while KJME joined EMF's Air1 network.^[5]

EMF agreed to purchase KJME from Timothy Cutforth for 70,000ドル in March 2023, becoming one of its few AM facilities;^[4]^[5] the sale was completed in August 2024.^[6] The station changed its call sign to KRNX on February 27, 2025;^[7] the call sign is shared with Rye sister station KRNX-FM, which had changed from KWRY on February 13.^[8]

References

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^ "Facility Technical Data for KRNX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ KRNX fcc.gov. Retrieved January 3, 2013
^ Venta, Lance (April 27, 2012). "Pueblo Gets Easy". RadioInsight. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
^ ^a ^b Venta, Lance (March 10, 2023). "Station Sales Week Of 3/10: EMF Makes Rare AM Acquisition". RadioInsight. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Deal Digest: St. Louis Translator Sold; EMF Heads To The Caribbean". Inside Radio. March 16, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
^ "Deal Digest: Salem Sells In Little Rock". Inside Radio. August 8, 2024. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
^ Miller, Joseph C. "Form 380 - Change Request" (January 22, 2025). Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission . Retrieved February 13, 2025.
^ Reynolds, Matt (February 3, 2025). "Form 380 - Exchange Request" . Retrieved February 13, 2025.