KDNK

KDNK (88.1 FM) is a community access station broadcasting an eclectic format of music and local news in western Colorado in the United States. The station serves Carbondale, Aspen, Glenwood Springs, and other parts of the Roaring Fork Valley and beyond through its main transmitter and a series of mountain-top translators stretching from the Crystal Valley to Leadville. The station is owned by Carbondale Community Access Radio, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit.

KDNK

Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Broadcast area	Roaring Fork Valley, Colorado
Frequency	88.1 MHz
Programming
Format	Variety
Ownership
Owner	Carbondale Community Access Radio, Inc.
History
First air date	April 15, 1983
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	88445
Class	C2
ERP	1,200 watts horizontal 1,070 watts vertical
HAAT	775 meters
Transmitter coordinates	39°25′08″N 107°22′10″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	kdnk.org

Station history

The original idea for KDNK came from Lee Swidler, who placed an ad in the local newspapers looking for volunteers to help start a community radio station. Among the first to volunteer were Bruce Stolbach, Bill Phillips, Brian Vancil, Jim Groh, Brenda Jochems, Pat Noel, Wick Moses, and Marple Lewis, who met in Swidler's locksmith shop at night to plan their strategy. Using an NTIA grant and money pledged by local residents, KDNK took to the air on April 15, 1983. Today, the station has a small paid staff, roughly 100 volunteer program hosts, and a board of directors elected by its membership.

Low powered translators

In addition to its main signal, KDNK radio also has low-powered translators throughout western Colorado.

Broadcast translators for KDNK-FM

Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	Class	FCC info
K202AB	88.3 FM	West Glenwood Springs, Colorado	8763	5 horizontal	D	LMS
K202AT	88.3 FM	Aspen, Colorado	8765	9 horizontal 47 vertical	D	LMS
K203EG	88.5 FM	Basalt, Colorado	52699	10 horizontal	D	LMS
K203EH	88.5 FM	Redstone, Colorado	52710	10 vertical	D	LMS
K228AG	93.5 FM	Leadville, Colorado	36298	107 horizontal	D	LMS
K234BJ	94.7 FM	Woody Creek, Colorado	138072	22	D	LMS
K235AP	94.9 FM	Thomasville, Colorado	138050	10 vertical	D	LMS
K260BZ	99.9 FM	Snowmass Village, Colorado	148736	23 vertical	D	LMS

See also

• List of community radio stations in the United States

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 88445 (KDNK) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KDNK in Nielsen Audio's FM station database