KRKQ (95.5 FM) is a privately owned commercial radio station licensed to Mountain Village, Colorado and serving the Telluride, Colorado area. The station is branded as "Mountain Chill." It broadcasts an eclectic music format focusing on current independent music from around the world and a relaxed "chilled-out" vibe.[1] KRKQ's studios are located in Ouray.
| Broadcast area | San Miguel Valley |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 95.5 MHz |
| Branding | Mountain Chill |
| Programming | |
| Format | Chill |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Brown Mountain Broadcasting LLC |
| History | |
First air date | 2011 |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 166042 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 250 watts |
| HAAT | 448 meters |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | mountainchill.com |
Genres featured include Chill-out music, downtempo, dub, reggae, Latin, and electronica music. Ambient music is also featured late at night. KRKQ is the only broadcast radio station in the United States to play electronica and chill-out music full-time, and the second after KLBU/Santa Fe, New Mexico, who broadcast the format from 2003 to 2013.
Artists played on Mountain Chill include Thievery Corporation, ODESZA, Tosca (band), Bonobo (musician), Pretty Lights, Parov Stelar, and Bebel Gilberto.
History
editMountain Chill began as an Internet-only station almost a decade before the FM signal went on the air in October 2011.[2]
References
edit- ^ "About KRKQ". Mountain Chill. October 1, 2018.
- ^ Katherine Warren (18 December 2011). "Chilling on the mountain". Telluride Daily Planet. p. 1. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
They're all crucial elements to Telluride's newest radio station, Mountain Chill, which hit the airwaves in October.
External links
edit- Mountain Chill official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 166042 (KRKQ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KRKQ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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