I got some disappointing news today as my favorite radio station for the most part is moving its programming from the AM dial over to the FM dial. KKFN, 950 AM, is moving their sports radio programming over to 104.3 FM and will cease their broadcasts on 950 at months end. While this is good for most, it is not so for me and other listeners at the northern reaches of the Front Range. The AM signal is not optimal at times and could be poor depending on where one is, but the FM signal will all but unavailable north of Fort Collins due to the distance as well as neighboring competing signals originating from broadcasts in Wyoming, Nebraska, and northern Colorado at 103.9, 104.1, and 104.5. One can still listen to broadcasts via the internet, but it is not always practical to have your computer with you or be at a place where a wifi hotspot exists. Plus I liked to listen while I was at work. Also Avalanche radio broadcasts are not available over the internet via the Fan, and the local Cheyenne station does not always opt to carry the games. There is no local radio programming of a similar quality and nature on any local radio (media in Cheyenne and Wyoming is woeful, (and thats being generous !), as we are left with ESPN radio which is focused on national sports and obsessed with sports that are awful like the NBA, offseason NFL news, college basketball from outside the time zone, and other sports like auto racing and golf (ugh !). Hockey coverage does not exist on ESPN radio and the baseball coverage fixates on teams from the Eastern time zone and the Cubs.I have been listening to AM 950 since its inception in 1993 so this leaves a big hole in my radio listening life when it comes to local sports. Irv and Joe (the portly oldtimers in the photo above) have been guys I have listened to regularly for going on 20 years ever since I moved to the Front Range region and they are knowledgeable, informative, entertaining, and insightful. I may yet be forced to have to move back to Colorado to keep my sanity for these, among other, reasons.
The smooth jazz format formerly broadcast on 104.3 will be streamed online only, joining the Willie classic country and big hair metal rock formats there from other local Denver stations.
http://preview.fan950.com/home.cfm
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/mar/06/kkfn-the-fan-moves-to-fm/
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