KRSN

KRSN (1490 AM) is a radio station that is currently silent. Licensed to Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States, the station served the Los Alamos, Espanola and Santa Fe areas. The station is currently owned by Gillian Sutton and featured programming from ABC Radio, CBS Radio and Westwood One.[1] The station was an affiliate of the syndicated Pink Floyd program "Floydian Slip."

KRSN
CityLos Alamos, New Mexico
Broadcast areaSanta Fe area
Frequency1490 kHz
BrandingKRSN AM 1490 FM 107.1
SloganKommunity Radio Station Now
Programming
FormatSilent (formerly Variety)
AffiliationsABC Radio , CBS Radio, Westwood One
Ownership
OwnerGillian Sutton
History
First air date
1965
Call sign meaning
Kommunity Radio Station Now
Technical information
Facility ID12810
ClassC
Power1,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates
35°53′38″N 106°17′35″W
Translator(s)107.1 MHz (K296GI - Los Alamos)
Links
Websitekrsnam1490.com

KRSN, whose slogan is "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 was originally KRS, which started broadcasting in February 1946.[4]

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.[5]

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. https://ladailypost.com/krsn-closing-doors-following-final-broadcast-sunday-aug-30/

K296GI in the FCC's FM station database


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