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| Broadcast area | Colorado Springs, Colorado;Manitou Springs, Colorado (88.7 MHz) Cripple Creek, Colorado;Victor, Colorado (89.5 MHz) Salida, Colorado;Buena Vista, Colorado (88.1 MHz & 89.5 MHz) Cañon City, Colorado;Penrose, Colorado;Florence, Colorado (91.1 MHz) Summit County, Colorado (89.3 MHz) |
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| Frequency | 88.7MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Analog FM/HD1:Local, Classical, Cultural HD2:In The Moment - Jazz 93.5 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classical music |
| Subchannels | HD2: Jazz 93.5 (Jazz) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Cheyenne Mountain Public Broadcast House, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | December 24, 1979 (at 88.1) |
Former frequencies | 88.1 MHz (1979–1990) |
Call sign meaning | Charles M. Edmunds (initials C.M.E.) was one of the founders of KCME. Also marketed asKeepingClassicalMusicEverywhere |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 10791 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 8,900watts (12,000 watts withbeam tilt) |
| HAAT | 668 meters (2,192 ft) |
| Translator(s) | HD2: 93.5 K228EM (Colorado Springs) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Analog FM/HD1:Listen Live HD2:Jazz935 Listen Live |
| Website | Analog FM/HD1:kcme.org HD2:jazz935.org |
KCME (88.7MHz) is an independent, listener-supportedpublicradio station inColorado Springs, Colorado, serving theColorado Springs -Puebloradio market. It is owned by Cheyenne Mountain Public Broadcast House, Inc., and airs aclassical musicradio format. Its slogan is "Local. Classical. Cultural". KCME's studios and administrative offices are at 1921 N. Weber Street in Colorado Springs. Its mainbroadcasting tower is onCheyenne Mountain. KCME may be heard worldwide via internet streaming onwww.kcme.org. KCME also broadcasts in theHD Radio digital format.
KCME programs a wide variety of jazz on its HD-2 subchannel, which also feeds atranslator station, 93.5 MHzK228EM. It is branded as Jazz 93.5, and is a sister station of KCME. Originally KCME aired jazz on Saturday mornings and Saturday evenings during the first 26 years it was on the air. In the 1990s, KCME also had Jazz during the overnight hours in the summer months.
KCME dropped jazz programming in 2007 to focus on its main classical music programming due in part toColorado Public Radio's classical service having a translator in Colorado Springs which was eventually closed down. In addition, both CPR Classical and KCME broadcast theMetropolitan Opera on Saturdays, previously sandwiched for many years between the jazz blocks on KCME. When HD technology made it possible, KCME created a full-time jazz service on its HD-2 subchannel in late October 2017, coupled with a translator station. Jazz 93.5 is also heard worldwide viainternet streaming onwww.jazz935.org. Its slogan is "In the Moment".
KCMEsigned on for the first time on December 24, 1979, on its original frequency of 88.1 MHz.[1] It was founded by Charles M. Edmonds, who also served as the president and chief engineer. The station'scall sign is made up of Edmonds' initials,C.M.E. KCME's offices and studios were on Minnehaha Avenue inManitou Springs.
In 1990, KCME moved to its current dial position at 88.7 MHz.[2] Another station replaced KCME at 88.1,KTPL, aChristian radio outlet in nearbyPueblo, Colorado. In the mid 1990s, KCME's studios and offices moved to facilities in Colorado Springs, although the station is still identified on the air as "KCME, Manitou Springs."
KCME maintains severalsatellite stations for its classical programming: Full powered KMPZ inSalida (200 watts), along with translatorsK208DP 89.5 MHz inNathrop (100 watts) andK216EF 91.1 FMFlorence (100 watts) and 89.5 in Cripple Creek, Colorado. In July 2008, KCME was invited by Summit Public Radio and TV, Inc. to relay its signal toSummit County (Breckenridge, Dillon, Frisco and Silverthorne) on 89.3 MHz.
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