KRUF
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City of license | Shreveport, Louisiana |
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Broadcast area | Shreveport-Bossier City metropolitan area |
Branding | K94.5 |
Slogan | "Hit Music Channel" |
Frequency | 94.5 MHz |
First air date | 1948 (as kWKH-FM) |
Format | Top 40 (CHR) |
ERP | 100,000 watts |
HAAT | 334 meters |
Class | C0 |
Facility ID | 60265 |
Transmitter coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Callsign meaning | RUFF (reference to former "Big Dog 94-5" branding) |
Former callsigns | KWKH-FM (1948-1973) KROK (1973-1984) KWKH-FM (1984-1996) |
Owner | Townsquare Media (Townsquare Media Shreveport License, LLC) |
Sister stations | KEEL, KTUX, KVKI, KWKH, KXKS |
Webcast | Listen Live! |
Website | k945.com |
KRUF (94.5 FM, "K94.5") is a radio station broadcasting a Top 40 (CHR) format. The station serves the Shreveport, Louisiana area. The station is currently owned by Townsquare Media. [1] Its studios are shared with its other five sister stations in West Shreveport (one mile west of Shreveport Regional Airport), and the transmitter is in Mooringsport, Louisiana.
History
K-94-5 signed on in August 1996 as "Big Dog 94-5" and has broadcast in its current Top 40 format for 12 years. Previous to adopting the KRUF call letters, K-94-5 was known as KWKH-FM, sister station to the legendary KWKH, home of the Louisiana Hayride.
KWKH-FM began broadcasting November 21, 1948. It was operated by International Broadcasting Corporation, which was owned by The Shreveport Times.[2]
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External links
- K94.5 official website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KRUF
- Radio-Locator information on KRUF
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KRUF
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