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 CBS News Radio and Westwood One.[1] The station was an affiliate of the syndicated Pink Floyd program "Floydian Slip."

KRSN
Currently silent
Broadcast areaSanta Fe, New Mexico
Frequency1490 kHz
BrandingKRSN AM 1490 FM 107.1
Programming
FormatSilent (formerly variety)
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerGillian Sutton
History
First air date
December 9, 1949 (1949-12-09)
Call sign meaning
"Kommunity Radio Statiok 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
WebsiteKRSN on Facebook

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] The station signed on December 9, 1949,[5] and was licensed on January 23, 1950.[6]

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.[7]

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. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010 (PDF). 2010. p. D-370. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  6. "KRSN history cards". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  7. "KRSN Radio Closing Doors After Final Broadcast Aug. 30".


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