KRKS-FM
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KRKS-FM is radio station
that broadcasts a Christian talk format. Licensed to Lafayette, Colorado
, it serves the Denver-Boulder area. The station is owned and operated by Salem Communications
.
Programming includes "The Invasion", hosted by Jay Michaels on Saturday nights from 8 pm to midnight, which features a wide variety of Christian rock, rap, hip-hop, and alternative. The Invasion is also a staple supporter of the local Christian music scene, and has helped several bands in their careers (i.e.: Foolish Things, Issachar Prophet, & Three Cord Wonder).
94-7". Noble Communications would purhase KHOW-AM & KHIH-FM in 1993.
Salem Communications would purchase KHIH from Noble in 1994. Salem, primarily a company that operates Christian stations, would drop the Smooth Jazz format in September 1994 for its current format.
Radio station
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that broadcasts a Christian talk format. Licensed to Lafayette, Colorado
Lafayette, Colorado
The City of Lafayette is a Home Rule Municipality located in Boulder County, Colorado, United States. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the city population was 23,884 on 2005-07-01.- Geography :Lafayette is located at ....
, it serves the Denver-Boulder area. The station is owned and operated by Salem Communications
Salem Communications
Salem Communications is a U.S. radio broadcaster, Internet content provider, and magazine and book publisher specializing in evangelical Christian and conservative political talk radio. It owns 99 commercial radio stations, 65 of which are in the top 25 markets. Salem is the fifth largest U.S....
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Programming includes "The Invasion", hosted by Jay Michaels on Saturday nights from 8 pm to midnight, which features a wide variety of Christian rock, rap, hip-hop, and alternative. The Invasion is also a staple supporter of the local Christian music scene, and has helped several bands in their careers (i.e.: Foolish Things, Issachar Prophet, & Three Cord Wonder).
History
KRKS-FM signed on the air in 1975 as KBVL. In 1988, Adams Communications assumed conrol of the station from Sterling Radio. The format would become KHIH/"Smooth JazzSmooth jazz
Smooth jazz is a genre of music that grew out of jazz fusion and is influenced by R&B, funk, rock, and pop music styles ....
94-7". Noble Communications would purhase KHOW-AM & KHIH-FM in 1993.
Salem Communications would purchase KHIH from Noble in 1994. Salem, primarily a company that operates Christian stations, would drop the Smooth Jazz format in September 1994 for its current format.