KRUF

KRUF
City of license Shreveport, Louisiana
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 32°40′13.00″N 93°55′59.00″W / 32.6702778°N 93.9330556°W / 32.6702778; -93.9330556
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]

References

  1. ↑ "KRUF Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ↑ "KWKH-FM in Shreveport Starts Service Nov. 21" (PDF). Broadcasting. November 29, 1948. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

External links

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