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{{short description|Colorado Public Radio station in Boulder, Colorado}}
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{{Infobox radio station
| name               = KCFC
| logo               =
| city               = [[Boulder, Colorado]]
| area               = [[Boulder, Colorado|Boulder]]-[[Longmont, Colorado|Longmont]]
| branding           = CPR News
| frequency          = {{Frequency|1490|kHz}}
| translator         = {{Radio Relay|106.3|K292GW|Boulder}}
| repeater           = 
| airdate            = February 15, [[1947 in radio|1947]]
| format             = [[Public broadcasting|Public radio]]
| language           = 
| power              = 290 [[watt]]s
| erp                = 
| haat               = 
| class              = C
| facility_id        = 70405
| coordinates        = {{nowrap|{{Coord|39|57|53|N|105|14|07|W}}}}
| callsign_meaning   = 
| former_callsigns   = KBOL (1947–1994)<br>KBKS (1994–1995)<br>KBVI (1995–1999)<br>KWAB (1999–2001)
| former_frequencies = 
| affiliations       = [[Colorado Public Radio]], [[National Public Radio|NPR]]
| owner              = Public Broadcasting Of Colorado
| licensee           = 
| sister_stations    = 
| webcast            = [http://www.cpr.org/listen/live_newsinfo_ogg.pls OGG Vorbis Stream]
| website            = [http://www.cpr.org cpr.org] 
| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
}}

'''KCFC''' (1490 AM) is a [[radio station]] licensed to [[Boulder, Colorado]]. The station is owned by Colorado Public Radio (CPR), and airs CPR's "Colorado News" network, originating from [[KCFR-FM]] in Denver, Colorado.

The station signed on in 1947 as KBOL.<ref>{{cite news |title=Neighboring Town News |work=The Louisville Times |date=February 27, 1947}}</ref> Herb Hollister was President, and Russ Shaffer was vice president and general manager. Shaffer acquired majority interest in the station in 1953. Russ Shaffer's son Rusty became General Manager in the mid-70s and would become sole owner by 1985.<ref>''Denver Radio: 80 Years of Change''  http://broadcastpioneersofcolorado.com/denver-radio.html</ref>

In 1999, KWAB Boulder was owned by [[Working Assets]] Broadcasting and operated a progressive talk radio format with the slogan "Radio for Change".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roberts |first=Michael |date=May 25, 2000 |title=Radio for (Lots of) Change |url=https://www.westword.com/news/radio-for-lots-of-change-5062732 |access-date=2024-09-28 |website=Westword |language=en |quote=KWAB, or Working Assets Broadcasting, a 1,000-watt operation that can be heard in Boulder… at 1490 AM, set out to craft an alternative: a commercial station that looks at issues from a more politically progressive point of view… has been operating under the banner "Radio for Change" since last year}}</ref>

== Programming ==

KCFR-FM and KCFC broadcast programming from [[National Public Radio]] (including ''[[Morning Edition]]'' and ''[[All Things Considered]]''), [[American Public Media]] (including ''[[A Prairie Home Companion]]'' & its successor, ''[[Live From Here]]''), and [[Public Radio International]] (including ''[[This American Life]]'' and ''[[The World (radio program)|The World]]''), as well as an original daily interview show called ''[http://www.kcfr.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=95&Itemid=235 Colorado Matters]''.

{{main|Colorado Public Radio}}

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=31726 FCC History Cards for KCFC]
*[http://www.cpr.org/category/news cpr.org]
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