A Little History

The rationale and reasons for this are rather complicated and arcane, but suffice it to say that it has to do with other frequencies near to 88.1 on the dial.  Those existing frequencies were protected from any interference the new station might present.  The good news was that once KAFM was granted its frequency at 88.1, those same protections kept our signal relatively free from any potential interference by other stations.

That weak signal has always presented challenges for KAFM.  Regular listeners know all too well that at that strength, there are a number of places in the Valley where it is difficult to receive KAFM’s programming. (Areas of downtown, the Redlands, Fruita and Palisade are particularly affected by this signal issue.)

Surveys of our listeners have always shown that a stronger, more reliable signal is consistently at the top of their “wish list” for the station.  Over the past ten years the station has tried a number of times to acquire a stronger signal, but the availability of such frequencies is quite rare and unbelievably expensive.

It is actually quite remarkable, and a testimonial to the tenacity and vision of the station that it has accomplished so much and become such a vital resource to the community in spite of this less than optimal signal.

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