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KAJX

Radio station in Aspen, Colorado

Aspen Public Radio (KAJX)

Aspen, Colorado
Frequency	91.5 MHz
Branding	Aspen Public Radio
Programming
Format	NPR News/Talk
Ownership
Owner	Aspen Public Radio (Roaring Fork Public Radio Inc.)
History
Founded	1981
First air date	July 7, 1987 (1987-07-07)[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	3009
Class	A
ERP	380 watts
HAAT	-301 meters
Translator(s)	K216BF 91.1 Aspen K207DT 89.3 Basalt K215AC 90.9 Snowmass Village
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	aspenpublicradio.org
KCJX
Carbondale, Colorado
Frequency	88.9 MHz
Technical information
Facility ID	85785
Class	C1
ERP	4,000 watts
HAAT	775 meters (2,543 ft)

KAJX (91.5 FM) and KCJX (88.9 FM) are radio stations simulcasting a majority NPR news format with an afternoon Classical Music block during the Summer months. The stations are licensed to Roaring Fork Public Radio, Inc. (DBA as Aspen Public Radio) in Aspen, Colorado (KAJX) and Carbondale, Colorado (KCJX). Located in Aspen, the non-commercial station is governed by a board of directors. It serves Roaring Fork, Crystal, Fryingpan, and Eagle River valleys in the state of Colorado.

The station is overseen by Roaring Fork Public Radio, Inc., a 501(c)(3) corporation. The station was founded as Roaring Fork Public Radio Translator, Inc., in 1981 by Isaiah (Sy) Coleman. From 1981 to 1987, the station served as a repeater station for Wyoming Public Radio. After being granted a full-service construction permit in 1985, KAJX became its own station on July 7, 1987;^[1] the first local program was founder Coleman ordering a pizza.^[3] In 2002 the FCC granted Roaring Fork Public Radio (Aspen Public Radio) its second license, KCJX, Carbondale. KAJX, Aspen, and KCJX, Carbondale, broadcast the same stream.

Aspen Public Radio provides local news broadcasts and reporting each weekday as well as national news and cultural affairs programming from National Public Radio, Public Radio International, American Public Media, PRX, and the BBC.

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External links[edit]

• KAJX in the FCC FM station database
• KAJXinNielsen Audio's FM station database

• KCJX in the FCC FM station database
• KCJXinNielsen Audio's FM station database

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