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KRUF
  • United States
    • Broadcast areaShreveport-Bossier City
    Frequency94.5 MHz
    BrandingK945
    Programming
    Language(s)English
    FormatTop 40 (CHR)
    Affiliations
  • Premiere Networks
    • Ownership
    Owner
  • (Townsquare License, LLC)

    • Sister stations

    		KEEL, KTUX, KVKI, KWKH, KXKS
    History

    First air date

    		November 21, 1948 (75 years ago) (1948-11-21) (as KWKH-FM)

    Former call signs

    • KWKH-FM (1948–1973)
  • KROK (1973–1984)
  • KWKH-FM (1984–1996)

    • Call sign meaning

    		"Ruff" (reference to former "Big Dog 94-5" branding)
    Technical information
    Facility ID60265
    ClassC0
    ERP100,000 watts
    HAAT334 meters (1,096 ft)

    Transmitter coordinates

    		32°40′13.00″N 93°55′59.00″W / 32.6702778°N 93.9330556°W / 32.6702778; -93.9330556
    Links
    WebcastListen Live
    Websitek945.com

    KRUF (94.5 MHz, "K945") is an American radio station licensed to Shreveport, Louisiana. The station is broadcasting a Top 40 (CHR) format. KRUF serves the Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan area. The station is 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. The call letters before becoming KRUF were KWKH-FM and KROK and had air personalities such as Tim BrandoofCBS Sports back in the late 1970s, early 1980s.

    History[edit]

    On November 21, 1948, KWKH-FM went on air. It was operated by International Broadcasting Corporation, which was owned by The Shreveport Times.[2]

    On August 12, 1996, KWKH-FM changed its format to Top 40 (CHR), branded as "K94.5". On November 1, 1996, the station changed its callsign to KRUF.

    References[edit]

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

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