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KRUF

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KRUF
Broadcast areaShreveport-Bossier City
Frequency94.5 MHz
BrandingK945
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatTop 40 (CHR)
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
KEEL, KTUX, KVKI, KWKH, KXKS
History
First air date
November 21, 1948 (76 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 Brando of CBS Sports back in the late 1970s, early 1980s.

History

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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 first as Big Dog 94-5. On November 1, 1996, the station changed its callsign to KRUF. At the end of the 90s the station started identifying as "K94.5", discontinuing the "Big Dog" moniker by 2000.

References

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  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.
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