KSPN-FM
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KSPN-FM is an adult album alternative radio station owned by NRC Broadcasting, Inc, and broadcasts at 103.1 MHz FM in the Aspen, Colorado
area. The station airs an adult album alternative
format and uses the slogan "The Valley's Quality Rock". With over 30 years of Quality Rock experience, this heritage station is the Roaring Fork Valley's favorite among both locals and tourists. KSPN covers all community and national events in the area: World Cup Championships, the 24 Hours of Aspen, Winterskol and Blitzenbanger. KSPN features the AAA format, which combines the classic rock hits from Tom Petty
, Van Morrison
and Talking Heads
with today’s newer musicians like Ben Harper
, Blues Traveler
, Sonia Dada
and Widespread Panic
.
KSPN-FM is rebroadcast on K247AD 97.3 MHz in Carbondale, Colorado
, K252CU 98.3 MHz in Redstone, Colorado
, K261AK 100.1 MHz in Basalt, Colorado
, and K298AT 107.5 MHz Rifle, Colorado
.
Aspen, Colorado
The City of Aspen is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Pitkin County, Colorado, United States. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the city population was 5,804 in 2005...
area. The station airs an adult album alternative
Adult album alternative
Adult album alternative is a radio format. A spinoff from the album-oriented rock format, its roots trace to the 1960s and 1970s from the earlier freeform and progressive formats....
format and uses the slogan "The Valley's Quality Rock". With over 30 years of Quality Rock experience, this heritage station is the Roaring Fork Valley's favorite among both locals and tourists. KSPN covers all community and national events in the area: World Cup Championships, the 24 Hours of Aspen, Winterskol and Blitzenbanger. KSPN features the AAA format, which combines the classic rock hits from Tom Petty
Tom Petty
Thomas Earl "Tom" Petty is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He is the frontman of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and was a founding member of the late 1980s supergroup Traveling Wilburys and Mudcrutch. He has also performed under the pseudonyms of Charlie T...
, Van Morrison
Van Morrison
Van Morrison, OBE is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician. His live performances at their best are regarded as transcendental and inspired; while some of his recordings, such as the studio albums Astral Weeks and Moondance, and the live album It's Too Late to Stop Now, are widely...
and Talking Heads
Talking Heads
Talking Heads were an American New Wave and avant-garde band formed in 1975 in New York City and active until 1991. The band comprised David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth and Jerry Harrison...
with today’s newer musicians like Ben Harper
Ben Harper
Benjamin Chase "Ben" Harper is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Harper plays an eclectic mix of blues, folk, soul, reggae and rock music and is known for his guitar-playing skills, vocals, live performances and activism. Harper's fan base spans several continents...
, Blues Traveler
Blues Traveler
Blues Traveler is a rock band, formed in Princeton, New Jersey in 1987. The band has been influenced by a variety of genres, including blues-rock, psychedelic rock, folk rock, soul, and Southern rock...
, Sonia Dada
Sonia Dada
Sonia Dada is a Chicago-based rock/soul/rhythm and blues band, which tours with anywhere from six to eight members. The band formed in 1990, when founding member Daniel Pritzker heard three future members singing in a subway station...
and Widespread Panic
Widespread Panic
Widespread Panic is an American rock band from Athens, Georgia. The current lineup includes guitarist/singer John Bell, bassist Dave Schools, drummer Todd Nance, percussionist Domingo "Sunny" Ortiz, keyboardist John "JoJo" Hermann, and guitarist Jimmy Herring...
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KSPN-FM is rebroadcast on K247AD 97.3 MHz in Carbondale, Colorado
Carbondale, Colorado
Carbondale is a Home Rule Municipality in Garfield County, Colorado, United States. The population was 5,196 at the 2000 census. The town is located in the mid valley of the Roaring Fork River, downstream from Aspen and upstream from the mouth of the Roaring Fork at Glenwood Springs. The town...
, K252CU 98.3 MHz in Redstone, Colorado
Redstone, Colorado
Redstone is a census-designated place in Pitkin County, Colorado, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 130.The U.S. Post Office at Carbondale now serves Redstone postal addresses...
, K261AK 100.1 MHz in Basalt, Colorado
Basalt, Colorado
Basalt is a Statutory Town in Eagle and Pitkin counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. The population was 2,681 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
, and K298AT 107.5 MHz Rifle, Colorado
Rifle, Colorado
The City of Rifle is a Home Rule Municipality in Garfield County, Colorado, United States. The population was 6,769 at the 2000 census. Rifle is a regional center of the cattle ranching industry located along Interstate 70 and the Colorado River just east of the Roan Cliffs, which dominate the...
.