September 1, 2017 — The Summit Daily ran a full-length article about SPRTV’s need for a new power line and our campaign to fund it.
August 2017 — Breckenridge Creative Arts Magazine recently ran a great profile of SPRTV.
January 19, 2015 — A January 19 Summit Daily article said the following about the Summit Foundation including $50,000 for SPRTV’s power line replacement project in its 2014 Fall grant cycle:
While some organizations apply for grants every year, others only apply in certain years, when they have a project coming up. Such was the case with the Summit Public Radio & TV (SPRTV), a local nonprofit that keeps Summit County connected to the outside world via antenna television and radio signals. The group was awarded a grant that will go toward replacing 3 miles of cable to the station at the top of Bald Mountain.
“We got huge support, I was thrilled,” said Sue Greene, vice president of development for SPRTV, about The Summit Foundation grant. Though it’s only a single part of the fundraising necessary for the project, knowing that it was approved “is pretty amazing,” she said.
See the entire article at http://www.summitdaily.com/news/14709786-113/the-summit-foundation-announces-largest-grant-cycle-increase-in-its
KUNC Press Release Regarding Frequency Change in Summit County
KUNC put out the following Press Release yesterday. Please note that KUNC can no longer be heard on 88.3FM. The station is now available on 88.1 and 88.7FM in Summit County.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 28, 2012
KUNC Improves Summit County Signal Coverage
Beginning today, Summit County listeners who are used to hearing KUNC at 88.3 FM will need to tune in a bit lower on the dial to hear the station’s blend of NPR and regional news and music. KUNC can now be heard at 88.1 FM as part of an upgrade to the station’s service throughout Summit County.
“The mountain terrain provides challenges to FM reception,” according to Neil Best, President and CEO of KUNC. “KUNC is investing additional resources to provide better coverage throughout Summit County.”
Earlier this year, KUNC purchased KMPB, and began broadcasting at 88.7 FM, providing a quality signal to southern Summit County, including Breckenridge.
KUNC has been serving Summit County for more than 20 years through a partnership with Summit Public Radio and TV. With the new station and relocated translator, Best says “We’re excited to have the opportunity to expand our service in one of the mountain communities of Colorado, and will continue work to enhance reception in the area.” Best invites listeners’ feedback at comment@kunc.org.
KUNC serves listeners along the Front Range at 91.5 FM, 102.7 in Boulder, and 91.7 in Golden and the west metro area, along with a network of stations and translators around the state including Breckenridge, Buena Vista, Grand County, Haxtun/Holyoke, Julesburg/Ovid, Leadville, Morgan County, North Park, Salida, Steamboat Springs Sterling, Vail/Minturn & Eagle Valley, Wray, and Yuma.
Robert Leja
Director of Corporate Support & Marketing
KUNC-Community Radio for Northern Colorado
Webcam Protective Lens Replaced.
Our webcam suffered some damage during the excessive winds experienced this winter. The protective lens covering was scratched when the webcam broke loose in its housing and the scratch was visible in our broadcasted image. Gary replace the lens covering and our image now clearly shows the beauty of northern Summit County. Check it out here.
KBCO is Back on the Air
After a brief outage KBCO is back. Thanks to Gary for his quick response to this problem.
KUVO Back on the Air
After a fairly long outage Gary made some repairs at the electronics site and KUVO is back. Sorry for the delay and any inconvenience.
KBCO Back On-The-Air!
SPRTV is totally pumped to announce that FM station KBCO is back on-the-air after today’s repairs on Bald Mountain by Gary, our VP of Engineering and Site Maintenance!
The KBCO receiving antenna has been remounted to a temporary support tower (shown below), and the adjunct electronics work completed in the SPRTV electronics site, just before sundown today.
SPRTV again apologizes for any inconvenience, and would like to thank all our KBCO listeners for their patience.