KBFR (95.3 FM), also known as Boulder Free Radio, was a

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(unlicensed, underground) station broadcasting from

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History

Boulder Free Radio operated from March 2000 to January 2005 at 95.3 FM. Its power is similar to an

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station, approx 150

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s. KBFR was founded by a pirate radio operator calling himself Monk. Monk still maintains an occasionally updated blog about KBFR and pirate radio called Courage, Truth & Booty.

References

External links

The Boulder Weekly's comprehensive article on KBFR shortly after the first shutdown (archive.org snapshot)

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kbfr (Pirate Radio) Pirate radio stations in the United States BFR Radio stations disestablished in 2005 Radio stations established in 2000 2000 establishments in Colorado 2005 disestablishments in Colorado BFR Defunct radio stations in the United States