Radio stations in Aspen, CO

Aspen Mountain (Ajax)

Coordinates: 39°09'12" N, 106°49'15" W ; Ground Elevation AMSL: 11,155 ft (3400 m)
Aspen Mountain (also known as Ajax) is a mountain summit, located south of Aspen, Colorado. Communications station atop Aspen Mountain at the Ajax Express Chairlift top station includes radio translator K237BH 95.3 MHz (The Lift FM), Localizer-type Directional Aid (LDA) for Aspen-Pitkin County Airport and other public safety communications.

Red Mountain

Coordinates: 39°13'15" N, 106°48'49" W ; Ground Elevation AMSL: 10,384 ft (3165 m)
Red Mountain comminucations site is owned by Pitkin County Translator Department. It is used for FM & TV Translators and Public Safety Communications, serving Aspen and Snowmass Village. All facilities on Upper Red Mountain operate on solar power. Pitkin County owns and operates a mountaintop translator system that rebroadcasts FM radio and television signals to residents of Pitkin County and some other portions of the Roaring Fork Valley. Because of mountainous terrain it would be difficult to receive FM radio and over-the-air TV signals without the translators. The translator service is especially popular in rural areas of Pitkin County that aren't served by cable television. Police, fire and emergency services also broadcast from many of the translator sites. Pitkin County currently has eight mountaintop sites that broadcast TV and Radio signals. They are located on Lower Red Mountain and Upper Red Mountain serving Aspen and Snowmass, Williams Hill serving Watson Divide and Woody Creek, Jackrabbit Ridge serving Snowmass Village, Crown Mountain serving Basalt and El Jebel, Thomasville serving the upper Frying Pan Valley and Elephant Mountain serving the Crystal River Valley. Sunlight Mountain in Garfield County plays a key role not only for Pitkin County’s translator systems but also for all communications throughout the Roaring Fork Valley.



More info: Pitkin County Translator Department