KHEN LP 106.9 FM Salida, Colorado

10/18/2025

New experimental live music on the Radio Rollercoaster!
KHEN tiny porch!
Featuring Ethan and the Heathens!

Join us during Radio Rollercoaster's brand new tiny porch! Featuring Ethan and the Heathens live on KHEN 106.9 Stream on YouTube here:

10/17/2025

🦋 It's finally here: Salida's Moth! 🦋

We can't wait to see you at this beloved evening of local storytelling. Tickets are going fast! You can buy them for our Friday show online at khen.org until 5:00 tonight and at the door beginning at 6:30.

Thanks to all of our sponsors including Buena Goods and Subculture Cyclery.

10/17/2025

Thank you to Coletrain Music Academy for this beautiful tribute to Bonnie Culpepper. We were lucky enough to know Bonnie and host her in the KHEN studios a time or two. We're so glad her love of music lives on.

Today we remember our dear friend and teacher, Bonnie Culpepper. While we miss her deeply, we’re comforted knowing her light and love for music continue to echo through our community and everyone who knew her. ✨

Bonnie’s legacy lives on at Coletrain through the Bonnie Culpepper Scholarship, created in partnership with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Chaffee County. This year, we’re honored to celebrate two remarkable young musicians as recipients: Boulder Engstrom (bass) and Evi Bell (piano).

Boulder’s family shared how being selected “filled him with confidence – knowing that others see potential in him.” His lessons have helped him grow not just as a musician, but as a person, surrounded by new friends and opportunities that inspire him to keep creating.

Evi says her favorite part of learning piano is “the challenge and the feeling of mastering new songs.” Her parents describe watching her love for music deepen each week as she practices with dedication and joy.

Bonnie would be so proud. 💫

Today, we invite everyone who loved her to take a moment to listen to her songs, play some music, go for a trail run, or grab your skates or a one-wheel and roll around town. 🛼

And if you feel led, you can continue honoring her memory by supporting the Bonnie Culpepper Scholarship through the link in our bio.

Every student given the chance to learn and grow, carries her spirit forward - passing the music on, just like she always did. 🎶

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10/17/2025

There’s still time to get your tickets for the Salida Moth tonight and tomorrow night!

Thanks to our title sponsors Subculture Cyclery and Buena Goods!
Thank you to our event sponsors Salida Mountain Sports, Highs Liquor, Soulcraft Beer, Coffee by Topo, and Howl Mercantile & Coffee

10/16/2025

What a great week of live music ! Get out & Enjoy !
Be the reason someone smiles

KHEN & A Church : The Salida Moth
Oct 17 & 18 7:00pm
purchase tix @ Khen.org

10/15/2025

Many in our community have begun to receive their ballots in the mail. Here is some more information, courtesy of our partners at Rocky Mountain Community Radio, on the statewide measures on the ballot this November. For more information on our Salida elections, find an interview with Chaffee County Clerk Lori Mitchell in the "From the Coop" Archives from October 10.

10/14/2025

Salida's Moth features local storytellers from our community, with each participant sharing a story that is true, as remembered by them, and always told live.

Tickets available now at khen.org. Seats to this beloved community staple often sell quickly, and for good reason: every year we're blown away by the feel-good vibes and palpable audience connections. Get tickets now to experience the stories your neighbors are sharing around this year's theme: One Fateful Day.

Thanks to our title sponsors Subculture Cyclery and --
and to our event sponsors Salida Mountain Sports, , Soulcraft Beer , and Howl Mercantile & Coffee.

10/14/2025

An update on KHEN's Fall Fund Drive:

Thank you to everybody who has shown their support for the station over the previous weeks. We have been so grateful for the love you have shown our station, our DJs, and our volunteers. At the start of the Fund Drive, we set a goal of raising $20,000. Thanks to your contributions, we have raised more than 3/4 of that, and we are so grateful!! If you have thought about donating, but have not been able to yet, there's still time to help us raise the remaining $4,000! Costs are rising for community radio stations, and your generous contribution will go directly into the operation of the station!

Visit www.khen.org/support for more information on how you can become a member!

If you are unable to contribute financially or want to help make your donation go even further, visit www.khen.org/volunteer and join the Coop!

10/14/2025

The League of Women Voters hosts a variety of forums this week. For those who are not able to attend the October 16th debate featuring Salida's mayoral and city council candidates, KHEN will be airing a recording of the forum following the event. More information to come on broadcast dates and times.

Come get educated on election issues and question candidates through the non-partisan League of Women Voters' Forums.

10/12/2025

Thank you THANK YOU Thank you
We have been in our Fall Fundraising/Membership Drive
All participation GREATLY appreciated...
BLTS #350 tomorrow 10-13-2025, promises to be special, as we wind down our drive...
I will have very special guests
Leslie Mathews & Gayle Ann Dudley performing a humorous
skit Laundry & Bourbon... not to be missed

Please tune in Bacon Lubbock Tomato Sandwich w/ Rick White
KHEN LP 106.9 FM Salida, Colorado...

Thank you again for your support...rw

10/10/2025

Lori Mitchell, the Chaffee County Clerk, will be in the studio at 1:00pm to chat with us about our local elections. Join us on the airwaves at 106.9FM and khen.org.