Colorado’s new 748 area code is here. Here’s a new song about it

They need more telephone numbers in Fort Collins, Grand Junction, and Vail. So the Colorado Public Utilities Commission approved a new area code. The area code 748 will overlap the existing 970 region.

Full-scale rollout won’t happen until late next year, but a new musical track — inspired by dial tones — is debuting today, and it just so happens to be Colorado Day, when Colorado became a state in 1876.

Pedro Lumbraño is a sound engineer at Colorado Public Radio and a talented composer. His previous work includes the theme to CPR’s newest podcast, “Colorado Today.”…

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