KGFT 100.7 “The Word” is a Christian teaching-and-talk station licensed to Pueblo and serving the Colorado Springs metropolitan area.
The 100.7 facility signed on in 1976 as KZLO, originally operating from Pueblo. It later evolved into Top 40 and changed call letters to KATM in 1986. KATM moved its competitive focus and studios into Colorado Springs in 1988, first as mainstream Top 40, then Rock 40 and eventually full album rock.
In 1992, Salem Communications acquired KATM for approximately $950,000. The station became KGFT — “The Gift” — and flipped from rock to Christian talk and teaching. Duncan’s Summer 1992 radio supplement documents the KATM-to-KGFT call change that August.
KGFT later adopted The Word FM 100.7 branding and remains a Christian teaching-and-talk outlet. The station’s FCC facility is Facility ID 20579.
Studio / Facility Timeline
- 1976–1987: the 100.7 facility operated from Pueblo during the KZLO and early KATM eras.
- 1988–1992: KATM operated from 6760 Corporate Dr., Suite 340, Colorado Springs.
- 1992–early 2000s: KGFT continued at 6760 Corporate Dr., Suite 340. Salem later paired the operation with KBIQ.
- By 2004: Salem’s Colorado Springs operation had moved to 7150 Campus Dr., Suite 150.
- Current: KGFT’s official site continues to list 7150 Campus Dr., Suite 150, Colorado Springs, CO 80920.
Ownership
KGFT is operated within Salem Media under licensee Bison Media, Inc. On Aug. 20, 2026, The Christian Community Foundation, Inc., doing business as WaterStone, completed its acquisition of Salem Media and took the company private. Salem announced that its radio and other media operations would continue under the new ownership.
Call-sign lineage: KZLO → KATM → KGFT.
Format lineage: Easy listening/Top 40 → Top 40/CHR → Rock 40 → album rock → Christian teaching and talk.
Sources: Broadcasting Yearbook, 1989 and 1991; Duncan’s Radio Market Guide/American Radio, 1992–93; FCC records; Salem Media; The Word FM 100.7 official site; Salem Media/GlobeNewswire, Aug. 20, 2026.
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FROM THE TIMELINE
Moments in KGFT-FM History
Salem buys KATM and launches KGFT “The Gift”
Salem Communications purchased KATM 100.7 for $950,000. The station became KGFT “The Gift” and switched from rock to Christian talk and teaching.
1993 Colorado Springs radio business snapshot
Duncan’s 1993 market guide estimated Colorado Springs radio revenue at $10.5 million and ranked KKCS AM/FM, KKFM, KSPZ and KVUU as the market’s four highest-billing radio operations. The same period report showed an industry already moving toward consolidation, with local marketing agreements and a pending KVOR/KSPZ/KVUU/KSSS combination alongside the KKFM/KKMG relationship.
1996 Southern Colorado station personnel snapshot
Contemporary industry listings document Bob Gourley, Bob Freeman, Charlie Cassidy and Mel Rauh at KIKX; Oleene Greenwood, Gary Dall, Dave Moore and Dan Thomas at KCCY; Nick Donovan at KDZA-FM; Dick Bruso, Larry Myers and Art Pemberton at KGFT; Lee Douglas and Norm Smith at KKPC; Iva Rafferty and Mike Lee at KKNK; Jerry De La Cruz and Diane Young at KRMX; Julio Gutierrez, Hilda Perez and Norm Smith at KRRU; Steve Downes, Lorri Froehlich, Jay Diamond Salas and Norm Smith at KYZX; Dave Harrell at KCSJ; and Greg Hargrove at KGHF.
Summer 1999 Colorado Springs ratings snapshot
By 2004: Salem stations move to 7150 Campus Drive
By 2004 — Salem Communications’ Colorado Springs operation had moved from 6760 Corporate Drive, Suite 340 to 7150 Campus Drive, Suite 150.
2026: WaterStone acquires Salem Media, parent of KGFT
Aug. 20, 2026 — The Christian Community Foundation, Inc., doing business as WaterStone, completed its acquisition of Salem Media and took the company private. KGFT 100.7 continued operating within Salem under the new corporate ownership.
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