KQKS-FM

KQKS (107.5 FM), branded “KS107.5,” is a commercial rhythmic hot adult contemporary radio station licensed to Lakewood, Colorado, serving the Denver metropolitan area. It is owned by Audacy, Inc. and broadcasts at 100,000 watts from Green Mountain. Its current website is audacy.com/ks1075.

History

The present 107.5 FM facility began in 1966 as KLAK-FM, initially broadcasting at 107.7 MHz. It used several call signs before becoming KRXY-FM in 1984 and adopting the “Y108” Top 40 identity. Later identities included KWMX-FM and KHHT. In January 1997, Jefferson-Pilot moved the KQKS call letters and the “KS104” rhythmic format from 104.3 FM to the 107.5 facility, creating KS1075.

The KS104 identity had originated in 1986 on 104.3 FM, after Western Cities Broadcasting acquired KLMO-FM, upgraded the facility and relaunched it as KQKS. The 107.5 signal and the KS104 identity therefore have distinct histories that converged in 1997. Jefferson-Pilot moved its Denver radio operations into new Lakewood studios that year; the group later moved them to Greenwood Village in 2006. KQKS developed a rhythmic contemporary format and became known as KS1075. In 1996, the station’s on-air staff left together for rival KJMN, leaving KS104 to operate without live air staff during its final months at 104.3.

Ownership

• 1997–2006: Jefferson-Pilot Communications, after moving the KQKS call letters and format to 107.5 FM.
• 2006–2015: Lincoln Financial Media, following its acquisition of Jefferson-Pilot.
• 2015–present: Entercom Communications, renamed Audacy in 2021.

Technical information

• Frequency: 107.5 MHz.
• Effective radiated power: 100,000 watts.
• Height above average terrain: 365 metres.
• Facility ID: 35574.
• Current format: Rhythmic hot adult contemporary.
• Current station website: KS1075.

Studio locations

• Former group studios: Jefferson-Pilot’s Denver stations moved into new Lakewood studios in 1997 and into Greenwood Village in 2006. The exact street addresses have not been confirmed. The 107.5 FM facility used several call signs before the KS1075 identity began; KQKS’s former 104.3 FM facility has a separate history.
• Current station office: 4700 South Syracuse Street, Suite 1050, Denver, Colorado 80237 (Audacy’s Denver office).

Sources: Wikipedia, “KQKS”; KS1075, official contact page.

Sources

• Wikipedia, “KQKS” — format, call-sign and ownership history, with cited trade and newspaper reporting.
• Wikipedia, “KKFN” — history of the separate 104.3 FM facility and the 1997 format transfer.
• Radio & Records, January 24, 1997 — the Jefferson-Pilot format and studio changes in Denver.
• Billboard Airplay Monitor, May 17, 1996 — reports the KS104 staff’s move to KJMN and KS104’s jockless operation.
• FCCInfo facility listing for Lakewood FM stations — current frequency, power, height and facility ID.
• KS1075, official station website.