Denver’s 710 AM facility traces directly to KMYR, which began broadcasting in 1941 on 1340 kHz under owner F.W. Meyer. In April 1956, KMYR moved from 1340 to 710, leaving its former frequency available for the separate KDEN operation.
The 710 facility became KICN in 1959 and KBTR in 1961. During the KBTR era, the station developed a news relationship with KBTV Channel 9, linking the radio and television news operations. The calls later changed to KERE in 1973 and KNUS in 1981.
The frequency briefly carried the KBPI calls and an FM simulcast in 1988–89, then became KBXG before the KNUS identity returned in 1990. In the 1990s, KNUS broadcast from the Tabor Center and featured Denver talk personalities including Ken Hamblin, Peter Boyles, Gary Tessler, Carol McKinley, Nia Bender and others.
Sources: KNUS chronology and cited FCC references; Broadcast Pioneers of Colorado — Denver Radio.
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Moments in KNUS-AM History
KMYR moves from 1340 to 710 AM
In April 1956, KMYR moved from its original 1340 kHz frequency to 710 kHz. The frequency move split what later became two distinct Denver station lineages: the former KMYR operation continued on 710, while 1340 became home to KDEN.
2013: Peter Boyles joins KNUS-AM
2013 — After leaving KHOW in 2013, Boyles joined Salem’s KNUS-AM 710, extending a Denver radio career that had already lasted several decades.
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