KYOU was the call sign of Greeley’s 1450 AM station from 1948 to 1984. Contemporary Broadcasting listings place KYOU in Greeley at 1450 kHz and record a 1948 construction-permit modification involving transmitter, antenna, and studio-location approvals. In May 1984, trade-press notices documented a call-letter exchange between the AM and FM stations KYOU and KGRE.
History
KYOU was part of Greeley’s postwar radio service. The 1948 FCC action concerned equipment and facility approvals, although the cited report does not identify the approved street addresses. Later Colorado radio histories note broadcasters whose careers began at KYOU. By May 1984, the call letters KYOU and KGRE were exchanged between the two Greeley facilities; the AM station’s subsequent identity is recorded separately under KGRE.
Station information
| Call sign | KYOU |
|---|---|
| Community | Greeley, Colorado |
| Band / frequency | AM, 1450 kHz |
| Documented era | 1948–1984 |
| Related later AM call sign | KGRE |
| Documented 1948 change | FCC permit modification concerning transmitter, antenna, and studio-location approvals |
References
- Broadcasting, October 11, 1948 — KYOU listed at 1450 kHz in Greeley.
- Broadcasting, May 10, 1948 — report of the FCC permit modification.
- Broadcasting, May 7, 1984 — contemporary call-letter notice for KYOU and KGRE.
- Broadcast Pioneers of Colorado, radio-history collection — biographical references to broadcasters who began at KYOU.
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Moments in KYOU-AM History
KYOU 1450 signs on in Greeley
On August 24, 1948, KYOU 1450 AM signed on in Greeley, creating a new commercial competitor in the local radio market. The station would later use the KGRE and KATR call letters before returning to KGRE.
1948: Merwin Smith begins at KYOU-AM
1948 — Smith began his radio career in 1948 at KYOU-AM in Greeley, according to the Broadcast Pioneers of Colorado's Denver radio chronology.
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