KWUZ-FM

KWUZ-FM, the 97.5 MHz station licensed to Poncha Springs, Colorado, branded “Hippie Radio 97.5.” It is part of the Heart of the Rockies Radio group serving Chaffee County.

Service and ownership: The group’s current public-file directory lists Hippie Radio 97.5 among its stations and links KWUZ’s FCC file. The Salida Chamber’s business profile describes the group as locally active, with special programming intended for Chaffee County residents and visitors. The group’s business address is 7600 County Road 120, Salida; the source identifies it as the group address, not as KWUZ’s studio or transmitter site.

The available sources establish the station’s current call sign, frequency, community of license, brand, and group association. They do not supply a reliable founding date or full format chronology, so those details remain open for further archival work.

Ownership, technical data and addresses

• First broadcast: 2008, as reported in station-history summaries; the FCC call/facility record documents the licensed station.
• Owner/licensee: Three Eagles Communications of Colorado, LLC, documented in FCC materials by 2009 and in a 2024 FCC EEO audit. The Heart of the Rockies group announced a proposed sale to Highwater House Media in August 2024, but a completed transfer has not been verified.
• Current brand and format: Hippie Radio 97.5, classic hits.
• Current authorized power: 250 watts ERP at 97.5 MHz, facility ID 164293.
• Current official website and stream directory: Heart of the Rockies Radio Listen Live, which lists Hippie Radio 97.5 among its active services.
• Current shared group studio and office: 7600 County Road 120, Salida, Colorado 81201. The station is part of the group’s Salida-produced service; no separate current studio is identified.
• Former studio addresses: No former KWUZ studio street address has been verified in the reviewed station and FCC records.

Additional sources: FCC EEO audit report, KWUZ licensee identification; FCC, 2024 EEO audit, KWUZ licensee; Worldwide TV-FM DX Association station listing, KWUZ power and facility parameters; Heart of the Rockies Radio, current KWUZ listing and public file; August 2024 pending sale announcement.

Sources: Heart of the Rockies Radio, station directory and KWUZ public file; Heart of the Rockies Chamber of Commerce, radio group profile; RadioStationWorld, regional Colorado station directory; FCC public inspection file, KWUZ.