KYNR was the call sign used by Pueblo’s 99.9 FM facility from November 1978 until 1983. It connected the frequency’s original life as the FM companion to KPUB-AM with its later emergence as Colorado Springs-oriented KVUU.
From KPUB-FM to KYNR
The station signed on in 1975 as KPUB-FM. Owned by Quixote Broadcasting Company, it simulcast country-formatted KPUB 1480 AM. Because the AM station initially operated only during daytime hours, the FM signal allowed the programming to continue after sunset.
Radio Colorado Springs acquired the FM station in 1978. The AM and FM operations were separated, and the 99.9 facility adopted the KYNR call sign and a beautiful-music/easy-listening format. FCC historical records place the KYNR assignment on November 6, 1978.
Transition to KVUU
In 1983, the station moved its studios toward Colorado Springs, became KVUU and introduced the “K-View” identity with an adult-contemporary format. The change ended the five-year KYNR era while establishing the call letters the facility still uses.
Facility lineage: KPUB-FM → KYNR → KVUU.
Sources
- FCC historical filing — 99.9 FM Pueblo call-sign history
- KVUU historical overview, with cited Broadcasting Yearbook and FCC records
- Federal Communications Commission — KVUU facility and license record
FROM THE TIMELINE
Moments in KYNR-FM History
1975: KPUB adds KPUB-FM 99.9
Daytime-only KPUB 1480 launched an FM companion, KPUB-FM 99.9, in 1975. The FM simulcast the AM's country format, which let Pueblo listeners keep hearing it after the AM signed off at sunset. The 99.9 facility later became KYNR and then KVUU.
1978: KPUB AM and FM are sold separately
In 1978 the KPUB stations were split. Rocky Mountain Broadcasting Company acquired KPUB 1480, while the 99.9 FM went to a separate owner and became KYNR, ending the country simulcast.
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