KTUX was the original call sign of Pueblo’s 1480 AM station, which began broadcasting in 1960 as a daytime-only service. Owned by Steel City Broadcasting, it went silent after the company entered bankruptcy in 1962. The station returned in 1963 under the KPUB call sign and new ownership.
History
KTUX was established as a local Pueblo AM service. It operated only during daylight hours and initially served the market with local programming. The station went silent in October 1962 during Steel City Broadcasting’s financial collapse. It returned to the air the following year as KPUB, under new ownership and with a country-music format. Subsequent call signs on 1480 AM included KGMQ, KAYK, KAVI, KREL and KIXD.
Station information
- Historical frequency: 1480 kHz
- Community: Pueblo, Colorado
- First broadcast: 1960
- Initial operating schedule: Daytime only
- Owner: Steel City Broadcasting (initial period)
- Call-sign period: 1960–1963
- Following call sign: KPUB
References
- “KIXD,” Wikipedia (1480 AM station history)
- Federal Communications Commission, broadcast radio records
- World Radio History, Broadcasting Yearbook archive
FROM THE TIMELINE
Moments in KTUX-AM History
KPUB returns Pueblo’s 1480 facility to the air
The 1480 kHz facility returned to the air as KPUB under Donald W. Reynolds Jr., carrying a country format. The frequency had originally signed on as KTUX in 1960 under Steel City Broadcasting, but KTUX went silent October 24, 1962 after the company entered bankruptcy. Later regional listings identify KPUB as an ABC/Intermountain affiliate.
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