KGRQ-FM was the call sign used from 1989 until 1993 on Pueblo’s 107.1 FM facility.
Rainbow Communications era
The 1990 M Street Radio Directory listed KGRQ-FM at 107.1 under Rainbow Communications Corporation, co-owned with KCSJ 590. The directory described an album-rock/oldies-oriented service and placed both stations at First and Main streets in Pueblo.
Place in the facility lineage
The facility began broadcasting October 30, 1979, as KAPI-FM. It became KRMX-FM in 1981, KUSN in 1985 and briefly KCSJ-FM in 1988 before adopting KGRQ-FM. In 1993 the station became KNKN.
Call-sign timeline
KAPI-FM → KRMX-FM → KUSN → KCSJ-FM → KGRQ-FM (1989–1993) → KNKN → KIQN → KLCX → KWRY
Sources
- M Street Radio Directory 1990 — Pueblo market listing
- KWRY published facility history and call-sign chronology
FROM THE TIMELINE
Moments in KGRQ-FM History
FCC allots Pueblo FM channel 107.1
Acting on a petition from KAPI Inc., licensee of daytime-only KAPI 690, the FCC considered and approved the addition of FM Channel 296A (107.1 MHz) to Pueblo. Supporting comments were filed by KAPI and no opposition was filed. The allotment created the frequency later used by the KUSN/KCSJ-FM/KGRQ/KNKN lineage.
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