Norm Tester’s Colorado Springs radio work joined programming and country music. Record World reported in January 1966 that he was moving to KPIK as music director; by 1969, the Broadcasting Yearbook listed him as the station’s program director. Trade coverage also documents Tester as a recording artist, including a 1967 country release reviewed by Cash Box.
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KPIK/KPIK-FM 1969 country operation and personnel
KPIK 1580 remained a 5 kW daytime country station under Western Broadcasting, with KPIK-FM 94.3 duplicating the AM about 67 percent of the time. Period listings identify Donald L. Drennan as general manager, Norm Tester as program director, Jack Bouchie as music director and George James as assistant manager/chief engineer.
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