Morey DaVolt, known on the air as Morey Morey, was a cowboy singer turned station builder who founded KLAK, one of Denver’s pioneering country stations.
Colorado radio career
He first worked as a cowboy singer on several Colorado stations, including KOA, KFEL, KLZ, KVOD and KFKA. Unable to land the radio job he wanted, he built his own: KLAK signed on from Lakewood on January 8, 1955, as a 250-watt daytime country station. By his own account, the first record it played was “This Old House.” He ran KLAK into the early 1960s.
DaVolt went on to found KKEP in Estes Park in 1967 and the 92.1 FM station in Castle Rock that began as KMJD in the late 1970s. He was inducted into the Broadcast Pioneers of Colorado Hall of Fame in 2013.
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KLAK signs on from Lakewood
KLAK signed on January 8, 1955 at 1580 AM as a 250-watt daytime country station. Founder Morey Morey later recalled launching the station with “This Old House.” KLAK moved to 1600 AM in 1957 and developed into a longtime Denver-area country outlet.
1979: Morey DaVolt’s KMJD signs on at 92.1
KLAK founder Morey DaVolt (Morey Morey) put another station on the air in the late 1970s: KMJD, licensed to Castle Rock on 92.1 FM. FCC records date the KMJD call letters to 1979; the Broadcast Pioneers of Colorado date his founding of the station to 1978. The facility became KRKY in 1983 and is today's KJMN.
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