The 1190 AM facility became closely tied to Boulder’s KBCO story during the Bob and Diane Greenlee era. It operated alongside KBCO-FM and eventually carried the KBCO-AM calls.
After Jacor acquired Noble Broadcast Group, Jacor donated the 1190 license, transmitter site and related equipment to the University of Colorado Foundation on December 30, 1997. CU’s student-radio organization spent 1998 preparing the facility for a new service, Radio 1190.
The former commercial KBCO-AM signal thus became a student-programmed noncommercial outlet, preserving the frequency while giving CU students a full-power broadcast platform.
Sources: KVCU Radio 1190 — official history; Colorado Music Hall of Fame — KBCO; Duncan’s American Radio Trilogy — Denver transactions.
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Moments in KADE-FM History
1974: Ray Skibitsky joins KADE-FM
August 1974 — He joined KADE-FM ’s sales staff in August 1974 while the Boulder AM station was struggling financially.
Noble Broadcast Group acquires KBCO and KADE
Bob and Diane Greenlee sold KBCO-FM and KADE-AM to Noble Broadcast Group in a transaction valued at $27.25 million. Contemporary Broadcasting reporting says the FCC granted the assignment October 7, 1987. Ray Skibitsky remained general manager as the stations entered the Noble era.
Jacor donates KBCO-AM 1190 to the University of Colorado
On December 30, 1997, Jacor Broadcasting donated the FCC license, transmitter site and related equipment for KBCO-AM 1190 to the University of Colorado Foundation. The donation gave CU’s student-radio effort the broadcast facility it had spent years trying to secure.
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