KBRQ-FM was the country chapter of Denver’s 105.1 FM lineage. The facility had signed on in 1956 as KTGM and later became KADX, carrying middle-of-the-road and then jazz programming.
Great Empire Broadcasting acquired the station and changed it to country in 1982 as KBRQ-FM, paired with KBRQ 1280 AM. The AM/FM combination carried the country identity until Shamrock Communications changed 105.1 to oldies on July 3, 1987 as KOOL 105/KXKL.
Related lineage: KTGM → KADX → KBRQ-FM → KXKL.
Sources: FCC history cards — 105.1 Facility 59959; Radio & Records, July 10, 1987; 105.1 FM chronology.
FROM THE TIMELINE
Moments in KBRQ-FM History
KADX becomes country KBRQ
In 1982, Denver's 105.1 FM changed from jazz to country and adopted the KBRQ call letters. The FM simulcast its 1280 AM sister station before the frequency's 1987 transformation into KOOL 105.
KOOL 105 launches on 105.1 FM
On July 3, 1987, 105.1 FM changed from country KBRQ to an oldies format branded KOOL 105, with the KXKL call letters. The format was also simulcast on 1280 AM during its early years.
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