KCMN was the long-running 1530 AM Colorado Springs identity used from 1982 until 2015. It followed the station’s earlier KRYT, KXXV and KKCS eras.
The facility briefly became KKHI in 2015 and then KQSC. Today the 1530 signal is part of the KDZA classic-hits service.
Studio / Facility Timeline
- 1964: the 1530 facility is documented as 1047 S. Circle Drive under KRYT.
- By 1981: the 1530 lineage is documented at 847 S. Circle Drive during the KKCS era.
- 1990: a Broadcasting Yearbook listing places KCMN at 2880 E. Fountain Blvd., Suite 200, showing an intermediate facility before the later Edison Avenue operation.
- By 1992: the KCBR/KCMN operation was established at 5050 Edison Ave., Suite 218.
- 1993–96: period directories continue to document KCMN/KCBR at 5050 Edison Ave.
Sources: FCC call-sign history; published history of KQSC.
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Moments in KCMN-AM History
By 1992
By 1992: KCBR/KCMN operation established at 5050 Edison Avenue
By 1992 — The KCBR/KCMN operation can be placed at 5050 Edison Avenue, Suite 218, Colorado Springs.
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