KCOL-AM, the call sign now used by the Fort Collins–area 600 kHz AM facility, licensed to Wellington, Colorado. The name also belonged to a different local AM facility, at 1410 kHz, before the two stations exchanged call letters in 1999.
History: The 600 kHz station began service in January 1959 as KZIX, licensed to Fort Collins. Later, the facility used KIIX. On November 5, 1999, the FCC call-sign record shows KCOL taking effect on this 600 kHz facility as KIIX moved to 1410 kHz. The shared names can be confusing: the KCOL call sign’s earlier history at 1410 belongs to a separate facility, whose lineage is documented in the KIIX-AM record.
This page follows the 600 kHz facility through its successive call signs—KZIX, KIIX, and KCOL—while preserving the distinction between facility history and call-letter history.
Sources: FCC historical CDBS facility record 538205 — KCOL, facility 68685; call effective November 5, 1999; 1969 Broadcasting Yearbook, Fort Collins listings; 600 KCOL, current station site.
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Moments in KCOL-AM History
KCOL 1410 signs on in Fort Collins
In March 1947, KCOL 1410 AM signed on in Fort Collins. The station became a longtime Northern Colorado radio voice; its call letters later moved to 600 AM in the 1999 Clear Channel frequency identity swap.
KIIX and KCOL swap call letters in Northern Colorado
On November 5, 1999, Clear Channel swapped the identities of two Northern Colorado AM stations. KIIX moved from 600 to 1410 AM, while the KCOL calls moved from 1410 to 600 AM. KCOL 600 adopted talk, while KIIX 1410 moved into sports programming.
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