The 95.5 FM facility serving Pueblo and Southern Colorado traces to KAVI-FM, which signed on in May 1966 at 95.9 FM from Rocky Ford. The station moved to 95.5 in 1989.
The call letters changed to KOOO in 1999, KJQY in 2002 and KPHT in 2005. In 2009 the station adopted a classic-hits presentation that became closely associated with the “95.5 The Mountain” identity.
Paired / sister stations: Under Clear Channel/iHeart, KPHT has been part of the Southern Colorado cluster with KCCY-FM, KCSJ, KIBT, KKLI, KUBE, KVUU and KBPL.
Call-sign lineage: KAVI-FM → KOOO → KJQY → KPHT.
Sources: FCC call-sign history; Broadcasting Yearbook; published history of KPHT; iHeart station information.
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Moments in KPHT-FM History
KAVI-FM begins broadcasting at 95.9
KAVI-FM began broadcasting at 95.9 MHz. The FM facility later increased dramatically in coverage and moved to 95.5 MHz in 1989; it survives as the station now known as KPHT.
2022: iHeartMedia Colorado Springs moves to Mark Dabling Boulevard
2022 — iHeartMedia’s Colorado Springs radio operation moved from its longtime studios at 2864 S. Circle Drive to 5725 Mark Dabling Blvd., Suite 120.
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