KRTS was a short-lived call sign used by the 1490 AM station licensed to Manitou Springs, Colorado, from 1982 to 1983. During the KRTS period the AM station separated from its FM simulcast and carried adult-standards programming.
History
The facility had been known as KIIQ before adopting KRTS in 1982. In 1983 it returned to the KIIQ call letters. The station later used KIKX and KRYN before becoming KXRE in 1988. These call changes document successive eras of the same 1490 AM license and do not indicate separate transmitters.
Station information
- Historical frequency: 1490 kHz
- Community of license: Manitou Springs, Colorado
- Call-sign period: 1982–1983
- Format: Adult standards
- Preceding and following calls: KIIQ
- Later call signs: KIKX; KRYN; KXRE
References
- “KXRE,” Wikipedia (station chronology)
- Federal Communications Commission, radio station licensing resources
FROM THE TIMELINE
Moments in KRTS-AM History
Wiskes/Abaris acquires KIIQ AM/FM; AM becomes KRTS
Wiskes/Abaris Communications acquired KIIQ AM/FM. The AM soon separated from the FM simulcast, becoming KRTS with an adult-standards format, while KIIQ-FM continued on 102.7.
KIIQ AM becomes KRTS with adult standards
The 1490 AM facility changed calls from KIIQ to KRTS while its 102.7 FM sister continued as KIIQ. The AM adopted an adult-standards approach, formally separating its identity from the FM.
1490 briefly returns to KIIQ calls
The 1490 AM facility briefly returned from KRTS to the KIIQ call letters before another identity change the following year.
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