PRESERVING RADIO HISTORY ACROSS COLORADO

Archives: Stations

  • KLMR-FM

    KLMR-FM (93.5) is Lamar’s FM sister to KLMR-AM. If you’re in southeastern Colorado and want music and local information on the FM dial, this is the one.

    History

    The 93.5 facility started in the late 1970s and has carried several call signs, including KLMR-FM, KSEC and KSNZ, before coming back to KLMR-FM. It has served southeastern Colorado with music, local information and community programming.

    Riverside Communications

    After severe 2022 weather damage knocked the KLMR operation off the air, a group of local owners that included Kirk Crespin organized Riverside Communications to restore both the AM and FM services.

    The signal

    • 93.5 MHz, licensed to Lamar, Colorado
    • FCC facility ID 175

    Ownership history

    • Until 2022: a previous owner, not named here, ran the AM and FM together
    • 2023 to today: Riverside Communications, formed by local owners including Kirk Crespin
    • Late 1970s: the original owners of the 93.5 signal haven’t been identified here yet

    Where the studios have been

    Today KLMR is listed at 211 S. Main Street in Lamar. Earlier studio addresses haven’t turned up yet, so if you know them, we’d love to hear from you.

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  • KLMR-AM

    KLMR (920 AM) is Lamar’s hometown station, on the air since 1948. If you grew up in southeastern Colorado with local news, farm reports and country on the AM dial, this is your station.

    History

    KLMR signed on in December 1948 at 1340 kHz and moved to 920 kHz in 1955. The call letters nod to Lamar. Over the years it has carried country, news, farm and community programming, and it has long been a main local information source for Prowers County and the surrounding plains.

    The 2022 storm and the comeback

    A destructive 2022 microburst damaged KLMR facilities and the previous owner shut the stations down. Local investors, including Kirk Crespin, formed Riverside Communications to restore the service, and the station returned to local operation in 2023.

    The signal

    • 920 kHz AM, licensed to Lamar, Colorado
    • FCC facility ID 174

    Ownership history

    • 1948: signs on in Lamar; the original owners haven’t been identified here yet
    • Until 2022: a previous owner, not named here, shut the stations down after the microburst
    • 2023 to today: Riverside Communications, formed by local investors including Kirk Crespin

    Where the studios have been

    Today KLMR is listed at 211 S. Main Street in Lamar. Earlier studio addresses haven’t turned up yet, so if you know them, we’d love to hear from you.

    Sources

  • KIFT-FM

    KIFT-FM (106.3) is The LIFT FM, a Top 40 station serving Summit and Grand counties. If you’re up in the mountains around Breckenridge or Kremmling and want current hits, this is the one.

    What you hear

    A contemporary hit radio format built around current pop, urban, alternative and rock, with the occasional country crossover. KIFT is part of the Always Mountain Time group of Colorado mountain-market radio brands.

    The signal

    • 106.3 MHz, licensed to Kremmling, Colorado
    • Also promoted on 99.7 FM in Breckenridge through the group’s mountain-area translators
    • FCC facility ID 24746

    Programming leadership

    By 2016, longtime Colorado programmer Dan Cowen was publicly identified as KIFT Director of Programming and as group program director for Always Mountain Time.

    Call signs

    The 106.3 facility has used several call signs, including KSKE, KTLD-FM, KRKM, KKHI and KZMV, and has been KIFT since 2011.

    Ownership history

    • Today: part of the Always Mountain Time group of mountain-market radio brands
    • Earlier: owners of the 106.3 facility under its earlier call signs haven’t been identified here yet

    Where the studios have been

    We haven’t found studio addresses for KIFT-FM yet. If you know them, we’d love to hear from you.

    Sources

  • KDHT-FM (95.7)

    KDHT-FM (95.7) is Hits 95.7, a Top 40 station in Denver. If you’ve been listening to current pop hits on 95.7 since 2021, you’ve been hearing it under the KDHT calls since 2022.

    History

    The station had operated as KPTT and relaunched its Top 40/CHR presentation as “Hits 95.7” in July 2021. On March 14, 2022, the call sign changed to KDHT, bringing a heritage set of Colorado calls back after earlier uses on 92.5 and 107.1.

    This page covers only the 95.7 MHz KDHT era. The archive keeps separate KDHT pages for each frequency so photos, people, audio and timeline events can be attached to the right facility.

    Call sign timeline

    • KPTT: before March 14, 2022
    • KDHT-FM: March 14, 2022 to today

    Ownership history

    The owners of the 95.7 signal haven’t been identified here yet.

    Where the studios have been

    Today Hits 95.7 is listed at 4695 S. Monaco Street in Denver. Earlier studio addresses haven’t turned up yet, so if you know them, we’d love to hear from you.

    Sources

  • KSRC (101.5)

    KSRC (101.5) is Star 101.5, a Christian adult contemporary station licensed to Watkins and heard around Denver. If you used to find Jammin’ 101.5 here, the dial position is the same but the music changed in 2024.

    History

    After Pillar of Fire acquired the former KJHM, the station launched a Christian adult contemporary format as “Star 101.5” on April 4, 2024. The KSRC calls followed on April 15, 2024.

    The signal

    • 101.5 MHz
    • Licensed to Watkins, Colorado
    • FCC facility ID 38629

    Ownership history

    • 2024 to today: Pillar of Fire
    • Before 2024: see KJHM

    Where the studios have been

    Today Star 101.5 is listed at 3033 S. Parker Road, Suite 700, in Aurora. Earlier studio addresses haven’t turned up yet, so if you know them, we’d love to hear from you.

    Sources

  • KJHM (101.5)

    KJHM (101.5) was “Jammin’ 101.5,” a Denver station that kept the same dial spot for well over a decade. If you grew up with R&B, urban and old-school jams on 101.5 from 2010 on, this is the station you remember.

    History

    The station took the KJHM calls on September 23, 2010, after launching “Jammin’ 101.5,” following KTNI-FM. It began with rhythmic and urban oldies, shifted toward R&B and urban adult contemporary in 2012, moved to rhythmic AC in 2015, went back to rhythmic oldies in 2016, and by 2023 had settled more fully into urban AC under “The Mile High Vibe” positioning.

    After the station was sold to Pillar of Fire, it flipped to Christian adult contemporary as “Star 101.5” in April 2024, and the calls changed to KSRC on April 15.

    Call sign timeline

    • KJHM: September 23, 2010 to April 15, 2024

    If you worked at Jammin’ 101.5, we’d love to hear from you.

    Ownership history

    • 2010 to 2024: owners during the Jammin’ 101.5 years haven’t been identified here yet
    • 2024: sold to Pillar of Fire, which flipped it to Star 101.5

    Where the studios have been

    We haven’t found studio addresses for Jammin’ 101.5 yet. If you know them, we’d love to hear from you.

    Sources

  • KTNI-FM (101.5)

    KTNI-FM (101.5) was a Denver FM station that changed its mind a lot between 2006 and 2010. If you caught “Martini on the Rockies,” then “Indie,” then talk on 101.5, you were listening to this one.

    History

    The calls became KTNI-FM on March 20, 2006, after KBRU-FM. The station started with adult standards as “101.5 Martini on the Rockies,” then moved into modern rock as “Indie,” and by 2009 was a talk outlet. In September 2010 it flipped to rhythmic and urban oldies as “Jammin’ 101.5,” and the call sign changed to KJHM later that month.

    Call sign timeline

    • KTNI-FM: March 20, 2006 to September 2010

    If you worked at KTNI, we’d love to hear from you.

    Ownership history

    The owners during the KTNI-FM years haven’t been identified here yet.

    Where the studios have been

    We haven’t found studio addresses for KTNI-FM yet. If you know them, we’d love to hear from you.

    Sources

  • KBRU-FM (101.5)

    KBRU-FM (101.5) is the final stretch of the long KBRU era, after the station moved from 101.7 to 101.5 on its way toward Denver. If you’re tracing the dial history of 101.5, this is the last chapter before the KTNI years.

    History

    The facility started out in Fort Morgan and spent decades at 101.7 MHz. As it was repositioned toward the Denver market, it moved to 101.5 while still using the KBRU-FM calls. On March 20, 2006, the calls changed to KTNI-FM.

    The earlier KBRU history at 101.7 belongs to the same FCC facility but isn’t presented here as though it happened on 101.5.

    If you worked at KBRU, we’d love to hear from you.

    Ownership history

    The owners during the KBRU-FM years on 101.5 haven’t been identified here yet.

    Where the studios have been

    We haven’t found studio addresses for KBRU-FM yet. If you know them, we’d love to hear from you.

    Sources

  • KFCO (107.1)

    KFCO (107.1) is the current call sign of the 107.1 FM signal licensed to Bennett and heard around Denver. If you’ve caught Flo 107.1 on the dial, this is the station.

    History

    The KFCO calls took effect January 27, 2015, during the “Flo 107.1” era, after KXDE. The station moved from classic hip-hop toward rhythmic CHR. After its 2024 sale to Pillar of Fire, it stayed on 107.1 and later took a Christian hip-hop direction while keeping the Flo identity.

    The signal

    • 107.1 MHz
    • Licensed to Bennett, Colorado
    • FCC facility ID 35023

    This facility has had a long line of call signs: KKDD, KSIR, KSIR-FM, KSYY-FM, KONN-FM, KDHT-FM and KXDE.

    Ownership history

    • 2024: Pillar of Fire acquires the station
    • Before 2024: earlier owners of the 107.1 facility haven’t been identified here yet

    Where the studios have been

    We haven’t found studio addresses for KFCO yet. If you know them, we’d love to hear from you.

    Sources

  • KXDE (107.1)

    KXDE (107.1) was “107X,” Denver’s alternative-rock try on 107.1 in 2014. If you were hunting for alt rock on the dial in 2014, this one lasted roughly nine months.

    History

    107X launched at noon on March 24, 2014, after KDHT-FM, and the station took the KXDE call sign on March 27. On December 24, 2014, it flipped to classic hip-hop as “Fly 107.1,” soon renamed “Flo 107.1.” The calls changed to KFCO on January 27, 2015.

    If you worked at 107X, we’d love to hear from you.

    Ownership history

    We haven’t identified who owned 107X yet. If you know, we’d love to hear from you.

    Where the studios have been

    We haven’t found studio addresses for KXDE yet. If you know them, we’d love to hear from you.

    Sources