Archives: Stations

  • KRDS-FM 104.1

    KRDS (104.1 FM) is a station licensed to Silverton, high in the San Juan Mountains. If you’ve ever tuned around Silverton, this is one of the few local signals up there.

    The signal

    • Frequency: 104.1 MHz
    • City of license: Silverton
    • Licensee: MT Communications LLC
    • FCC facility ID: 189487

    This is a short page built from current FCC records, and we don’t yet have a history or format for it. If you’ve worked at or listened to KRDS, we’d love to hear from you.

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  • KPCT-LP 106.7

    KPCT-LP (106.7 FM) is a low-power FM station in Parachute, owned by the State of Colorado Telecommunication Services. If you live in the Parachute area, this is a very local signal on your dial.

    The signal

    • Frequency: 106.7 MHz (Class L1, 100 watts)
    • City of license: Parachute
    • Owner: State of Colorado Telecommunication Services
    • FCC facility ID: 131665

    This is a short page built from current station records, and we don’t yet have a history or format for it. If you’ve worked at or listened to KPCT-LP, we’d love to hear from you.

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  • KMTE-LP 99.1

    KMTE-LP (99.1 FM) is a low-power FM station in Montrose, owned by the State of Colorado Telecommunication Services. If you live in the Montrose area, this is a very local signal, and it’s tied to NOAA Weather Radio (KXI90).

    The signal

    • Frequency: 99.1 MHz (Class L1, 100 watts)
    • City of license: Montrose
    • Owner: State of Colorado Telecommunication Services
    • FCC facility ID: 131688

    This is a short page built from current station records, and we don’t yet have a history for it. If you’ve worked at or listened to KMTE-LP, we’d love to hear from you.

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  • KLEV-LP 107.9

    KLEV-LP (107.9 FM) is a low-power FM station in Leadville, owned by the State of Colorado Telecommunication Services. If you live in Leadville, this is a very local signal on your dial.

    The signal

    • Frequency: 107.9 MHz (Class L1, 100 watts)
    • City of license: Leadville
    • Owner: State of Colorado Telecommunication Services
    • FCC facility ID: 131652

    This is a short page built from current station records, and we don’t yet have a history or format for it. If you’ve worked at or listened to KLEV-LP, we’d love to hear from you.

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  • KLZV-FM 91.3

    KLZV (91.3 FM) is a station licensed to Brush on Colorado’s eastern plains. If you drive through Morgan County, this is a signal you may catch on the way.

    The signal

    • Frequency: 91.3 MHz
    • City of license: Brush
    • Licensee: Educational Media Foundation
    • FCC facility ID: 89509
    • License expires: April 1, 2029

    This is a short page built from current FCC records, and we don’t yet have a history or format for it. If you’ve worked at or listened to KLZV, we’d love to hear from you.

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  • KLHQ-FM 99.5

    KLHQ (99.5 FM) is a noncommercial station licensed to Hotchkiss, in Colorado’s North Fork Valley. If you live on the Western Slope, this is one of the signals on your dial.

    The signal

    • Frequency: 99.5 MHz (noncommercial)
    • City of license: Hotchkiss
    • Licensee: Educational Media Foundation
    • FCC facility ID: 190375
    • License expires: April 1, 2029

    This is a short page built from current FCC records, and we don’t yet have a history or format for it. If you’ve worked at or listened to KLHQ, we’d love to hear from you.

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  • KLDV-FM 91.1

    KLDV (91.1 FM) is the Denver-area home of K-LOVE. If you’ve ever heard “K-LOVE Denver” on your dial, this is the signal.

    History

    The station first aired in 1971 and carried the call sign KWBI-FM from 1971 to 2000. The KLDV call is meant to stand for K-Love Denver.

    Call sign timeline

    • KWBI-FM (1971–2000)
    • KLDV (2000–present)

    The signal

    • Frequency: 91.1 MHz (Class C0, 100,000 watts)
    • City of license: Morrison
    • Format: Contemporary Christian (K-LOVE)
    • FCC facility ID: 12354
    • Owner: Educational Media Foundation

    If you worked at this station back when it was KWBI, we’d love to hear from you.

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  • KECC-FM 89.1

    KECC (89.1 FM) is a noncommercial station licensed to La Junta. If you live in the Arkansas Valley, this is the signal that brings KRCC’s programming to you.

    History

    KECC is one of three FM stations, along with KCCS and KWCC, that simulcast KRCC. KRCC is licensed to The Colorado College and has been operated by Colorado Public Radio under a partnership announced January 17, 2020.

    The signal

    • Frequency: 89.1 MHz (noncommercial)
    • City of license: La Junta
    • Licensee: The Colorado College
    • FCC facility ID: 90782

    If you’ve worked at or listened to KRCC or KECC, we’d love to hear from you.

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  • KENC-FM 90.7

    KENC (90.7 FM) is a noncommercial station licensed to Estes Park. If you’ve driven up to Estes Park and tuned the dial for something local, this is one of the signals up there.

    The signal

    • Frequency: 90.7 MHz (noncommercial)
    • City of license: Estes Park
    • Licensee: Community Radio for Northern Colorado
    • FCC facility ID: 175208
    • License expires: April 1, 2029

    This is a short page built from current FCC records, and we don’t yet have a history or format for it. If you’ve worked at or listened to KENC, we’d love to hear from you.

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  • KKCL-AM 1550

    KKCL (1550 AM) in Golden has been through a handful of identities in a short time, including a cannabis-themed classic rock stunt. If you listen to adult alternative on 96.9 FM around Denver and Boulder, this is the AM signal behind it.

    History

    The station first signed on in 2011 as KGCQ on 1550 kHz and later carried the KDCO call sign (2012–2015) and sports programming (Mile High Sports) until June 1, 2015. That day it flipped to a cannabis-themed classic rock format as KBUD, then went silent on November 1, 2015.

    KBUD was sold in a deal that closed February 17, 2016, for $125,000. The call sign became KKCL on January 13, 2016, and the station returned to the air as “The Cloud” on February 29, 2016, with a 96.9 FM translator. The license was transferred to Mainstreet Media of Colorado on May 23, 2016. A second 96.9 translator, K245CM in Golden, was added on November 11, 2016. In April 2016, Mainstreet debuted the adult alternative format 96.9 The Cloud.

    Call sign timeline

    • KGCQ (2011–2012)
    • KDCO (2012–2015)
    • KBUD (June 1, 2015)
    • KKCL (January 13, 2016–present)

    The signal

    • Frequency: 1550 kHz (Class B, 1,000 watts day, 210 watts night)
    • City of license: Golden
    • Branding: 96.9 The Cloud (2016)
    • FCC facility ID: 161314
    • Owner: Mainstreet Media of Colorado, LLC

    If you worked at this station under any of its calls, we’d love to hear from you.

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