PRESERVING RADIO HISTORY ACROSS COLORADO

Archives: Stations

  • KBGV-AM

    KBGV (1240 AM) is Fox Sports SLV, the San Luis Valley’s sports-talk station out of Monte Vista. If you grew up in the valley listening to Friday-night football on the AM dial, this signal goes back to the 1950s.

    History

    The station began broadcasting in 1954 as KSLV and kept that call sign until 2019, when the FCC approved the KBGV calls. Local sports coverage has been a big part of its role in the valley.

    Call sign timeline

    • KSLV: 1954 to 2019
    • KBGV: 2019 to today

    What you hear

    KBGV is the group’s sports-talk outlet. Its listed coverage includes local high school games, NFL and Colorado State University football, and Colorado Rockies baseball, with network and syndicated sports filling out the schedule. Programming is also carried on 101.3 FM, per the operator’s listing.

    The signal

    • Licensed to Monte Vista, Colorado
    • 1240 kHz, 1,000 watts, full time, Class C
    • Brand: Fox Sports SLV

    Ownership history

    • 1954 to 2019: owners during the KSLV years haven’t been identified here yet

    Where the studios have been

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

    Today: Buffalo Broadcasting of Colorado, LLC, alongside its sister stations KSLV-FM and KYDN.

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  • KPAU-FM

    KPAU (103.5 FM) is a commercial FM station licensed to Center, serving the San Luis Valley. If you’ve spun the dial around Center and Monte Vista looking for classic rock, station directories list this one as your best bet.

    History

    The FCC assigned the KPAU call sign in November 2007, and the license application was accepted in 2011. Directories over the years have listed different formats and technical proposals, so the engineering details here come from the current FCC record.

    The signal

    • Licensed to Center, Colorado
    • 103.5 MHz, 460 watts, Class A
    • Format: commercial, listed as classic rock in station directories

    Ownership history

    • Earlier: the College Creek Media group
    • Today: Cochise Media Licenses, LLC

    Where the studios have been

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

    This is a short page built from current station records. If you worked at KPAU, we’d love to hear from you.

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  • KSBK-FM

    KSBK (100.3 FM) carries KSPK’s country music into the San Luis Valley from Blanca. If you want country on the radio down in the valley, along with local news and high school sports, this is a relay that stretches the Walsenburg station’s reach.

    What you hear

    KSBK carries KSPK programming: country music, local news and regional high school sports. It’s its own licensed station at 100.3 MHz, separate from KSPK-FM’s main 102.3 signal and the group’s other relay frequencies.

    The signal

    • Licensed to Blanca, Colorado
    • 100.3 MHz, 8.28 kW, Class C3
    • Format: country, relaying KSPK

    Ownership history

    • Today: Mainstreet Broadcasting Company, Inc.
    • Earlier: founders and earlier owners haven’t been identified here yet

    Where the studios have been

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

    This is a short page built from current station records. If you worked at KSBK, we’d love to hear from you.

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  • KZBR-FM

    KZBR (97.1 FM) is The Zebra, a La Jara station in the San Luis Valley. If you’ve ever wondered where a call sign like KZBR came from, it’s a nod to the station’s Zebra branding.

    History

    The station began broadcasting in 2008. It was first assigned the call sign KABD in 2007 before becoming KZBR.

    The signal

    • Licensed to La Jara, Colorado
    • 97.1 MHz, 25 kW, Class C3
    • Format: adult hits, per published station profiles

    Ownership history

    • Today: Wolf Creek Broadcasting, LLC
    • 2008 on: the founder at sign-on hasn’t been identified here yet

    Where the studios have been

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

    This is a short page built from current station records. If you worked at KZBR, we’d love to hear from you.

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  • KSLV-FM

    KSLV-FM (96.5 FM) is 96.5 The Fox, a classic-rock station out of Del Norte. If you grew up on classic rock and still want your Broncos on the radio in the San Luis Valley, this is the one.

    History

    The FCC assigned this facility the call sign KYDN on July 18, 2007. It signed on in 2008 and adopted KSLV-FM on September 29, 2008. It’s a different station from KYDN in Monte Vista, which now holds the KYDN call sign on 95.3 MHz.

    Call sign timeline

    • KYDN: assigned July 18, 2007
    • KSLV-FM: September 29, 2008 to today

    What you hear

    The Fox centers on classic rock and local coverage. The operator and local directories list shared local morning programming, San Luis Valley high school sports and Denver Broncos broadcasts.

    The signal

    • Licensed to Del Norte, Colorado
    • 96.5 MHz, 930 watts, Class C3
    • Format: classic rock

    Ownership history

    • Today: Buffalo Broadcasting of Colorado, LLC, whose local group also includes KBGV and KYDN

    Where the studios have been

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

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  • KYDN-FM

    KYDN (95.3 FM) is 95.3 KYDN Country, the San Luis Valley’s country station out of Monte Vista. If you’ve had country on in the truck while catching the local high school game, this is the one that does both.

    History

    The station was first assigned the call sign KSLV-FM in 1984 and kept it until September 29, 2008, when it became KYDN. The KSLV-FM call sign later moved over to a separate Del Norte station on 96.5 MHz, KSLV-FM.

    Call sign timeline

    • KSLV-FM: 1984 to September 29, 2008
    • KYDN: September 29, 2008 to today

    What you hear

    KYDN plays country music, with a weekday live morning show and local coverage of high school sports across the valley, including Alamosa, Monte Vista, Del Norte, Center, Sargent, Sanford and Centauri.

    The signal

    • Licensed to Monte Vista, Colorado
    • 95.3 MHz, 6 kW, Class A
    • Format: country

    Ownership history

    • Today: Buffalo Broadcasting of Colorado, LLC
    • 1984 to 2008: owners during the KSLV-FM years haven’t been identified here yet

    Where the studios have been

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

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  • KALQ-FM

    KALQ-FM (93.5 FM) is a country station in Alamosa. If you like country on the radio in the San Luis Valley, this is the FM signal for it.

    What you hear

    Station directories list KALQ as a country music outlet, with music plus syndicated news and information services.

    The signal

    • Licensed to Alamosa, Colorado
    • 93.5 MHz, 2.8 kW, Class A
    • Format: country

    Ownership history

    • Today: Wolf Creek Broadcasting, LLC
    • Earlier: founders and earlier owners haven’t been identified here yet

    Where the studios have been

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

    This is a short page built from current station records. If you worked at KALQ, we’d love to hear from you.

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  • KTML-FM

    KTML (91.9 FM) is The Light’s signal in South Fork. If you drive over Wolf Creek Pass or live in the upper Rio Grande area and want contemporary Christian worship and praise music, this is the transmitter bringing it to your radio.

    What you hear

    KTML relays the KTLF Radio Network’s contemporary Christian music and worship programming. It’s one of the network’s Colorado transmitters, serving South Fork and nearby communities in the San Luis Valley.

    The signal

    • Licensed to South Fork, Colorado, noncommercial
    • 91.9 MHz, 500 watts, Class C3
    • Format: contemporary Christian

    Ownership history

    • Today: Educational Communications of Colorado Springs, Inc., the licensee
    • Earlier: founders and earlier owners haven’t been identified here yet

    Where the studios have been

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

    This is a short page built from current station records. If you worked at KTML, we’d love to hear from you.

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  • KASF-FM

    KASF (90.9 FM) is Grizz Radio, the student-run station at Adams State University in Alamosa. If you cut your teeth on a campus radio shift in the San Luis Valley, or just liked having something different on the dial, this is your station.

    History

    Adams State’s station directories trace KASF’s operation back to at least 1967. Broadcasting yearbook listings from the early 1990s show it at 90.9 MHz under Adams State College, and it carries on today as part of the university’s student media program.

    What it’s for

    Grizz Radio describes its mission as offering a musical alternative for Adams State students and faculty, serving campus and community listeners with varied programming, and giving students hands-on broadcasting experience. It also carries Adams State news and event info.

    The signal

    • Licensed to Alamosa, Colorado, noncommercial
    • 90.9 MHz, 1,100 watts, Class A
    • Format: college radio with varied music and campus programming

    Ownership history

    • By 1967: Adams State College, the licensee at the time
    • Today: Adams State University

    Where the studios have been

    KASF is a campus station of Adams State University in Alamosa. We haven’t found its specific studio address yet. If you know it, we’d love to hear from you.

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  • KHUI-FM

    KHUI (89.1 FM) is a Spanish-language public radio station in Alamosa. If you’re in the San Luis Valley and want news, public affairs and music en español, this is the signal that brings Radio Bilingüe to your radio.

    What you hear

    Radio Bilingüe produces Spanish-language news and public-affairs programming for Latino and rural communities in the western United States. KHUI carries that service to Alamosa and surrounding parts of the San Luis Valley.

    The signal

    • Licensed to Alamosa, Colorado, noncommercial
    • 89.1 MHz, 200 watts, Class A
    • Format: Spanish-language news, public affairs and music

    Ownership history

    • Today: Radio Bilingüe, Inc.
    • Earlier: founders and earlier owners haven’t been identified here yet

    Where the studios have been

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

    This is a short page built from current station records. If you worked at KHUI, we’d love to hear from you.

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