PRESERVING RADIO HISTORY ACROSS COLORADO

Archives: Stations

  • KPRB-FM

    KPRB (106.3 FM) is B106, the adult contemporary station licensed to Brush. If you’re in the Brush and Fort Morgan area and want an easygoing mix on the radio, B106 is a spot on the dial to try.

    The signal

    • Frequency: 106.3 FM
    • City of license: Brush
    • Brand: B106
    • Format: adult contemporary
    • Owner: Northeast Colorado Broadcasting, LLC
    • Power: 7,000 watts ERP, 76 meters above average terrain, Class C3
    • FCC Facility ID: 81409
    • Website: b106.com

    Its sister stations include KSIR and KPMX. This is a short page built from current station records, so the launch, past formats and staff are still to be filled in. If you worked at KPRB, we’d love to hear from you.

    Ownership history

    • Today: Northeast Colorado Broadcasting, LLC

    The founders and earlier owners haven’t been identified on this page yet.

    Where the studios have been

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

    Sources

  • KCGC-FM

    KCGC (94.5 FM) is 94.5 The Ranch, a country station licensed to Merino. If country is what you want on the radio out on the northeastern plains, this is the dial position.

    The signal

    • Frequency: 94.5 FM
    • City of license: Merino
    • Brand: The Ranch
    • Format: country
    • Owner: Northeast Colorado Broadcasting, LLC
    • Power: 15,000 watts ERP, 124 meters above average terrain, Class C3
    • FCC Facility ID: 164299
    • Website: 945theranch.com

    This is a short page built from current station records, so the call-sign and ownership history is still to be filled in. If you worked at KCGC, we’d love to hear from you.

    Ownership history

    • Today: Northeast Colorado Broadcasting, LLC

    The founders and earlier owners haven’t been identified on this page yet.

    Where the studios have been

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

    Sources

  • KSRX-FM

    KSRX-FM (97.5 FM) is BOB FM in Sterling. If you like a big mix of songs from the 80s, 90s and beyond with local voices in the middle of the day, this is your station.

    The signal

    • Frequency: 97.5 FM
    • City of license: Sterling
    • Brand: BOB FM
    • Format: adult contemporary, a broad mix of 1980s, 1990s and later music
    • Owner/operator: Media Logic Radio
    • Power: 38,000 watts ERP, 171 meters above average terrain, Class C2
    • FCC Facility ID: 166013

    Colorado Broadcasters Association awards

    2024: Awards of Excellence for Best On-Air Contest (“Bob’s Got Beef”); Best Midday Show and Best Station Personality (“The Midday Ride,” Lindsey Bruntz); and Best Use of Digital/Social Media (Media Logic Sports Network, Scott Roberts and Lindsey Bruntz). Certificates of Merit for Best Use of Digital/Social Media (“The Bob Shop,” Lindsey Bruntz) and Best Station Website (Media Logic Radio Website, Wayne Johnson).

    2023: Awards of Excellence for Best Community Service Campaign (“Stand with the FMPD”); Best Station Sponsored Community Event (“Bobstock Music Festival”); Best On-Air Contest (“BOB FM Gives You The Bird,” Lindsey Bruntz); Best Midday Show (“The Midday Ride,” Lindsey Bruntz); Best Radio Commercial (“Red Iron Salvage & Steel – ‘Hollistic Language’,” Pete Wagner); and Best Use of Digital/Social Media (“Bobstock Promo Video,” Lindsey Bruntz). Certificates of Merit for Best Station Imaging (“Radio Works,” Lindsey Bruntz); Best Station Promotion (“A Very Hairy Christmas,” Lindsey Bruntz and Sean Nash); Best Station Personality (“The Midday Ride,” Lindsey Bruntz); and Best Station Website (Media Logic Website).

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

    Ownership history

    • Today: Media Logic Radio

    The founders and earlier owners haven’t been identified on this page yet.

    Where the studios have been

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

    Sources

  • KNNG-FM

    KNNG (104.7 FM) is King FM, Sterling’s hot adult contemporary outlet. Looking for the latest hits in northeastern Colorado, with the community calendar, local headlines and a forecast mixed in through your day? Here’s your station.

    The signal

    • Frequency: 104.7 FM
    • Service area: Sterling and northeastern Colorado
    • Brand: King FM
    • Format: hot adult contemporary
    • Owner/operator: Media Logic Radio
    • Power: 100,000 watts ERP, 198 meters above average terrain, Class C1
    • FCC Facility ID: 33001

    Colorado Broadcasters Association awards

    2024: Certificate of Merit for Best Radio Commercial for an Advertiser (“Queen Lounge Man Cave Madness,” Thomas Keinath).

    This is a short page built from current station records, so ownership, call signs and formats over the years are still to be filled in. If you worked at KNNG, we’d love to hear from you.

    Ownership history

    • Today: Media Logic Radio

    The founders and earlier owners haven’t been identified on this page yet.

    Where the studios have been

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

    Sources

  • KSIR-AM

    KSIR (1010 AM) is Farm Radio, the talk station for Fort Morgan and northeastern Colorado. If you’ve ever tuned in for the morning show, farm talk or Eastern Plains sports, you know the spot on the dial.

    How it started

    KSIR began broadcasting in August 1977. From 1985 to 1993 it used the call sign KKGZ before going back to KSIR. Its sister stations include KPMX and KPRB-FM, and FM translators carry its signal into parts of the area.

    The signal

    • Frequency: 1010 AM
    • City of license: Brush
    • Service area: Fort Morgan and northeastern Colorado
    • Format: talk, local and syndicated, plus regional sports
    • Owner/operator: Northeast Colorado Broadcasting, LLC
    • First on the air: August 1977
    • Power: 25,000 watts day, 280 watts night, Class B
    • FCC Facility ID: 48396
    • Website: ksir.com

    Call sign timeline

    • KSIR (1977 to 1985)
    • KKGZ (1985 to 1993)
    • KSIR (1993 on)

    Ownership history

    • Today: Northeast Colorado Broadcasting, LLC, which also runs KPMX

    The 1977 founders and the owners in between haven’t been identified on this page yet.

    Where the studios have been

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

    Colorado Broadcasters Association awards

    2024: Certificate of Merit for Best News/Talk Show Host or Team (“Eastern Plains Sports Today,” Ben Blecha).

    2023: Award of Excellence for Best News/Talk Show Host or Team (“Chris Brom – KSIR Morning Show,” Chris Bull Brom). Certificate of Merit for Best Sports Coverage (“Tigers & Cougars In A Marathon,” Ben Blecha).

    Sources

  • KSTR-FM

    KSTR-FM (96.1 FM) is K-Star, the classic rock station licensed to Montrose and heard around Grand Junction. If classic rock is your thing around Grand Junction, you’ve probably had 96.1 on.

    The signal

    • Frequency: 96.1 FM
    • City of license: Montrose
    • Brand: K-Star
    • Format: classic rock
    • Owner: MBC Grand Broadcasting, Inc.
    • Power: 100,000 watts ERP, 335 meters above average terrain, Class C0
    • FCC Facility ID: 21629
    • Website: 961kstr.com

    This is a short page built from current station records, so earlier call signs, transmitter moves and programming eras are still to be filled in. If you worked at KSTR, we’d love to hear from you.

    Ownership history

    • Today: MBC Grand Broadcasting, Inc.

    The founders and earlier owners haven’t been identified on this page yet.

    Where the studios have been

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

    Sources

  • KQSE-FM

    KQSE-FM (102.5 FM) is La Nueva Mix, a Spanish-language station licensed to Gypsum. If you’re looking for Spanish-language music, news and community programming in the mountains, this is a station to know.

    The signal

    • Frequency: 102.5 FM
    • City of license: Gypsum
    • Brand: La Nueva Mix
    • Format: Spanish-language (Hispanic programming)
    • Licensee: AlwaysMountainTime, LLC
    • Power: 1,350 watts ERP, 660 meters above average terrain, Class C2
    • FCC Facility ID: 86173
    • Online stream: via alwaysmountaintime.com/kqse

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

    Ownership history

    • Today: AlwaysMountainTime, LLC

    The founders and earlier owners haven’t been identified on this page yet.

    Where the studios have been

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

    Sources

  • KISZ-FM

    KISZ-FM (97.9 FM) is Kiss Country, the big-signal country station licensed to Cortez. If you spend time around the Four Corners with country on the radio, this is one you’ve likely had on.

    The signal

    • Frequency: 97.9 FM
    • City of license: Cortez
    • Brand: Kiss Country
    • Format: today’s country
    • Owner: Hutton Broadcasting Co., LLC
    • Power: 100,000 watts ERP, 399 meters above average terrain, Class C
    • FCC Facility ID: 54005
    • A booster serves Farmington, New Mexico
    • Website: kisscountry.net

    This is a short page built from current station records, so earlier call signs and eras are still to be filled in. If you worked at KISZ, we’d love to hear from you.

    Ownership history

    • Today: Hutton Broadcasting Co., LLC

    The founders and earlier owners haven’t been identified on this page yet.

    Where the studios have been

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

    Sources

  • KRSJ-FM

    KRSJ (100.5 FM) is the country station for Durango and the Four Corners. If you’ve ever cranked up classic country on the way to Purgatory or tuned in for Broncos and Avalanche games, this is the dial position.

    The signal

    • Frequency: 100.5 FM
    • City of license: Durango
    • Format: country, mixing classic country with current songs
    • Owner: Four Corners Broadcasting, LLC
    • Power: 100,000 watts from Smelter Mountain (2024 company profile)

    What’s on

    If you tune in, expect a Fox News update every hour, reports from the company’s own news team, specialty shows on weekends, and play-by-play of Denver Broncos and Colorado Avalanche games. Translators stretch the signal toward Silverton, Cortez, Purgatory Resort, Blanding and Monticello in Utah, and Farmington and Aztec in New Mexico.

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

    Ownership history

    • Today: Four Corners Broadcasting, LLC, which also runs KIUP

    The founders and earlier owners haven’t been identified on this page yet.

    Where the studios have been

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

    Sources

  • KRTZ-FM

    KRTZ (98.7 FM) bills itself as “Real Local Radio” for Cortez and the Four Corners. If you’ve lived in Montezuma County and tuned in for local voices and a mix of current hits and older favorites, you know it.

    The signal

    • Frequency: 98.7 FM, with a second signal on 106.3 FM promoted on the station’s site
    • City of license: Cortez
    • Brand: Real Local Radio
    • Format: adult contemporary
    • Owner: Hutton Broadcasting Co., LLC
    • Power: 27,000 watts ERP, 884 meters above average terrain, Class C
    • FCC Facility ID: 16435

    Ownership history

    The station says it has carried the KRTZ identity since 1982. In 2023, Hutton Broadcasting bought a group of Four Corners stations from American General Media, including KRTZ.

    Until 2023 the group belonged to American General Media. The owners before that haven’t been identified yet.

    Where the studios have been

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

    Colorado Broadcasters Association awards

    2024: Certificate of Merit for Best Radio Podcast, “The Drive Podcast” (Kelly Turner).

    Sources