Rob
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A total tangent but related a little... To address all of the radio station transmitter moves: I know that there's going to be a shuffling of station transmitter locations due to the TV station "repacking" that the FCC ordered. Radio stations will have to go off the air when a TV station on a shared tower or close to it has to complete their "repacking", which is where they have to switch frequencies and in a lot of cases, their antenna's and transmitters to match the new frequency. The goal for a radio station is to move so that repacking will not cause them to go off the air. Here's a link to the stations in the Denver DMA that have to move (they are highlighted in blue): https://www.rabbitears.info/repackchannels.php?country=US&city=&state=&mktid=25&owner=&sort=&ph=&lss=&status=

Ugh. You are right about KKFN being on Green Mountain. Better than Fredrick/Firestone though. LOL. KYGO did move and is now on a new multiplexed directional antenna with KIMN, KOSI, KXXL on Mount Morrison. KVOD, KUVO and KCFR will all also be moving to the same antenna on Mount Morrison in the future. I posted about tower when it was proposed here: http://www.coloradomedia.net/forums/showthread.php?61681-New-Tower-On-Mount-Morrison-That-Will-Be-Used-By-KIMN-KUVO-KCFR-and-KXKL

It's probably the lack of a stereo carrier that is making it a little better. Hard to say if they have completed their upgrades. I remember in the mid-1980s to 1990's when 104.3 FM (KS-104) had their transmitter north of Boulder, then Eldorado Mountain, then near Firestone/Frederick (where KWOF's transmitter is now). In 1999, it was moved to Lookout. 104.3 didn't go sports until 2008. I wonder if 92.5 can get it moved to Lookout like 104.3 did and make it a little directional so that it doesn't affect KYOY 92.5 FM in Hillsdale, Wyoming. Any upgrades to KWOF 92.5 FM (soon to be KKSE FM) have to keep KYOY in mind. It's too bad they didn't leave one of the country formats they had on one their HD signals. I bet they made a deal with iHeart to get country listeners to switch to "The Bull" and quit all of them. The Wolf's website now forwards to "The Bull's" site. I thought KSE would maybe get an FM translator for 950 AM, but they never applied for one that I know of. That could've been an option to keep "The Wolf" around.

The signal for 92.5 seems to be stronger. So the upgrades must have been completed. Can anyone in the fringe areas confirm?

KXKL and KIMN are MUCH higher rated in the radio ratings than "The Wolf", so that's why they chose 92.5 to change. KSE even said at the time that the reason why they purchased their Denver FM stations years ago was to change one of them to a sports format.

I assume Denise didn't have one once her contract at KOSI ended. Jenny probably was released from any non-compete since "The Wolf" is going away...

Denver-Boulder (#18) SUBSCRIBER FORMAT JUN 18 JUL 18 AUG 18 KQMT-FM Classic Rock 6.1 6.5 6.6 KCFR-FM News Talk Info. 5.3 5.2 6.3 KYGO-FM Country 5.7 5.6 6.2 KOSI-FM AC 5.6 6.0 5.8 KBCO-FM AAA 4.7 4.9 5.3 KOA-AM News Talk Info. 5.4 5.3 5.0 KTCL-FM Alternative 4.4 4.5 4.9 KXKL-FM Classic Hits 5.0 4.5 4.5 KRFX-FM Classic Rock 3.7 4.1 4.2 KIMN-FM Hot AC 3.6 4.1 3.9 KALC-FM Modern AC 3.9 4.1 3.8 KQKS-FM Rhythmic 3.4 3.9 3.8 KPTT-FM Pop CHR 4.4 4.1 3.7 KKFN-FM All Sports 3.0 2.5 2.9 KJMN-FM Spanish Adult Hits 2.7 2.5 2.7 KXPK-FM Mexican Regional 3.1 3.4 2.7 KLDV-FM Contemp. Christian 2.7 2.8 2.5 KWBL-FM Country 2.7 2.5 2.3 KHOW-AM News Talk Info. 2.2 2.0 2.1 KBPI-FM Active Rock 1.8 1.5 2.0 KVOD-FM Classical 1.7 1.5 1.7 KJHM-FM Rhythmic AC 1.6 1.6 1.5 KQKS-HD2 Comedy 1.1 1.5 1.3 KWOF-FM Country 1.2 1.2 1.3 KFCO-FM Rhythmic 0.9 1.0 1.0 KJAC-FM AAA 0.7 1.0 0.8 KUNC-FM News Talk Info. 1.0 0.9 0.8 KUVO-FM Jazz 1.1 0.9 0.7 KEZW-AM Oldies 0.7 0.7 0.6 KVOQ-FM Alternative 0.3 0.3 0.4 KRKA-FM Contemp. Christian 0.3 * 0.3 KDSP-AM All Sports 0.2 0.1 0.2 KKSE-AM All Sports 0.1 0.2 0.2 KMXA-AM Spanish Contemp. 0.2 0.2 0.2 KBCO-HD2 AAA * * 0.1 KEPN-AM All Sports * 0.1 0.1 KUVO-FM Str Jazz * 0.1 0.1

So far, no changes to 92.5 the Wolf....

Maybe they will flip it sooner... I still haven't gotten a confirmation it's happening... still all rumors, but it looks more likely than ever. ;-)

You beat me to it... I'm hearing the flip could happen on Tuesday at 6am.