5 Radio Stations In Denver That Are Gone But Never Forgotten

[Rob]

From: http://www.imfromdenver.com/5-radio-...ver-forgotten/


In honor of Throwback Thursday we wanted to take you back in time with these 5 Denver radio stations that no longer exist.

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The station signed on the air on August 8, 1959 as KLIR and spent most of its life as MOR and as a beautiful music outlet. On June 7, 1984 the station switched to an Adult Contemporary format as KMJI, but would later tweak its direction to Soft AC and change its calls to KXLT. In 1992 it reclaimed the KMJI calls and evolved to an all-’70s direction in 1994. The KIMN calls were picked up in 1995. In 1997, KIMN return to AC (As “KIM 100.3″), and in 1999, the station evolve into a Hot AC format and adopt the “Mix” moniker. The weekends featured ’80s’ music from Def Leppard to Madonna. In summer 2014, KIMN updated its moniker to “Mix 100.3″ and changed its positioning statement from “Denver’s Best Music Mix” to “All The Hits” hinting at more contemporary flow of music. Mix 100.3 now no longer plays any music from before 2000.





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Radio station 1510 AM first signed on in October, 1957 as KMOR in Littleton. Owned by Bob Rubin from 1960–65 and operated from above the theater at the Woodlawn Shopping Center, the format was country & western music. Years later, the station operated as KDKO Radio, was known as “Denver’s Soul Radio” due to its rhythm & blues format, and broadcast from studios on Santa Fe Road, just south of County Line Road.

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KBPI started at 105.9 FM in 1965. During the 1970s and 1980s, its television commercials featured a blonde woman lip-synching with bits of popular Rock songs and DJ’s voices, and the tagline “KBPI Rrrrrrrrocks the Rrrrockies!” This catchphrase is still used in advertising and for a while the campaign was used at other rock radio stations in the United States and Canada. The “blonde woman” AKA “KBPI’s Remarkable Mouth” was Kelly Harmon, sister of the actor Mark Harmon. In 1994, Chancellor Media would swap frequencies with KALC & KBPI moved from 105.9 to 106.7 FM, which had been the home of KAZY, its long-time competitor and a former sister station to KLZ-TV and AM. Notable DJs include Willie B., Scoop, Missy, Uncle Nasty, Matt Need, Double A Ron, Dan, Tim Bourke, Eddie, Joe the Russian and B Lo, among others.




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KXPK started broadcasting in June 1994 with an adult album alternative format known as “96.5 The Peak”, competing with heritage station KBCO. On October 12, 1998, KXPK changed to alternative rock, added Howard Stern in morning drive, and retained the “Peak” moniker. The station gained some brief controversy when Stern commented negatively on the Columbine High School massacre in April 1999, with hundreds of complaints filed to the station. Possibly due to this, KXPK moved to a 1980s format in 2000, again with the “Peak” moniker. In 2002, Entercom Communications, which, among others, owns Alice 106 (currently Alice 105.9), sold the station to Entravision. The Peak officially ended on April 18, 2002, and began stunting with a 2-week simulcast of KALCadvising KXPK listeners to move to their now former sister station. After the simulcast, Entravision took control of the station with its current format, using Entravision’s “Radio Tri-Color” format.





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106.7 FM signed the air on June 19, 1962 as KLZ-FM and started airing a rock format in the early 1970s. In 1977 KLZ-FM changed their call letters to KAZY and continued with a rock format on up until 1994, when KBPI took over the 106.7 frequency, moving from 105.9 (now KALC). Dean and Rog hosted the KBPI Morning Show from 1991 to 1996. They were known for features like “The Birthday Scam” and “Torture Tuesday”, plus crazy stunts like dropping a car off of an 8 story Parking Garage. In 1996 they and 2 other station employees were charged with misdemeanor offenses related to entering a Colorado Mosque and Playing “The Star-Spangled Banner” on a trumpet and a bugle, in an attempt to satirize NBA Player Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf’s refusal to stand for the Anthem at NBA games. In July 1996 they opted to leave Denver and move to Phoenix and finally Houston, TX where they can currently be heard on 107.5 KGLK.

[Rob]

Other ones I can think of....


KPKE 95.7 FM (96 KPKE)









KRXY 107.5 FM (Y-108)





KWMX 107.5 FM (K-Hits 1075)




KQKS 104.3 FM (KS104)





KNRX 92.1 FM (92X)
Not finding any video/audio on this one...

[radiodude]

Nice Flash back, even with 107.5.. That article on KIMN, is kinda wrong. Yes it was on 950AM, then they temporarily putted on 98.5 (Remember?).. After KIMN, left the Denver airwaves for sports.
A station up here at the top of the dial back in 1993, (When it was KCOL), took over the KIMN's call letters and started to be KIMN (107.9), and more likely as POWER (107.9) among other names. But sadly
KIMN didn't last up here, because I remember when they bought KTRR and moved to up to 107.9 and rebrande as THE BEAR, and 102.5 became Z-ROCK (automated) on reel to reel. Then KIMN went back to Denver on now 100.3 which they never mention or have anything to do with what KIMN is. In fact in my opinion, they killed KIMN and whatever it stood for. I just wish they would release it and give it up to someone else.
So that is the correct history of KIMN..

[troyv]

How timely! I have a ton of recordings lying around of KQKS 104.3 FM (KS104). Yesterday, I finally decided to post one on youtube: