KATC-FM is a radio station in Colorado Springs, Colorado, broadcasting at 95.1 FM. The station has been broadcasting a Country music format since July 2006. Its on air moniker is Cat Country 95.1, and is owned and operated by Cumulus Media.
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Originally, the station was locally owned by Harry Hoth's Pikes Peak Broadcasting Company under the call letters KRDO-FM. The station signed on in the late 1960s broadcasting an easy listening/beautiful music format.
In 1994 KRDO-FM dropped the format due to its decline nationwide and flipped it to adult contemporary and adopted the moniker "Peak 95.1." In 1998 Peak 95.1 evolved into a Hot AC format.
After being purchased by Citadel Broadcasting, Cat Country 95.1 officially began broadcasting on July 1, 2006, stunting by repeatedly playing Brooks & Dunn's "Play Something Country" while temporarily using the its former KRDO-FM call letters. After several days of stunting, the station began its regular mainstream country programming, featuring a complete air staff. The calls were also changed to KATC-FM. Citadel would revive the Peak moniker in late 2006 on sister station 92.9 FM with the new call letters KKPK. The KRDO-FM calls were quickly picked up by station that was formally operated by Pikes Peak Broadcasting and now is operated by News-Press & Gazette Company/Pikes Peak Radio, LLC.
Citadel merged with Cumulus Media on September 16, 2011.[1]
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See also: adult contemporary, classic hits, college, country, news/talk, NPR, oldies, religious, rock, sports, top 40, urban, and other radio stations in Colorado
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Cat Country branded radio stations in the United States
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KATC-FM ( Colorado Springs/ Pueblo, Colorado) · KKMV ( Twin Falls, Idaho) · KSLY-FM ( San Luis Obispo, California) · KSNR ( Grand Forks, North Dakota) · WCTK ( New Bedford, Massachusetts/ Providence, Rhode Island) · WCTO ( Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) · WJEN ( Killington, Vermont) · WKKT ( Charlotte, North Carolina) · WKTT ( Salisbury, Maryland) · WLCY-FM ( Indiana, Pennsylvania) · WPUR ( Atlantic City, New Jersey) · WQMT ( Decatur, Tennessee) · WYCT ( Pensacola, Florida) · WZKT ( Lewes/ Georgetown, Delaware) · WZMR ( Altamont, New York)
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