KYGO-FM
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| City of license | Denver, Colorado |
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| Broadcast area | Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area |
| Branding | 98-5 KYGO |
| Slogan | "Denver's #1 For New Country" |
| Frequency | 98.5 (MHz) (also on HD Radio) |
| First air date | 1961 |
| Format | Country music HD2: Oldies (KRWZ simulcast) |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 555 meters |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 30829 |
| Callsign meaning | Pronounced "Why Go" |
| Owner | Lincoln Financial Group |
| Webcast | Listen Live Player Listen Live Page |
| Website | kygo.com |
KYGO-FM is a Country music radio station in Denver, Colorado. The Lincoln Financial Media outlet operates at 98.5 MHz with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100 kW.
KYGO-FM is Colorado's secondary (LP-2) Emergency Alert System station. KOA is the primary (LP-1) station.
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[edit] History
The station signed on the air in 1960 as KFML, but following the sale of the station to Jefferson-Pilot Broadcasting in 1974, adopted the KIMN-FM call letters. The station changed call letters to KYGO in 1979 and later that year changed from Contemporary Hits to the Country music format.
In June 2007 Lincoln announced that would put its television and radio stations up for sale. KYGO, along with its sister stations in Denver, is among the properties being shopped around by Lincoln.
In 2007, the station was named Country music station of the year in a top 25 market by Radio & Records magazine. Other nominees included WUSN Chicago, WYCD Detroit, KEEY-FM Minneapolis, WXTU Philadelphia, and KSON-FM San Diego.[1]
[edit] Airstaff
The current lineup (as of May 23, 2011) is as follows
- Morning Show (5 am - 9 am): Kelly & Rider with Kelly Ford, Mark Rider, Ed Greene and Chuck Clark (News)
- Mid-Days (9 am - 2 pm): Alisha Scott
- Afternoon Drive (2 pm - 7 pm): Paul Donovan
- Nighttime (7 pm - 12 am): TBA
- Overnights (12 am - 5 am): Monica Turner
- Weekend's/Fill-ins: George B., Grant Brooks, Michael Collins and Rob de Latino
- Program Director: John "JT" Thomas
- Assistant PD/Music Director: Garrett Doll
- Station Voice: John Willyard
- Station Jingles: Reelworld One Country 2011-present Using the KNCI logo.
[edit] References
- ^ "2007 Industry Achievement Awards". Radio and Records. September 28, 2008. http://www.radioandrecords.com/Conventions/con2007/awards/indexFinal.asp.
[edit] External links
- 98.5 KYGO's website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KYGO
- Radio-Locator information on KYGO
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for KYGO
- State of Colorado Emergency Alert System
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