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KKHI
Centennial, Colorado;
Broadcast area	Denver, Colorado
Frequency	101.9 MHz
Programming
Format	Christian Contemporary
Affiliations	WAY-FM Network
Ownership
Owner	Way-FM Media Group, Inc.
History
Former call signs	KINX (?-1979); KKCS-FM (1979-2005); KGDQ (2005-2008)
Technical information
Facility ID	70822
Class	C3
ERP	9,500 watts
HAAT	163 meters
Transmitter coordinates	39°23′7.00″N 105°2′52.00″W / 39.3852778°N 105.0477778°W
Links
Website	wayfm.com

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KKHI (101.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Contemporary Christian format. Licensed to Centennial, Colorado, USA, the station serves the Denver area. The station is currently owned by Way-FM Media Group, Inc.^[1]

History

The station was originally licensed to Colorado Springs as KRYT-FM, broadcasting a middle-of-the-road music format as the fulltime companion to daytime-only KRYT-AM 1530 (now KCMN).

Walton Stations purchased the station in 1978 and began broadcasting country music as KKCS-FM under Program Director Lee Reynolds. While in the country format, KKCS was a major player in the Colorado Springs market until the station was purchased by Bustos Media for $16 million in 2005.

Bustos Media's plans were to turn 101.9 into a Denver station by changing the city of license to Centennial, Colorado, and the transmitter location to the Monument Hill area. On December 2, 2005, the station moved to a Regional Mexican format, "La Gran D," and switched call letters from KKCS-FM to KGDQ on December 8, 2005. With all those changes, 101.9 FM effectively left Colorado Springs to broadcast to the larger Denver market.

On June 9, 2008, KGDQ abandoned Regional Mexican in favor of picking up the Smooth Jazz format that was dropped several months earlier by KJCD. Bustos Media CEO Amador Bustos told AllAccess.com, "We will put our improved 101.9 FM signal to its best use, by filling an evident music vacuum in the Denver metro with Smooth Jazz programming." The call letters changed to KKHI, for "K-High," the slogan used by a previous Denver smooth jazz station, KHIH.

On April 30, 2010, it was announced on KKHI Operations Manager/Program Director Steve Hamilton's Facebook page that the current format will be moving to the station's website.

As of May 1, 101.9 was sold by Bustos Media to Way-FM Communications, who then replaced the Smooth Jazz format with a Contemproary Christian format, using programming from the WAY-FM Network.^[2]

References

^ "KKHI Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
^ "Letter from Bob Augsburg". WAY-FM.com.

External links

Facility details for Facility ID KKHI ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
{{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

[1] "KKHI Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

[2] "Letter from Bob Augsburg". WAY-FM.com.

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+| name             = KKHI
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+| image            =
-| city                 = [[Centennial, Colorado]]
+| city             = [[Centennial, Colorado]]
-| area                 = [[Denver, Colorado]]
+| area             = [[Denver, Colorado]]
-| branding             = ''K-High at 101.9''
+| branding         =
-| slogan               = | airdate       = June 2008
+| slogan           =
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+| airdate          =
-| format               = [[Christian Contemporary]]
+| frequency        = 101.9 [[MHz]]
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+| format           = [[Christian Contemporary]]
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+| erp              = 9,500 [[watt]]s
-| haat                 = 163 meters
+| haat             = 163 meters
-| class                = C3
+| class            = C3
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+| facility_id      = [http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?list=0&facid=70822 70822]
-| coordinates          = {{Coord|39|23|7.00|N|105|2|52.00|W|region:US_type:city}}
+| coordinates      = {{Coord|39|23|7.00|N|105|2|52.00|W|region:US_type:city}}
-| callsign_meaning     =
+| callsign_meaning =
-| former_callsigns     = KKCS-FM (1979-2005)<br>KGDQ (2005-2008)
+| former_callsigns = KINX (?-1979)<br>KKCS-FM (1979-2005)<br>KGDQ (2005-2008)
-| owner                = Way FM
+| owner            = Way-FM Media Group, Inc.
-| licensee             =
+| licensee         =
-| sister_stations      =
+| sister_stations  =
-| webcast              = [http://player.streamtheworld.com/liveplayer.php?CALLSIGN=KKHIFM Listen Live]
+| webcast          =
-| website              = [http://www.kkhi1019.com kkhi1019.com]
+| website          = [http://www.wayfm.com wayfm.com]
-| affiliations         =
+| affiliations     = [[WAY-FM Network]]
 }}
-'''KKHI''' (101.9 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) was a [[radio station]] broadcasting a [[Smooth Jazz]] format. Licensed to [[Centennial, Colorado|Centennial]], [[Colorado]], USA, the station serves the [[Denver, Colorado|Denver area]] on the FM dial, and also broadcasts worldwide via [http://www.kkhi1019.com/ its website]. The station is currently owned by Bustos Media of Colorado License Corp.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KGDQ |title=KGDQ Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref>
+'''KKHI''' (101.9 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is a [[radio station]] broadcasting a [[Contemporary Christian]] format. Licensed to [[Centennial, Colorado|Centennial]], [[Colorado]], USA, the station serves the [[Denver, Colorado|Denver]] area. The station is currently owned by Way-FM Media Group, Inc.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KKHI |title=KKHI Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref>
+==History==
-==Current Station Lineup==
-KKHI ("K-High") plays smooth jazz music and is programmed by 18-year Denver market veteran Steve Hamilton. Hamilton hosts the K-High Smooth Morning show, and the Smooth Jazz Network's [[Dave Koz]] handles 2pm to 7pm. Laurie Cobb is heard from 7pm to midnight. On weekends, K-High features [[Kenny G]] as host from 10am to 2pm, and smooth jazz guitarist [[Norman Brown]] DJs from 2pm to 7pm.
-==101.9 FM History==
 The station was originally licensed to Colorado Springs as KRYT-FM, broadcasting a middle-of-the-road music format as the fulltime companion to daytime-only KRYT-AM 1530 (now KCMN).
-Walton Stations purchased 101.9FM in 1978 and the station began broadcasting country music as KKCS-FM under Program Director Lee Reynolds. While in the country format, KKCS was a major player in the Colorado Springs market until the station was purchased by Bustos Media for $16 million in 2005.
+Walton Stations purchased the station in 1978 and began broadcasting country music as KKCS-FM under Program Director Lee Reynolds. While in the country format, KKCS was a major player in the Colorado Springs market until the station was purchased by Bustos Media for $16 million in 2005.
-Bustos Media's plans were to turn 101.9 into a Denver station by changing the city of license to Centennial, Colorado, and the transmitter location to the Monument Hill area. On December 2, 2005, the station moved to a [[Regional Mexican]] format, "La Gran D," and switched call letters from KKCS-FM to KGDQ on December 8, 2005. With all those changes, 101.9FM effectively left Colorado Springs to broadcast to the larger Denver market.
+Bustos Media's plans were to turn 101.9 into a Denver station by changing the city of license to Centennial, Colorado, and the transmitter location to the Monument Hill area. On December 2, 2005, the station moved to a [[Regional Mexican]] format, "La Gran D," and switched call letters from KKCS-FM to KGDQ on December 8, 2005. With all those changes, 101.9 FM effectively left Colorado Springs to broadcast to the larger Denver market.
-(After the purchase, the KKCS call letters and format moved to the Canon City frequency of KSTY-104.5 via a marketing agreement. The move was not a successful one, as the 104.5 facility could not cover the entire Colorado Springs market. When the terms of the marketing agreement expired, the station on 104.5 reverted to serving Canon City and reclaimed the call letters KSTY.)
 On June 9, 2008, KGDQ abandoned Regional Mexican in favor of picking up the Smooth Jazz format that was dropped several months earlier by [[KKFN (FM)|KJCD]]. Bustos Media CEO Amador Bustos told AllAccess.com, "We will put our improved 101.9 FM signal to its best use, by filling an evident music vacuum in the Denver metro with Smooth Jazz programming." The call letters changed to KKHI, for "K-High," the slogan used by a previous Denver smooth jazz station, KHIH.
+On April 30, 2010, it was announced on KKHI Operations Manager/Program Director Steve Hamilton's [[Facebook]] page that the current format will be moving to the station's website.
-Former KOSI Music Director and midday personality Steve Hamilton was hired as KKHI Operations Manager/Program Director. Hamilton hosts the morning drive air shift. Smooth Jazz saxophonist [[Dave Koz]], formerly heard on KJCD, is featured in afternoon drive on K-High via the Smooth Jazz Network, which also provides KKHI with overnight and weekend programming. Laurie Cobb, formerly of the Jones Radio Network, hosts evenings on KKHI.
-KKHI is the fourth Smooth Jazz station to serve the Denver area, after [[KKFN (FM)|KJCD]] (104.3), [[KPTT-FM|KHIH]] (95.7), and [[KRKS-FM|KHIH]] (94.7).
-Until the mid 1990s, the KKHI call letters belonged to a San Francisco classical music station on 1550 AM and 95.7 FM.
-On April 30, 2010,  It was announced on Steve Hamilton's [[Facebook]] page that the current format will be moving to the station's website. As of May 1, 101.9 was sold by Bustos Media to Way-FM Communications, who then replaced the Smooth Jazz format with a Christian Format, using programming from the [[WAY-FM Network]].
+As of May 1, 101.9 was sold by Bustos Media to Way-FM Communications, who then replaced the Smooth Jazz format with a Contemproary Christian format, using programming from the [[WAY-FM Network]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kxwa.wayfm.com/index.php/on-the-way/252-letter-from-bob-augsburg.html|title=Letter from Bob Augsburg|work=WAY-FM.com}}</ref>
 ==References==
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-{{Colorado Springs Radio}}
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-[[Category:Jazz radio stations in the United States|KKHI]]