KKSE (AM)
| Broadcast area | Denver-Boulder-Longmont, Northern Colorado and Colorado Springs.[1] |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 950 kHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Altitude Sports 950 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports |
| Affiliations | Denver Nuggets Colorado Avalanche Colorado Mammoth Colorado Rapids Yahoo! Sports Radio Altitude |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KIMN, KXKL, KWOF | |
| History | |
First air date | 1954 (as KIMN) |
Former call signs | KIMN (1954-1988) KYGO (1988-1994) KKFN (1994-2008) KRWZ (2008-2016) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 30839 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts unlimited |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°52′30″N 104°56′0″W / 39.87500°N 104.93333°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | altitudesports950.com |
KKSE (950 AM) is a radio station licensed to Parker, Colorado, USA, the station serves the Denver area. It is currently airing a sports format. As of March 14, 2016, the station is currently owned by Stan Kroenke.[2][3] Its studios are located on Colorado Boulevard in Glendale, and the transmitter is in Thornton.
History
The station was previously known as KIMN from 1954 to 1988, and was Denver's top-rated top-40 outlet for most of that time. After KIMN's demise, the station flipped to Country and adopted the KYGO calls beginning April 26, 1988. The programming was separate from its then-FM sister. On October 12, 1994, the station changed its call sign to KKFN, and adopted a sports format with the moniker "AM 950 The Fan" (the KYGO-AM calls and country format would move to 1600 AM later that year). The sports format would begin simulcasting on 104.3 FM (formerly KJCD) on March 6, 2008, as part of a format transfer.[4] Finally, on September 2, 2008, the AM station became KRWZ with an oldies format as "Cruisin' Oldies 950".[5][6]
On December 8, 2014, Entercom announced it would purchase Lincoln Financial Group's entire 15-station lineup in a $106.5 million deal, and would operate the outlets under a LMA deal. On December 22, 2014, Entercom announced that it will retain KRWZ and its current format.[7] The FCC approved the deal on June 26, 2015.[8]
However, on December 17, 2015, Entercom announced it will sell KRWZ to KSE Radio Ventures (owned by Stan Kroenke), who will add the station to its three recently acquired FM properties in the Denver market. KSE also announced that KRWZ will flip to a new format when the sale closes, as Entercom moved the Oldies format to KEZW on December 27.[9] The same day, KRWZ began stunting with mostly adult standards music, as well as redirecting listeners to KEZW.
Upon the change of ownership, KRWZ would adopt the new KKSE call letters. Furthermore, KSE announced that the station will return to sports talk and become "Altitude Sports 950" (named after KSE's Altitude cable channel). The new format's programming will include the Rich Eisen Show, along with a slew of live and local programming.[10][11] The station will continue to broadcast the Colorado Avalanche, the Denver Nuggets and the Colorado Rapids, as well as the Colorado Mammoth (all of which are owned by Kroenke).[12]
The sale to KSE closed on March 14, 2016 (with the calls officially changing to KKSE), and the station flipped to a simulcast of KWOF that day at Noon. "Altitude Sports 950" officially launched at 7 a.m. on April 8.[13][14] KKSE enters a crowded sports talk field in the Denver market, with competitors including KDSP, former sister stations KKFN and KEPN, and KDCO.
Current weekday lineup
- 6a-7a: The Morning Scoreboard w/ Josh Dover
- 7a-10a: Hastings & Helmer w/ Scott Hastings, Tom Helmer and Lauren Gardner
- 10a-1p: Rich Eisen
- 1p-4p: Vic & Kyle w/ Vic Lombardi and Kyle Keefe
- 4p-7p: Nate & Nalen w/ Nate Kreckman and Tom Nalen
Outside of local programming and play-by-play, KKSE airs Yahoo! Sports Radio programming.
Previous logo
References
- ^ KKSE Coverage.
- ^ "KKSE Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "KKSE Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ https://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/515/the-fan-denver-moves-to-fm/
- ^ "KRWZall Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ http://www.westword.com/news/oldies-radio-set-to-make-comeback-in-denver-with-krwz-5880985
- ^ "Entercom Acquires Lincoln Financial Media" from Radio Insight (December 8, 2014)
- ^ "FCC OKs Lincoln Financial-Entercom Deal" from All Access (June 26, 2015)
- ^ "KSE Media Ventures Acquires KRWZ Denver From Entercom" from Radio Insight (December 17, 2015)
- ^ https://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/105422/kse-sets-launch-date-for-altitude-950-denver/
- ^ http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_29725285/altitude-enters-denvers-sports-talk-radio-market
- ^ https://twitter.com/richeisen/status/708753707362492416
- ^ http://www.altitude.tv/news/950am-altitude-sports-radio/
- ^ http://www.altitude.tv/media/2307/altitude-sports-radio-press-release-040816.pdf
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID KKSE ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- FCC History Cards for KRWZ
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