KVOQ (FM)
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| Broadcast area | Denver, Colorado |
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| Frequency | 102.3MHz |
| Branding | Indie 102.3 |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | Adult Album Alternative(AAA) (Public) |
| Affiliations | NPR |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KEPC | |
| History | |
First air date | 1996 (as KAGM) |
Former call signs | KAGM (1992–2005) KJEB (3/2005-11/2005) KCUV-FM (2005–2006) KCUV (2006–2010) KDSP (2010–2015) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 37028 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 1,000watts |
| HAAT | 238 meters (781 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°43′59″N105°14′10″W/ 39.73306°N 105.23611°W |
| Translator(s) | 90.9 K215FM (Fort Collins) |
| Repeater(s) | 102.3 KVOQ-FM3 (Boulder) 89.7 FM (KEPC,Colorado Springs) 88.5 FM (KVQI,Vail) 96.7 FM (KNDH,Carbondale) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | Indie 102.3 |
KVOQ(102.3FM) is apublicradio stationlicensedtoGreenwood Village, Colorado,and serving theDenver metropolitan area.KVOQ broadcasts anAlbum Adult Alternative(AAA)radio formatknown as "Indie 102.3" under the ownership ofColorado Public Radio.It is listener supported and airs no commercials. On-airfundraisersare conducted several times each year.
A 40-wattbooster station,102.3KVOQ-FM3,is on the air inBoulderto help listeners there better receive the station.[2]It is also simulcast onKNDH(96.7 FM) inCarbondaleand its four dependent translators, which CPR acquired in 2021.[3]In January 2022, Indie 102.3 began to simulcast in Colorado Springs onKEPC(89.7 FM).
Station history
[edit]KCUV (2005=2008)
[edit]KCUV(as the station was previously known) originally began on 1510 AM, and moved to the 102.3 FM signal in 2005. It replaced the former KAGM (licensed toStrasburg, Colorado) that aired acountry musicformat for many years. The station'scity of licensewas moved to the Denver suburb of Greenwood Village.
KCUV featured a large and diverseplaylist,including a mix ofrhythm and blues,classic rock,folk music,alternative rock,modern rock,soul musicandblues.The station's lineup included "KCUV's Live From Ebbets Field," a concert show featuring live, intimate performances from the best bands performing at Chuck Morris' Ebbets Field concert club in downtown Denver. KCUV also periodically had CD releases of "Live From Ebbets Field" performances in cooperation with Chuck Morris and Listen Up, with proceeds going to the Morgan Adams Foundation.
Adult hits (2008–2010)
[edit]On September 1, 2008 at 12:00 a.m., KCUV ended broadcasting and became asimulcastofsister stationKJAC(licensed toTimnath), which aired theJack FM-brandedadult hitsformat. It was the first U.S. station to use the Jack-FM moniker and format, which had been a big success on several stations inCanada.The simulcast gave KJAC better coverage in the Denver area.
Sports (2010–2015)
[edit]In May 2010, the station was sold to Front Range Sports Network, LLC.[4]
In the summer of 2010, after KCUV and KJAC were purchased by Moreland Properties, LLC, from NRC Broadcasting, KCUV dropped the Jack FM simulcast and beganstunting.The Denver Postreported on July 15, 2010 that KCUV would be adopting anall-sportsformat under the newcall signof KDSP, which would make it the 4th sports station in the Denver market.[5]
The format was scheduled to launch on July 26, 2010. Hosts on the proposed station included longtimeKCNCandKEPNpersonalities Vic Lombardi and Gary Miller in an expected 7-9 AM weekday slot.[6][7]
Instead, on July 26, 2010, theDenver Postreported that the sports format originally set to be heard on KDSP would make a last-minute switch to another Denver station at 87.7 FM.[8]The following day, July 27, 2010, KDSP changed to aSpanish-languagesports format using theESPN Deportes RadioNetwork.
On March 31, 2011,KXDP-LPand KDSP switched formats and branding, with KXDP-LP becoming theESPN Deportesaffiliate and KDSP becoming 102.3 The Ticket. On January 1, 2012, KDSP became anESPN Radioaffiliate.[9]
Adult alternative (2015–present)
[edit]On January 5, 2015,Colorado Public Radioacquired KDSP. On January 27, CPR converted the station to non-commercial status as a simulcast of AMsister stationKVOQ's "Open Air" Adult Album Alternative format. The purchase was consummated on April 29, 2015 at a price of $5.75 million. Former sister station KJAC continued airing the ESPN Radio format until December of that year, when that station was sold to Community Radio for Northern Colorado and flipped it to a non-commercialAAAformat.[10]
CPR maintains three audio services on the air in the Denver area: KVOQ airs adult album alternative music, whileKCFR-FMis a news and information station affiliated withNPR,andKVODbroadcastsclassical music.
On July 1, 2019, KVOQ relaunched as "Indie 102.3".[11]
On April 2, 2020, KVOQ began simulcasting on sister station 1490 AM/98.5/102.1 FMKXREinColorado Springswhich now gives KVOQ's format complete coverage of the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains from north ofFort Collinsin the north to south ofColorado Springsin the south.[12]
In June 2020, KVOQ began simulcasting on newly-acquired sister station 88.5 FM KVQI inVail.The station was previously owned by Rocky Mountain Public Media as KVJZ simulcastingKUVO.[13]
Previous logo
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References
[edit]- ^"Facility Technical Data for KVOQ".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^Radio-Locator /KVOQ-3-FM
- ^Venta, Lance (May 26, 2021)."Indie 102.3 Continues Its Expansion Across Colorado".RadioInsight.Retrieved2021-06-15.
- ^"KDSP Ownership Record".United StatesFederal Communications Commission,audio division.Retrieved2010-12-10.
- ^Saunders, Dusty (July 15, 2010)."Shakeup in Denver sports talk radio, FM dial has new station".The Denver Post.Archived fromthe originalon March 14, 2012.
- ^"Dealin' Doug Moreland talks about KDSP, new sports-talk station debuting next week",fromWestword,7/21/2010
- ^"Vic Lombardi on making the jump from ESPN Radio to the new KDSP",fromWestword,7/23/2010
- ^Dusty Saunders: New names, dial places for Denver's sports-talk radio
- ^Denver Business Journal (March 27, 2011)."ESPN Radio switching from The Fan to The Ticket".Retrieved2011-04-04.
{{cite news}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^"Colorado Public Radio Acquires ESPN 102.3 Denver"from Radio Insight (January 5, 2015)
- ^OpenAir Denver Relaunches as Indie 102.3Radioinsihght - July 1, 2019
- ^"Indie 102.3 Expands to Colorado Springs".
- ^"KVOQ (Indie 102.3)/Denver Celebrates One Year and Expanded Reach".
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 37028 (KVOQ)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- KVOQinNielsen Audio's FM station database