KZKS
39°25′55″N 108°07′48″W / 39.432°N 108.130°W
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| Broadcast area | Grand Junction, Colorado Glenwood Springs, Colorado |
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| Frequency | 105.3 MHz |
| Branding | Drive 105 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic rock |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Western Slope Communications |
| KAYW, KAVP, KRGS, KWGL | |
| History | |
First air date | 1983 |
Former call signs | KDBL-FM (1985–1987) KWWS-FM (1987–1988) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 71959 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 60,000 watts |
| HAAT | 743 meters |
| Translator(s) | 97.5 K248AE (Montrose) 97.9 K250AO (Redlands) 103.7 K279DE (Steamboat Springs) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | KZKS Online |
KZKS (105.3 FM) is a radio station which broadcasts a classic rock format. Licensed to Rifle, Colorado, United States, it serves the Grand Junction area. The station is currently owned by Western Slope Communications. The station is an affiliate of the Floydian Slip syndicated Pink Floyd program. KZKS operates boosters to fill in its signal in Grand Junction, Glenwood Springs, and Carbondale.[2]
History
In 1988, the owner of KZKS, Steven Humphries, was involved in a dispute with the then owners of KKOB and KKOB-FM in Albuquerque. The owner of those stations, Fairmont Communications corporation, disputed Humphries' acquisition of KNMQ out of Santa Fe. At the time, Humphries also owned 100% of the share of Sun Media of Colorado. Sun Media was operating KZKS at the time.[3] Sister station KRGS, then known as KWWS, was involved in the dispute as well. The station at one time carried Country as its format, and was known as "Kiss Country" [4][5]
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KZKS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "KZKS Rifle, CO". FCCData.org. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
- ^ Rick Nathanson (September 27, 1988). "Petition 'Sour Grapes,' says KNMQ-FM owner". Albuquerque Journal. p. 9-B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ The Country Music Association Directory 2005. Country Music Association. 2005. p. 156. ISBN 978-0-9706579-4-7 – via Google Books.
- ^ Brian Mansfield, Gary Graff (1997). MusicHound Country. Visible Ink. p. 2058. ISBN 978-1-57859-006-3 – via Google Books.
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 71959 (KZKS) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KZKS in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 58857 (K248AE) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- K248AE at FCCdata.org
- K250AO at FCCdata.org
- Template:FMQ
- K279DE at FCCdata.org
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