KILO
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Broadcast area | Colorado Springs and Pueblo |
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| [[Frequency|FrequencTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | 94.3 MHz |
| Branding | 94.3 KILO |
| Programming | |
| Format | Active rock |
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| History | |
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Call sign meaning | KILO (metric system)[1] |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 12367 | |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 79,000 watts |
| HAAT | 670 meters (2,200 ft) |
| Links | |
Public license information | Template:FCC Licensing and Management System facility |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | kilo943.com |
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KILO (94.3 FM, 94.3 KILO) is a radio station broadcasting in Colorado Springs and Pueblo, Colorado, United States. It also streams online.
History
KLST and KPIK-FM
The 94.3 signal signed on the air on August 22, 1962, as KLST, owned by Little London Broadcasting. Douglas W. Dailey served as the station's first President and General Manager. The studios were located at 802Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.1⁄2 E. Fillmore Avenue. The station was sold to the Western Broadcasting Company, owners of KPIK 1580, in 1966 and became KPIK-FM. The FM station simulcast KPIK,[3] making it just the second all-country music station on FM in the United States.[4] The AM and FM stations remained a simulcast through 1977, when the FM moved toward a more contemporary country sound as "Super K-94" (coinciding with a move to 93.9 MHz, where it was located from 1977 to 1994) while the AM station focused on more traditional country.[5] That same year, station manager George James was elected to the Colorado Springs city council.[6]
In 1978, George James bought KPIK, while the FM was sold separately to the KILO Broadcasting Corporation.[7] The month before, it had adopted a metric system-themed moniker, KILO.[1]Template:R/superscript As KILO, the station adopted an Album-Oriented Rock format.
KILO Broadcasting was owned by local businessmen Robert "Bob" D. Telmosse and Charlie Brown. Telmosse and Brown would later sell KILO Radio to Bahakel Communications in 1984. Both Telmosse and Brown would continue to reside in Colorado Springs and explore other business interests. Telmosse was best known as the owner of a local furniture store called The Denver Warehouse, and starting an annual local Christmas giveaway in the early 1980s which began as a hoax, but Telmosse stepped up to the challenge. Telmosse would pass away in 2003, but his namesake foundation is still in operation. Charlie Brown would later operate a local travel agency.
Active rock
By 1991 KILO had moved to an active rock format. The station is known for playing new bands well before many other stations will add them to their playlist and is usually one of the higher rated stations in Colorado Springs.[citation needed] Rich Hawk, who programmed the station for 27 years, was widely considered one of the "fathers of active rock".[citation needed] On March 7, 2013, Rich Hawk died after falling into a coma in February.[8]
Additional information
The Pure Rock Panel is a fan club of sorts. It is used to inform its members of concerts and new releases, and to get feedback about the station.
During the winter months, the station used to organize ski trips to the nearby Monarch Ski Area. These trips started in 1978 and ended in 2016.
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Navarro, Linda (January 29, 1978). "Station Break". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. p. 12D. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Facility Technical Data for KILO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."KPIK Buys FM Outlet". Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph. January 9, 1966. p. 3-A. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bennet, Don (January 29, 1966). "Junky Tells Story on New 'Night Call' Show Here". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. p. 14.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Navarro, Linda (February 5, 1977). "Station Break". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. p. 18-D.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Foster, Dick (April 6, 1977). "Winners Promise To Serve Citizens". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. p. 1-B. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Area Broadcasting Corp. Purchases AM Radio Station". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. February 25, 1978. p. 5-A. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Former KILO PD Rich Hawk Passes".
External links
- Official website
- Template:FCC Licensing and Management System facility
- KILO in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- FCC History Cards for KILO
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