KXWA
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| KCWA | |
| History | |
First air date | January 28, 1967 (as KRYT-FM) |
Former call signs | KRYT-FM (1967-1976) KINX (1976-1979) KKCS-FM (1979-2005) KGDQ (2005-2008) KKHI (2008-2011) |
Call sign meaning | For "Way FM" |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 70822 |
| Class | C3 |
| ERP | 9,500 watts |
| HAAT | 163 meters (535 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°23′7″N 105°2′52″W / 39.38528°N 105.04778°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wayfm.com |
KXWA (101.9
.History
In Colorado Springs
On January 14, 1965, William S. Cook obtained a construction permit to build a new radio station in Colorado Springs.
In 1979, the two stations (then KXXV and KINX) were acquired by Mountain Center Broadcasting Company, part of Texas-based Center Group Broadcasting, for $765,000.[5] Walton Stations acquired both stations in separate transactions in 1982, with the FM going for $1.02 million.[6] Under Walton, the station broadcast country music and became a major player in the market, being the top-billing station from 1989 to 1997 and the highest-rated local station in much of that time period.[7]
Walton sold KKCS-FM to Superior Broadcasting in 2003 for $18 million.[8]
Denver market move-in
Superior sold KKCS-FM to Bustos Media for $16 million in 2005, retaining the intellectual property and moving it to Cañon City's 104.5 MHz, which it leased.[9] Meanwhile, Bustos moved KKCS-FM north from Colorado Springs to Centennial, with a transmitter on Monument Hill, to target the Denver market. In Denver, it changed its format to Regional Mexican as KGDQ "La Gran D", the third Spanish-language FM station in the region.[10]
Bustos sold KKHI in 2010 to Way-FM Communications for conversion to its Christian radio network. The call sign was changed to KXWA that December.[11]
References
- ^ "KXWA Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
- ^ FCC History Cards for KXWA
- ^ Navarro, Linda (January 29, 1977). "Station Break". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. Colorado Springs, Colorado. p. 18-D. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "KRYT Goes Disco". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. Colorado Springs, Colorado. February 19, 1977. p. 16-D. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting. February 19, 1979. p. 68.
- ^ "Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting. August 16, 1982. p. 57.
- ^ Duncan, James E. (2004). "Colorado Springs" (PDF). An American Radio Trilogy – via World Radio History.
- ^ "Deal of the Week" (PDF). Radio & Records. May 2, 2003. p. 6.
- ^ Darrow, Dennis (December 6, 2005). "KKCS moves up radio dial". Pueblo Chieftain.
- ^ Kreck, Dick (December 5, 2005). "KKCS-FM newest player in thriving Latino market". The Denver Post. p. F9.
- ^ "Letter from Bob Augsburg". WAY-FM.com.
External links
- KXWA in the FCC FM station database
- KXWA in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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