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| City | Thornton, Colorado |
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| Broadcast area | Denver metropolitan area |
| Branding | Orange and Blue 760 |
| Slogan | All Broncos, All The Time |
| Frequency | 760 kHz |
| Repeater(s) | 103.5-2 KRFX-HD2 |
| First air date | June 15, 1987 (as KJIM) |
| Format | Denver Broncos Talk |
| Power | 50,000 watts day 1,000 watts night |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 29740 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 40°0′33″N104°56′21″W / 40.00917°N 104.93917°W Coordinates: 40°0′33″N104°56′21″W / 40.00917°N 104.93917°W |
| Callsign meaning | K Denver Broncos SPorts Radio |
| Former callsigns | KJIM (1987-1990) KRZN (1990-1993) KTLK (1993-2002) KKZN (2002-2015) |
| Affiliations | NBC Sports Radio |
| Owner | iHeartMedia, Inc. (Citicasters Licenses, Inc.) |
| Sister stations | KBCO, KHOW, KBPI, KPTT, KOA, KRFX, KTCL |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | https://orangeandblue760.iheart.com/ |
KDSP (760 kHz) is a commercial AM sports radio station licensed to Thornton, Colorado and serving the Denver-Boulder media market. Known as "The Voice of Broncos Country". KDSP carries mostly local sports shows, concentrating on the Denver Broncos NFL team. Some syndicated programming from NBC Sports Radio is also heard.
The hertz (symbol: Hz) is the derived unit of frequency in the International System of Units (SI) and is defined as one cycle per second. It is named after Heinrich Rudolf Hertz, the first person to provide conclusive proof of the existence of electromagnetic waves. Hertz are commonly expressed in multiples: kilohertz (103 Hz, kHz), megahertz (106 Hz, MHz), gigahertz (109 Hz, GHz), terahertz (1012 Hz, THz), petahertz (1015 Hz, PHz), and exahertz (1018 Hz, EHz).
AM broadcasting is a radio broadcasting technology, which employs amplitude modulation (AM) transmissions. It was the first method developed for making audio radio transmissions, and is still used worldwide, primarily for medium wave transmissions, but also on the longwave and shortwave radio bands.
Sports radio is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcasting of sporting events. A widespread programming genre that has a narrow audience appeal, sports radio is characterized by an often-boisterous on-air style and extensive debate and analysis by both hosts and callers. Many sports talk stations also carry play-by-play of local sports teams as part of their regular programming. Hosted by Bill Mazer, the first sports talk radio show in history launched in March 1964 on New York's WNBC (AM).
Contents
- History
- Early history
- AM 760: Colorado's Progressive Talk
- Real Talk 760
- Denver Sports 760
- Orange and Blue 760
- References
- External links
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