KVOQ (FM)

Last updated
KVOQ
KVOQ.png.jpg
Broadcast area Denver, Colorado
Frequency 102.3 MHz
BrandingIndie 102.3
Programming
Language(s) English
Format Adult Album Alternative (AAA) (Public)
Affiliations NPR
Ownership
Owner
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
Facility ID 37028
Class A
ERP 1,000 watts
HAAT 238 meters (781 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 39°43′59″N105°14′10″W / 39.73306°N 105.23611°W / 39.73306; -105.23611 Coordinates: 39°43′59″N105°14′10″W / 39.73306°N 105.23611°W / 39.73306; -105.23611
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
Webcast Listen live
Website Indie 102.3

KVOQ (102.3 FM) is a public radio station licensed to Greenwood Village, Colorado, and serving the Denver metropolitan area. KVOQ broadcasts an Album Adult Alternative (AAA) radio format known as "Indie 102.3" under the ownership of Colorado Public Radio. It is listener supported and airs no commercials. On-air fundraisers are conducted several times each year.

Contents

A 40-watt booster station, 102.3 KVOQ-FM3, is on the air in Boulder to help listeners there better receive the station. [1] It is also simulcast on KNDH (96.7 FM) in Carbondale and its four dependent translators, which CPR acquired in 2021. [2] In January 2022, Indie 102.3 began to simulcast in Colorado Springs on KEPC (89.7 FM).

Station history

KCUV (2005=2008)

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 to Strasburg, Colorado) that aired a country music format for many years. The station's city of license was moved to the Denver suburb of Greenwood Village.

KCUV featured a large and diverse playlist, including a mix of rhythm and blues, classic rock, folk music, alternative rock, modern rock, soul music and blues. 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)

On September 1, 2008 at 12:00 a.m., KCUV ended broadcasting and became a simulcast of sister station KJAC (licensed to Timnath), which aired the Jack FM-branded adult hits format. It was the first U.S. station to use the Jack-FM moniker and format, which had been a big success on several stations in Canada. The simulcast gave KJAC better coverage in the Denver area.

Sports (2010-2015)

In May 2010, the station was sold to Front Range Sports Network, LLC. [3]

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 began stunting. The Denver Post reported on July 15, 2010 that KCUV would be adopting an all-sports format under the new call sign of KDSP, which would make it the 4th sports station in the Denver market. [4]

The format was scheduled to launch on July 26, 2010. Hosts on the proposed station included longtime KCNC and KEPN personalities Vic Lombardi and Gary Miller in an expected 7-9 AM weekday slot. [5] [6]

Instead, on July 26, 2010, the Denver Post reported 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. [7] The following day, July 27, 2010, KDSP changed to a Spanish-language sports format using the ESPN Deportes Radio Network.

On March 31, 2011, KXDP-LP and KDSP switched formats and branding, with KXDP-LP becoming the ESPN Deportes affiliate and KDSP becoming 102.3 The Ticket. On January 1, 2012, KDSP became an ESPN Radio affiliate. [8]

Adult alternative (2015-present)

On January 5, 2015, Colorado Public Radio acquired KDSP. On January 27, CPR converted the station to non-commercial status as a simulcast of AM sister station KVOQ'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-commercial AAA format. [9]

CPR maintains three audio services on the air in the Denver area: KVOQ airs adult album alternative music, while KCFR-FM is a news and information station affiliated with NPR, and KVOD broadcasts classical music.

On July 1, 2019, KVOQ relaunched as "Indie 102.3". [10]

On April 2, 2020, KVOQ began simulcasting on sister station 1490 AM/98.5/102.1 FM KXRE in Colorado Springs which now gives KVOQ's format complete coverage of the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains from north of Fort Collins in the north to south of Colorado Springs in the south. [11]

In June 2020, KVOQ began simulcasting on newly-acquired sister station 88.5 FM KVQI in Vail. The station was previously owned by Rocky Mountain Public Media as KVJZ simulcasting KUVO. [12]

OpenAir-CPR logo.png

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KBPI</span> Active rock radio station in Fort Collins, Colorado, United States

KBPI is a commercial radio station licensed to Fort Collins, Colorado. It is owned by iHeartMedia and it broadcasts an Active rock radio format.

KQKS is a Rhythmic Top 40 radio station, licensed to Lakewood, Colorado. It is owned by Audacy, Inc. and serves the Denver-Boulder metropolitan area. KQKS's current slogan is #1 For Today's Hottest Music, referring to a musical mix of R&B, hip hop and Rhythmic Pop hits.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KXKL-FM</span> Classic hits radio station in Denver

KXKL-FM is a classic hits station serving the Denver metropolitan area. This station is licensed to Denver, Colorado and broadcasts with an ERP of 100 kW and is under ownership of Stan Kroenke's KSE Radio Ventures. Its studios are located on Colorado Boulevard in Glendale, and the transmitter is located on Mt. Morrison.

WTAR is a commercial radio station licensed to Norfolk, Virginia, and serving the Hampton Roads radio market. WTAR is owned and operated by Sinclair Telecable, Inc. It broadcasts a hot adult contemporary format as "96.5 Lucy FM".

KVCU AM 1190, branded Radio 1190, is a college radio station affiliated with the University of Colorado Boulder. Operated by CU since 1998, the station broadcasts from studios in the basement of the University Memorial Center on the CU campus.

KJMN is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish adult hits format licensed to Castle Rock, Colorado, United States, serving the Denver-Boulder area. The station is currently owned by Entravision Holdings, LLC. Its studios are located in Denver near Sports Authority Field at Mile High, and the transmitter is west of Castle Rock.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KKSE (AM)</span> Sports radio station in Parker–Denver, Colorado

KKSE is a commercial radio station licensed to Parker, Colorado, and serving the Denver metropolitan area. The station is owned by Stan Kroenke's KSE Radio Ventures.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Colorado Public Radio</span> Public radio network in Colorado, United States

Colorado Public Radio (CPR) is a public radio state network based in Denver, Colorado that broadcasts three services: news, classical music and Indie 102.3, which plays adult album alternative music. CPR airs its programming on 15 full-power stations, augmented by 17 translators. Their combined signal reaches 80 percent of Colorado. CPR also manages KRCC, the NPR member station in Colorado Springs, in partnership with the station's owner, Colorado College.

KCFR-FM is a radio station in Denver, Colorado, which is owned and operated by Colorado Public Radio and simulcast to several AM and FM stations throughout the state. The signals from some of these stations also extend into eastern Utah and southern Wyoming. Some of KCFR-FM's programming is heard on KPRE 89.9 FM in Vail, which also carries programming from classical music station KVOD, also located in Denver.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KDFD</span> Radio station in Thornton, Colorado

KDFD is a commercial radio station licensed to Thornton, Colorado, and serving the Denver-Boulder metropolitan area. Owned by iHeartMedia, it broadcasts a talk radio format. Its studios and offices are in Southeast Denver, while the transmitter site is off Colorado Boulevard in Brighton. Weekdays begin with This Morning, America's First News with Gordon Deal followed by Glenn Beck, Clay Travis & Buck Sexton, Sean Hannity, Jesse Kelly, Dave Ramsey and Coast to Coast AM with George Noory. Most hours begin with Fox News Radio.

KPLS is an AM radio station licensed to Littleton, Colorado, and serving the Denver metropolitan area. KPLS is owned by Radio 74 Internationale. In May 2020, the station transitioned to airing a Christian format following a transfer of ownership.

KMXA is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Aurora, Colorado, and serving the Denver metropolitan area. It broadcasts a Spanish-language Sports format and is owned by Entravision Communications Corporation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KEPN</span> ESPN Radio affiliate in Lakewood, Colorado

KEPN is a commercial radio station licensed to Lakewood, Colorado, and serving the Denver metropolitan area. It is owned by Salt Lake City–based Bonneville International with studios and located in Greenwood Village, and the transmitter is in Lakewood.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KJAC</span> Radio station in Timnath–Fort Collins, Colorado

KJAC is a non-commercial public radio station located in Timnath, Colorado, broadcasting to the Fort Collins-Denver, Colorado area on 105.5 FM.

KGRE-FM is a commercial radio station located in Estes Park, Colorado, broadcasting to the Fort Collins, Colorado area on 102.1 FM. KGRE-FM airs a Regional Mexican music format branded as El Tigre, simulcasting KGRE 1450 AM Greeley, Colorado.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KEPC</span> Radio station in Colorado Springs, Colorado

KEPC is a radio station licensed to Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, the station serves the Colorado Springs area, broadcasting a Public Radio Album Adult Alternative format. The station simulcasts KVOQ (FM) out of Denver, and is owned by Colorado Public Radio.

KXRE is an AM radio station licensed to Manitou Springs, Colorado, the station serves the Colorado Springs radio market. The station is currently owned by Pikes Peak State College, known on-air as eXtra Music 102.1, and all of the on-air personalities heard are Radio and Television students at the college, as experience at the radio station is a requirement for the Associates of Applied Science in Telecommunications Production degree offered by the school.

Adult album alternative is a radio format. Its roots trace to both the "classic album stations of the ’70s as well as the alternative rock format that developed in the ’80s."

Denver is a major center of media in Colorado and the Mountain West region of the United States. The following is a list of media outlets based in the city.

KDCO is a noncommercial AM radio station licensed to Denver, Colorado. The station is owned by El Sembrador Ministries and carries its ESNE Radio network, featuring Spanish-language Catholic radio programming.

References

  1. ↑ Radio-Locator.com/KVOQ-3-FM
  2. ↑ Venta, Lance (May 26, 2021). "Indie 102.3 Continues Its Expansion Across Colorado". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  3. ↑ "KDSP Ownership Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2010-12-10.
  4. ↑ Saunders, Dusty (July 15, 2010). "Shakeup in Denver sports talk radio, FM dial has new station". The Denver Post. Archived from the original on March 14, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Dealin' Doug Moreland talks about KDSP, new sports-talk station debuting next week", from Westword, 7/21/2010
  6. ↑ "Vic Lombardi on making the jump from ESPN Radio to the new KDSP", from Westword, 7/23/2010
  7. ↑ Dusty Saunders: New names, dial places for Denver's sports-talk radio
  8. ↑ Denver Business Journal (March 27, 2011). "ESPN Radio switching from The Fan to The Ticket" . Retrieved 2011-04-04.
  9. ↑ "Colorado Public Radio Acquires ESPN 102.3 Denver" from Radio Insight (January 5, 2015)
  10. ↑ OpenAir Denver Relaunches as Indie 102.3 Radioinsihght - July 1, 2019
  11. ↑ "Indie 102.3 Expands to Colorado Springs".
  12. ↑ "KVOQ (Indie 102.3)/Denver Celebrates One Year and Expanded Reach".
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.