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KZKS

39°25′55″N 108°07′48″W / 39.432°N 108.130°W / 39.432; -108.130

Radio station in Rifle, Colorado

Rifle, Colorado

Broadcast areaGrand Junction, Colorado
Glenwood Springs, ColoradoFrequency105.3 MHzBrandingDrive 105ProgrammingFormatClassic rockOwnershipOwnerWestern Slope Communications

Sister stations

KAYW, KAVP, KRGS, KWGLHistory

First air date

1983

Former call signs

KDBL-FM (1985–1987)
KWWS-FM (1987–1988)Technical informationFacility ID71959ClassCERP60,000 wattsHAAT743 metersTranslator(s)97.5 K248AE (Montrose)
97.9 K250AO (Redlands)
103.7 K279DE (Steamboat Springs)LinksWebsiteKZKS 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.^[1]

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.^[2] 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" ^[3]^[4]

References

^ "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.

Radio stations in Grand Junction, Colorado (Mesa County)

By AM frequency

580
620
1100
1230
1340

By FM frequency

88.1
88.5
89.5
90.3
91.3
92.3
93.1
94.5
95.1
96.1
97.7
98.5
99.9
100.7
101.5
103.3
104.3
105.3
106.9
107.9

LPFM	100.3 106.7
Translators	91.7 92.7 94.3 95.7 99.5 101.1 101.9 102.1 103.9 104.7 107.3

Digital radio
by frequency & subchannel

By call sign

Nearby regions: Aspen; Central Utah; Four Corners

See also: List of radio stations in Colorado

v t e Classic rock radio stations in the state of Colorado
By frequency	580 92.5 93.7 96.1 96.5 97.1 98.1 98.1 98.9 99.5 103.5 105.3 105.3 106.1 107.3 107.3
By callsign	KAYV KAYW KCOQ KCRT-FM KKFM KQMT KQZR KRFX KRKV KRZX KSBV KSLV-FM KSTR-FM KUBC KXRC KZKS
By city	Colorado Springs Crested Butte Del Norte Denver Denver Durango Hayden Las Animas Meeker Montrose (KSTR-FM) Montose (KUBC) Redlands Rifle Salida Steamboat Springs Trinidad
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Colorado See also active rock classic rock mainstream rock modern rock