KSTY (104.5 FM) is a country music formatted radio station licensed to Canon City, Colorado. The station is owned by Royal Gorge Broadcasting, LLC. The signal is rebroadcast by KSTY-FM1, a 3-watt booster station also on 104.5, serving the Colorado Springs area.

KSTY
Broadcast areaColorado Springs-Pueblo, Colorado
Frequency104.5 (MHz)
BrandingStar Country 104.5
Programming
FormatCountry
AffiliationsDenver Broncos Radio Network
Ownership
OwnerRoyal Gorge Broadcasting, LLC
History
First air date
June 1, 1975
Former call signs
KRLN-FM (1974–76, 1982–1994)
KSTX (1976–1982)
KKCS (2005–2007)
Call sign meaning
K STar CountrY
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID35551
ClassC3
ERP8,600 watts
HAAT14 meters (46 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
38°18′54″N 105°12′40″W / 38.31500°N 105.21111°W / 38.31500; -105.21111
Repeater(s)KSTY-FM1
Links
Public license information

History

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KSTY went on the air on June 1, 1975[2] as KRLN-FM, changing to KSTX within a year of signing on. It was the FM sister to KRLN, and initially simulcast the AM station. KRLN-FM broadcast with 3,000 watts from a transmitter site in Canon City. On May 31, 1982, KSTX reverted to the KRLN-FM call letters. It became KSTY on December 30, 1994, with its current country format. On December 8, 2005, KSTY and KKCS 101.9 FM switched frequencies. The swap was undone in 2007, when the KSTY call letters and "Star Country" moniker returned to the 104.5 frequency.

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KSTY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ 1976 Broadcasting Yearbook, page C-29
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