First air date 1975 (as KDJQ at 97.9) ERP 72,000 watts Class C City of license Pueblo Owner iHeartMedia Inc Slogan Today's Best Country | Audience share 8.8 (Fa'08, R&R) HAAT 695 meters Frequency 96.9 MHz Format Country music Branding Y96.9 | |
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Broadcast area Colorado Springs-Pueblo, Denver, Colorado Area Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Denver | ||
Abandoned radio station kccy fm urban exploring
KCCY-FM (96.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Country format. Licensed to Pueblo, Colorado, United States, it serves the Colorado Springs area. The station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc..
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KCCY was originally owned by McCoy Broadcasting, with its offices and studio located in Pueblo. In 2001, the station was acquired by Clear Channel Communications. Its offices and studios were then moved to Colorado Springs.
History
Original call letters for this facility were KDJQ when the station signed on in 1975 as an automated Top 40 station on 97.9. The station was assigned the call letters KCSJ-FM on 1978-10-11. On 1979-01-25, the station changed its call sign to KCCY. In 1993, the station moved from its original 97.9 FM frequency to 96.9 in order to make room for KKFM, which moved to 98.1. On 2012-04-01, the station changed its call sign to the current KCCY-FM.
Former White House press secretary Dana Perino worked there on the 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. shift while attending college.