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KTCL

KTCL is a radio station licensed to Wheat Ridge, Colorado, United States. Owned by iHeartMedia, it broadcasts an alternative rock format targeting the Denver metro area. Its studios are located alongside iHeartMedia's other Denver stations at 4695 S Monaco St. in the Tech Center, while its transmitter is located in Golden.

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KTCL
Broadcast area
Denver metropolitan area
Frequency93.3 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingChannel 93-3
Programming
FormatAlternative rock
SubchannelsHD2: Punk rock
AffiliationsCompass Media Networks
Ownership
Owner
KBCO, KBPI, KHOW, KDFD, KOA, KDHT, KRFX, KWBL
History
First air date
September 1965 (1965-09)
Former call signs
  • KFMF (1965–1970)
  • KIIX-FM (1970–1975)
Call sign meaning
Station was previously licensed to Fort Collins
Technical information
68684
ClassC1
ERP71,000 watts
HAAT346 meters (1,135 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
39°43′59.00″N 105°14′12.00″W / 39.7330556°N 105.2366667°W / 39.7330556; -105.2366667
Links
Webcast
Websitektcl.iheart.com

KTCL (93.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to Wheat Ridge, Colorado, United States. Owned by iHeartMedia, it broadcasts an alternative rock format targeting the Denver metro area. Its studios are located alongside iHeartMedia's other Denver stations at 4695 S Monaco St. in the Tech Center, while its transmitter is located in Golden.

The station broadcasts in HD Radio, with a subchannel carrying a punk rock format branded as Punk Tacos.

History

Early years

The station originated as KZIX-FM in Fort Collins, Colorado. and began operating in 1965. 1 In July,1965, its owners requested a change of call letters to KFMF,1 which had been adopted by late September 1965.2 Operating as KFMF, the station received its first broadcast license on December 12 1965. 3 In 1975, changed its call sign from KIIX-FM to KTCL.4 By 1978, the station was operating under the call sign, KTCL.5 Although the station's call sign changed over time, it remained the same 93.3 FM facility throughout.

It simulcasted the Top 40 format of KIIX AM 600 (now on 1410, the old 600 frequency is now KCOL).

In the 1970s, the station became KIIX-FM and adopted a freeform progressive music format. It changed its calls to KTCL in 1975 and evolved to the modern rock format in the mid 1980s. The station was known as "The Adventure." For a time, KTCL branded itself as "World Famous KTCL 93.3".

1995–present

KTCL, part of a joint sales agreement with KBPI and KRFX in 1995, moved to a more pop-oriented direction when KBPI began playing more new rock.6 In the late 90s, the station dropped its longtime name "The Adventure" in favor of "Channel 93-3." In 2001, KTCL aired the daily program Martha Quinn's Rewind along with at least four other stations owned by Clear Channel.7

KTCL airplay was noted for having helped launch several local alternative bands, including Love .45, Flobots, 3OH!3, The Fray, and Tickle Me Pink.8910

References

References

  1. worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1965/1965-07-12-BC.pdf
  2. worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1965/1965-10-04-BC.pdf
  3. "FM Query Results -- Audio Division (FCC) USA". transition.fcc.gov. Retrieved May 7, 2026.
  4. worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1975/1975-01-27-BC.pdf
  5. "FCCInfo Application Results". www.fccinfo.com. Retrieved May 7, 2026.
  6. "Vox Jox". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 41. October 14, 1995. p. 79.
  7. Saxe, Frank (May 2001). "Newsline". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 20. p. 78.
  8. "Flobots make their music a force for social change". The Denver Post. December 20, 2007. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  9. Report, Contributed (June 24, 2019). "Alternative rock group The Fray to perform at Chumash Casino Resort". Santa Ynez Valley News. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  10. "The Creators: Four Denver artists who know how to throw a party". The Denver Post. March 13, 2013. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
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