KQKS
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| City | Lakewood, Colorado |
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| Broadcast area |
Denver, Colorado Loveland, Colorado |
| Branding | KS1075 |
| Slogan | #1 For Today's Hottest Music |
| Frequency | 107.5 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
| First air date | July 9, 1966 (as KLAK-FM at 107.7) |
| Format | Analog/HD1: Rhythmic Top 40 |
| ERP | 91,000 watts |
| HAAT | 365 meters |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 35574 |
| Callsign meaning | KQ KS1075 |
| Former callsigns | KLAK-FM (1966–1970) KJAE (1970–1973) KLAK-FM (1973–1978) KPPL (1978–1984) KRXY-FM (1984–1993) KWMX-FM (1993–1996) KHHT (1996–1997) |
| Former frequencies | 107.7 MHz (1966–1970) 104.3 MHz (KQKS calls) |
| Owner |
Entercom (Entercom Denver II License, LLC) |
| Sister stations | KEZW, KALC, KQMT |
| Webcast | KS107.5 Webstream Player and Listen Live Page |
| Website | ks1075.com |
KQKS, also known as KS107.5, is a Rhythmic Top 40 radio station. It is owned by Entercom, serving the Denver-Boulder metropolitan area. The station, which broadcasts at 107.5 megahertz (MHz) with an ERP of 91 kilowatts (kW), is licensed to Lakewood. KQKS' current slogan is #1 For Today's Hottest Music, which they use to reflect its current musical mix of R&B, hip hop and Rhythmic Pop hits. Its studios are located in the Denver Tech Center district, and the transmitter is in Lakewood on Green Mountain.
KQKS's origins began in 1986, when Western Cities Broadcasting purchased KLMO-FM (licensed to Longmont) and moved the transmitter site closer to Denver to enter the Denver Top 40 wars. At the time, the station was positioned at 104.3 FM and known as "104.3 KISS FM." By 1989, the radio station had evolved into a Dance leaning Rhythmic Top 40 known as "KS104", but 1993, would see the station pursuing its heritage mainstream Top 40 direction once again after they were left as Denver/Boulder's sole surviving Top 40 radio station.
Airstaff at the time: Mornings—Mark Speers & Laurie Michaels, Middays—PJ Cruise, Afternoons—Michael Hayes, Nights—Sweet G, Late Nights—Ed Atkins, Overnights—JJ Cruze, Swing—Brody Scott.
However, by 1995, they would see new competition from two new stations, KHHT (K-HITS 107.5) and KALC Alice 106 vying for listeners with a mainstream Top 40 direction. As a direct result, KQKS returned to its rhythmic contemporary roots that year. But by 1996, KQKS was struck by a major blow when the entire on-air staff defected across the street to the newly minted Rhythmic Contemporary Hit rival, KJMN JAM'N 92.1 and began attacking them on-air and on the streets.
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