KCCY-FM
City | Pueblo, Colorado |
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Broadcast area | Colorado Springs-Pueblo, Denver, Colorado |
Branding | Y96.9 |
Slogan | Colorado's Hit Country |
Frequency |
96.9 MHz (also on HD Radio) 96.9 HD-2-iHeart Christmas |
First air date | 1975 (as KDJQ at 97.9) |
Format | Country |
Audience share | 8.8 (Fa'08, R&R[1]) |
ERP | 72,000 watts |
HAAT | 695 meters |
Class | C |
Facility ID | 40847 |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°44′43″N 104°51′41″W / 38.74528°N 104.86139°WCoordinates: 38°44′43″N 104°51′41″W / 38.74528°N 104.86139°W |
Former callsigns |
KDJQ (1975-1978) KCSJ-FM (1978-1979) KCCY (1979-2012) |
Former frequencies | 97.9 MHz (1975-1993) |
Owner |
iHeartMedia, Inc. (Capstar TX LLC) |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | y969.com |
KCCY-FM (96.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Country format. Licensed to Pueblo, Colorado, USA, it serves the Colorado Springs area. The station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc..
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.[2] 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.[3]
References
- ↑ "Pueblo Market Ratings". Radio & Records.
- ↑ "KCCY Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ "Perino's Faux Pas: Brian's Boner Recalled". wordpress.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KCCY
- Radio-Locator information on KCCY
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KCCY