KTCL

For the Tuscaloosa, Alabama, airport assigned the ICAO code KTCL, see Tuscaloosa Regional Airport.

KTCL

City	Wheat Ridge, Colorado
Broadcast area	Denver metro area
Branding	Channel 93.3
Slogan	Denver's Modern Rock
Frequency	93.3 MHz (also on HD Radio)
First air date	September 1965
Format	Alternative Rock HD2: Classic alternative
ERP	71,000 watts
HAAT	346 meters
Class	C1
Facility ID	68684
Transmitter coordinates	39°43′59.00″N 105°14′12.00″W / 39.7330556°N 105.2366667°W / 39.7330556; -105.2366667
Former callsigns	KFMF (1965–70's) KIIX-FM (1970's–75)
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (Citicasters Licenses, Inc.)
Sister stations	KBCO, KBPI, KHOW, KDSP, KOA, KPTT, KRFX, K300CP
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	area93.com

KTCL (93.3 FM) – branded Channel 93.3 – is a commercial Alternative Rock radio station, licensed to Wheat Ridge, Colorado. Owned iHeartMedia, Inc., KTCL serves the Denver metro area. The KTCL studios are located in Denver, while the station transmitter resides in Golden.

HD programming

Besides a standard analog transmission, KTCL broadcasts over two HD Radio channels,^[1] and is available online via iHeartRadio.

History

The station signed on in September 1965 as KFMF licensed to Fort Collins, Colorado. 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 evolving to the modern rock format in the mid 1980s.

KTCL, part of a joint sales agreement with KBPI and KRFX in 1995, moved to a more pop-oriented sound when KBPI began playing more new rock.^[2]

In 2007, KTCL changed its city of license to Wheat Ridge to provide clearer coverage over the Denver area. It can still be received in Fort Collins.

KTCL helped break local bands The Fray, Meese, 3OH!3, Single File, Tickle Me Pink, and Flobots onto the national scene.

KTCL has become a source of pride for listeners of modern rock in Colorado, largely due to its commitment to the promotion of local modern rock bands. This promotion of local bands was the primary catalyst for success for the aforementioned bands. In fact, the unexpected and immense success enjoyed by The Fray as a result of their promotion by KTCL has caused many Colorado modern rock listeners to refer to The Fray as "93.3's baby."

References

↑ http://www.hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=22 HD Radio Guide for Denver
↑ "Vox Jox". Billboard. 107 (41): 79. Oct 14, 1995.

External links

Official KTCL Website

Query the FCC's FM station database for KTCL

Radio-Locator information on KTCL

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KTCL

Radio stations in the Denver–Boulder, Colorado market

By FM frequency	87.7¹ 88.1 88.5 89.3 89.7 90.1 91.1 92.1 92.5 93.3 93.7 94.1 94.3 94.7 95.7 96.5 96.9 97.3 98.5 99.5 100.3 100.7 101.1 101.5 101.9 102.3 103.1 103.5 104.3 105.1 105.5 105.9 106.7 107.1 107.5 107.9 ¹ Audio for TV channel 6 (KXDP-LP/Spanish Sports)

By AM frequency	560 630 670 710 760 810 850 910 950 990 1060 1090 1150 1190 1220 1280 1340 1390 1430 1490 1510 1550 1600 1650 1690

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.450 162.500 162.550

Digital radio	560 670 710 760 810 910 950 990 1090 1220 1340 1390 1490 1600 1690 88.5-1 89.3-1 89.3-2 89.3-3 90.1-1 90.1-2 92.1-1 92.5-1 92.5-2 93.3-1 93.3-2 95.7-1 95.7-2 97.3-1 97.3-2 98.5-1 98.5-2 98.5-3 99.5-1 99.5-2 100.3-1 100.3-2 100.3-3 101.1-1 101.1-2 103.5-1 103.5-2 104.3-1 104.3-2 104.3-3 105.1-1 105.1-2 105.9-1 105.9-2 106.7-1 106.7-2 107.5-1 107.5-2

By callsign	K300CP K231BQ KALC KBCO KBJD KBNO KBPI KCFC KCFR-FM KCKK KDCO KDMT KDSP KEC76 KEPN KEZW KFCO KFWA KGNU KHOW KIMN KJAC KJHM KJMN KKCL KKFN KKSE KLDC KLDV KLTT KLVZ KLZ KMXA KNRV KNUS KOA KOSI KPOF KPTT KQKS KQMT KRCN KRFX KRKS KRKS-FM KTCL KUVO KVCU KVOD KVOQ-FM KWOF KXKL KXPK KXGR KXWA KYGO-FM WNG550 WXJ45

Defunct	KBUD (93.7 FM)

Nearby radio markets Aspen Cheyenne Colorado Springs Ft. Collins–Greeley Pueblo See also List of radio stations in Colorado

Modern rock radio stations in the state of Colorado

By frequency	93.3 103.9

By callsign	KRXP KTCL

By city	Colorado Springs Denver

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Colorado See also active rock classic rock mainstream rock modern rock

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