KRGS

Radio station in Colorado, United States

KRGS

* Rifle, Colorado
* United States

Broadcast area| Grand Junction, Colorado
Frequency| 690 kHz
Branding| ESPN 690 AM/98.9 FM
Programming
Format| Defunct (was Sports)
Affiliations| ESPN Radio
Ownership
Owner| Western Slope Communications, LLC

Sister stations

| KAYW, KAVP, KWGL, KZKS
History

First air date

| June 9, 1967 (1967-06-09) (as KWSR at 810)

Former call signs

* KWSR (1967–1985)
* KDBL (1985–1987)
* KWWS (1987–1989)
* KKGD (1989–1994)

Former frequencies

| 810 kHz (1967–1995)
Technical information[1]

Licensing authority

| FCC
Facility ID| 71960
Class| D
Power|

* 900 watts day
* 12 watts night

Transmitter coordinates

| 39°32′56″N 107°46′11″W﻿ / ﻿39.54889°N 107.76972°W﻿ / 39.54889; -107.76972
Translator(s)| 98.9 K255CB (Rifle)
Links

Public license information

* Public file
* LMS

Website| ESPN Radio 690

KRGS (690 AM) was a radio station licensed to Rifle, Colorado, United States. The station was owned by Western Slope Communications, LLC. In 2019 the Federal Communications Commission granted a construction permit to move to a new transmitter site, increase day power to 2,300 watts and increase night power to 16 watts. It expired in 2022 without being built.[2][3]

## History

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On July 6, 1965, the Oil Shale Broadcasting Company applied to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for permission to build a new 1,000-watt, daytime-only radio station on 810 kHz in Rifle. The commission granted the permit on December 2, 1966,[4] and the station began broadcasting in 1967. The manager was Jimmy Seany, a former promotions manager for Denver's KWGN-TV;[5] studios were in the Winchester Hotel.[6]

The FCC designated the renewal of KWSR's broadcast license for hearing in November 1974[7] on the basis of complaints made by a former employee.[8] In January 1976, FCC administrative law judge Walter C. Miller issued an initial decision to deny the renewal. The major issue in the license renewal proceeding was that the station rigged a "Turkey Shoot" contest. He preselected winners, one of them an advertiser on KWSR, so as to avoid an imbalance in geography; the rigging was carried out by a young staffer, according to owner Norm Price.[9] Miller also cited other misrepresentations in the station's operating logs and said that although unfortunate, the station's misdeeds merited a temporary loss of radio service in Rifle.[10] Upset listeners in the Rifle area and nearby Grand Junction mounted a letter-writing campaign to the commission in protest of Miller's initial decision.[11] Oil Shale Broadcasting Company appealed, and the full FCC granted a one-year license renewal and assessed a $200 fine.[12]

KWSR was sold to Susan and Stephen Hughes in 1985. Hughes owned Rifle FM station KDBL,[13] and the stations became KDBL and KDBL-FM.[14] This was the first in a series of sales over the next decade. Servant Communications, a group with broadcast interests in Oklahoma, acquired the KDBL stations in 1987 and changed the call letters on AM to KWWS.[15][16] Within a year, Servant sold the pair to companies owned by Steven Humphries; by this time, KWWS was airing a country music format. In 1988, the owner of KRGS, Steven Humphries, was involved in a dispute with the then owners of KKOB and KKOB-FM in Albuquerque. The owner of those stations, Fairmont Communications corporation, disputed Humphries' acquisition of KNMQ out of Santa Fe. At the time, Humphries also owned 100% of the share of Sun Media of Colorado. Sun Media was operating KRGS at the time. [17] Sister station KZKS, then known as KWWS-FM, was involved in the dispute as well.[18] Its call sign changed to KKGD in 1989.[19] The stations were sold again in 1991 for assumption of debts[20] and 1993; the new owners, Canterbury Broadcasting,[21] changed KKGD's call sign on April 21, 1994, to the current KRGS.[22]

The Federal Communications Commission cancelled the station’s license on July 24, 2024.[23]

## References

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1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KRGS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. ^ "KRGS Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
3. ^ "KRGS Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
4. ^ "History Cards for KRGS" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission.
5. ^ Hoff, Hollis (July 21, 1967). "Sight 'n' Sound". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Fort Collins, Colorado. p. 7. Retrieved November 4, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Some Won't Believe It, But Rifle Has Women Disc Jockeys". The Daily Sentinel. Grand Junction, Colorado. November 1, 1971. p. 1-A. Retrieved November 4, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "In contest". Broadcasting. November 18, 1974. p. 74\. ProQuest 1016882878.
8. ^ Georgeson, Carolyn; Boland, Mary (January 23, 1976). "'Turkey shoot,' irregularities cited: Rifle radio station fails to get license renewal". The Daily Sentinel. Grand Junction, Colorado. p. 1. Retrieved November 4, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ Boland, Mary (September 26, 1975). "FCC makes a mountain out of a turkey". The Daily Sentinel. Grand Junction, Colorado. p. 1. Retrieved November 4, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "FCC Judge KOs KWSR License". Variety. January 28, 1976. p. 39\. ProQuest 1286113187.
11. ^ "Residents backing Rifle radio station". The Daily Sentinel. Grand Junction, Colorado. February 17, 1976. p. 13. Retrieved November 4, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "In contest". Broadcasting. March 27, 1978. p. 84\. ProQuest 1014689606.
13. ^ "For the Record". Broadcasting. March 11, 1985. p. 81\. ProQuest 1014708757.
14. ^ "Call Letters". Broadcasting. May 20, 1985. p. 101\. ProQuest 963247304.
15. ^ "For the Record". Broadcasting. February 23, 1987. p. 76\. ProQuest 1016914707.
16. ^ "Call Letters". Broadcasting. April 20, 1987. p. 80\. ProQuest 1016915325.
17. ^ Rick Nathanson (September 27, 1988). "Petition 'Sour Grapes,' says KNMQ-FM owner". Albuquerque Journal. p. 9-B - via Newspapers.com.
18. ^ "Transactions". Radio & Records. May 27, 1988. p. 8\. ProQuest 1017207150.
19. ^ "Call Letters". Broadcasting. October 23, 1989. p. 96\. ProQuest 1014732522.
20. ^ "Ownership Changes". Broadcasting. February 4, 1991. p. 48\. ProQuest 1014743698.
21. ^ "Transactions". Radio & Records. August 27, 1993. p. 6\. ProQuest 1017262550.
22. ^ "KRGS Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
23. ^ "License Cancelled". Federal Communications Commission Licensing and Management System. July 24, 2024. Retrieved July 24, 2024.

## External links

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* Facility details for Facility ID 71960 (KRGS) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
* KRGS in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
* Facility details for Facility ID 41272 (K255CB) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
* K255CB at FCCdata.org

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Sports Radio Stations in the state of Colorado

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* KAMP - Aurora/Denver
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* KMXA - Aurora
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See also
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NPR
oldies
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rock
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other radio stations in Colorado

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ESPN Radio stations in the state of Colorado

Full-time affiliates|

* Durango KIUP
* Grand Junction KTMM
* Lakewood KEPN
* Rifle KRGS

Part-time affiliates|

* Basalt KNFO
* Fort Morgan KSIR
* Security KRDO-FM

See also
List of ESPN Radio affiliates

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
ESPN Radio
Fox Sports Radio
CBS Sports Radio
NBC Sports Radio
Sports Byline USA
SportsMap Radio

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