KKFM
Radio station in Colorado Springs, Colorado
KKFM (98.1 FM) is a radio station licensed to Colorado Springs, Colorado. It airs a classic rock format and is owned by Cumulus Media.
KKFM first signed on in 1959 and originally broadcast on 96.5 MHz. In 1986, KKFM changed format from contemporary hit radio to playing "Colorado Classics" (including album-oriented rock). It switched frequency to 98.1 MHz at 5:30 a.m. on September 14, 1992, allowing two new stations to sign on: KBIQ (now KIBT) 96.1 in Colorado Springs, and KXPK 96.5 in Denver.
KKFM features The Bob & Tom Show mornings. The station competes for the rock audience with active rock KILO 94.3, alternative KRXP 103.9, and active rock KBPL 107.9 in the Colorado Springs-Pueblo area.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “KKFM” as radio station in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as radio station in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Feb 19, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q6331839. Authority coordinates are 38.743, -104.863. 3 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1959, 1986 and 1992.
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This entry incorporates text from “KKFM” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.