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| Broadcast area | Denver-Boulder |
| Frequency | 96.5MHz |
| Branding | La Tricolor 96.5 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Regional Mexican |
| Ownership | |
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| KJMN,KMXA | |
| History | |
First air date | 1994 |
Call sign meaning | Station branded as "The Peak" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 20300 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 100,000watts |
| HAAT | 526 meters (1,726 ft) |
| Repeater | 96.5 KXPK-FM1 (Boulder) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | radiolatricolor.com/denver/ |
KXPK (96.5FM "La Tricolor 96.5") is acommercialradio stationlicensed toEvergreen, Colorado, and serving theDenver-Boulderradio market. The station is owned byEntravision and it airs aregional Mexicanradio format. Its studios are located in Denver nearEmpower Field at Mile High, and thetransmitter is on Squaw Mountain inIdaho Springs, Colorado.[2]
KXPK's main transmitter has aneffective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000watts. Programming is also heard on a 500–wattbooster station inBoulder, Colorado,KXPK-FM1, also on 96.5 MHz.[3]
On June 8, 1994,KXPK firstsigned on. It was owned by Evergreen Communications and began with anadult album alternative format, calling itself "96.5 The Peak",[4] and aimed to compete with heritage stationKBCO, which often leads the Denver market's ratings for 25-54-year-old men.[5] But while KBCO's ratings remained strong, KXPK failed to catch on with adult rock listeners.
On October 12, 1998, KXPK changed to a younger-skewingalternative rock format, and added thesyndicated "Howard Stern Show" in morningdrive time, while still retaining the "Peak" moniker.[6] In April 1999, the station gained some brief notoriety when Stern made controversial comments on theColumbine High School massacre, with hundreds of complaints filed to the station.
In 2000, the station was bought byEmmis Communications ofIndianapolis, along withrhythmic contemporary stationKKFR inPhoenix. The price tag for both stations was $108 million.[7]
On September 5, 2000, KXPK moved to anAll-'80s Hits format, retaining the "Peak" moniker. Howard Stern was dropped at this time.[8][9] OriginalMTV VJNina Blackwood was the afternoon DJ during this period.
In 2001, Entercom (nowAudacy, Inc.), which owns several Denver-area stations, acquired KXPK. The company quickly moved to sell the station toEntravision for $47.5 million.[10] Entravision specializes inSpanish music formats and saw the Denver market with its largeHispanic population as needing a new Spanish FM station.
The Peak's English-language format officially ended on April 18, 2002. KXPK then beganstunting with a two-week simulcast of Entercom-ownedKALC, advising KXPK listeners to move to the now formersister station and itsModern AC format.
After the simulcast ended, Entravision took control of KXPK and began airing Entravision's "Radio Tri-Color" Regional Mexican music format.
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