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| Broadcast area | Denver metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 105.9MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Alice 105.9 |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | Hot adult contemporary-leaningTop 40 (CHR) |
| Subchannels | HD2:Channel Q |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KAMP,KQKS,KQMT | |
| History | |
First air date | June 21, 1965 (1965-06-21) (as KBPI) |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | "Alice" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 59601 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 524 meters (1,719 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°43′58″N105°14′10″W / 39.7328°N 105.2361°W /39.7328; -105.2361 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via Audacy) |
| Website | www |
KALC (105.9FM) – brandedAlice 105.9 – is acommercialhot adult contemporary-leaningTop 40 (CHR)radio station located inDenver, Colorado. Owned byAudacy, Inc., it serves theDenver metropolitan area. KALC’s studios are located in theDenver Tech Center, while the transmitter resides onLookout Mountain in nearbyGolden, with a backup transmitter onRuby Hill in Denver. Besides a standardanalog transmission, KALC broadcasts over twoHD Radio channels, and is available online viaAudacy.
On June 21, 1965, the station signed on as KBPI, airing aprogressive rock music format.[2] The owner and general manager of the station was Bill Pierson, who named KBPI for "Bill Pierson Incorporated." The station was powered at 30,000watts, a third of its current output.
Pierson sold the station in 1974 to Sandusky Newspapers, Inc. (Radio Division), based inOhio. Led by General Manager Toney Brooks and Program Director Frank Cody, the station adopted analbum-oriented rock (AOR) format and created the slogan "KBPI Rocks the Rockies".[3] The station was later owned byWEBNCincinnati's general manager, Frank Wood Jr. under the corporate name Progressive Broadcasters Incorporated, later renamed Secret Communications.[4]
On April 20, 1994, at 6 p.m., Secret moved KBPI and its rock format to 106.7, in place of former competitor KAZY. KALC then came on the air as the firstModern AC station, playing the adult-leaning hits from themodern rock charts, and was branded as "Alice 106."[5][6][7] The format was created by Frank Wood Jr., Chuck Finney, and Gregg Cassidy, with Wood referring to the new format as "Warped AC." The sound was a combination of modern AC hits and creativeDJs and production.
The original KALC airstaff in 1994 included Frosty Stillwell,Jamie White and Frank Kramer in mornings, Chris Davis in middays, and Alan Kabel in afternoons, along with Music Director Jim Lawson, Creative Production Director Kelly Michaels, and Program Director Gregg Cassidy. Other on-air staff members included Jackie Selby, Cha Cha, JoJo Turnbeaugh, Tuna, Steve Weed, Shannon Stone, Patsy, Ethan, Brandon Scott, Chad Steele and Mike "The Real Deal" Neil. Alice's audio was developed by Chief Engineer Jeff Garrett, while Liz Young served as Marketing Director. Other stations around the U.S. also picked up the "Alice" name and format. KALC first used the temporary calls KAKL, which is now used on the K-Love station inAnchorage, Alaska.
Chancellor Media acquired KALC in 1996, while Chancellor itself would be acquired by AM/FM in 1998. In 2000, afterClear Channel Communications merged with AM/FM, Clear Channel was required to spin off several stations and KALC was chosen. The station was sold toSalem Communications,[8] which in turn, sold the station toEmmis Communications. Emmis sold KALC and then co-ownedKXPK to Entercom (now Audacy) for $88 million in 2002.[9] KXPK was spun off toEntravision shortly after the sale.
In 2003, the Alice format was modified by newly appointed Program Director BJ Harris (formerly Director of Top 40/CHR Programming for Clear Channel Communications and half of the "MJ and BJ Morning Show" based atWFLZTampa). KALC would subsequently rebrand as "Alice 105.9", with a newlogo to accent the changes.
In early 2004, The Alice Morning Show (Gregg Thunder, Bo Reynolds and Slacker) went through several changes, as Reynolds took a break from radio, and Shea Baker was hired to replace Reynolds and joined Gregg Thunder and Slacker in studio. In November, Gregg Thunder decided to move back home to his hometown ofMinneapolis, Minnesota, with co-host Slacker moving to afternoons and Reynolds rejoining Alice to create the "Slacker and Bo Afternoon Show". Program Director BJ Harris took over the morning show with Shea Baker and hired Howie Drummond fromCincinnati, Ohio as another one of his sidekicks. The show was still called the "Alice Morning Show", but sometimes referred to as "The BJ, Shea and Howie Morning Show".
In early 2005, BJ stepped down as the program director of Alice. A short time later, a new Program Director (Charese Fruge ofKMXBLas Vegas) was hired; Charese then hired midday talent Sam Hill to replace departing Kevin "Koz" Koske, who left forWTMX in Chicago. In addition, Davin Fesmire replaced night show host George McFly.
The "Alice Morning Show" was ready for some changes too; in 2005, Shea Baker was replaced with Denver market veteran Jennifer Wilde. At that point, the show's name became "The BJ, Howie and Jennifer Morning Show." The show was a hit with Denver listeners, often finishing top three among female listeners. In 2006, Bo Reynolds left the afternoon show, replaced by Alice veteran Steve Weed, creating the "Slacker and Steve Afternoon Show."
Dylan Sprague (formerly ofWWWQAtlanta) took over the programming of "Alice" in January 2008. In November of that year, morning co-host Jennifer Wilde declined a contract renewal and left the "BJ, Howie and Jennifer Morning Show." In January 2009, Erica Cobb (formerly of the "Eddie and Jobo Show" onWBBM-FMChicago) would replace Wilde, with the show's name changing to "The BJ, Howie and Erica Morning Show." Erica was replaced by former Alice morning show host Jamie White in 2012, while Howie Drummond left the show in October 2012.
On June 3, 2019, KALC-HD2 picked up theLGBTQ-oriented talk/dance format of "Channel Q".[10]
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