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| Broadcast area | Colorado Springs-Pueblo |
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| Frequency | 107.9MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | 107.9 KBPI South |
| Programming | |
| Format | Active rock |
| Subchannels | HD2:iHeartRadio Countdown |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KCCY-FM,KCSJ,KIBT,KKLI,KPHT,KUBE,KVUU | |
| History | |
First air date | March 3, 1987; 38 years ago (1987-03-03) (as KRYT) |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | Disambiguation ofKBPI |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 40848 |
| Class | C0 |
| ERP | 32,000watts |
| HAAT | 674 metres (2,211 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°44′41″N104°51′46″W / 38.74472°N 104.86278°W /38.74472; -104.86278 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live Listen Live (HD2) |
| Website | 1079kbpi iheartradiocountdown |
KBPL (107.9FM, "107.9 KBPI South") is aradio stationlicensed toPueblo, Colorado, and serving theColorado Springs–Puebloradio market. Owned byiHeartMedia, it broadcasts anactive rock format. Thetransmitter is located onCheyenne Mountain amid other TV and FM towers for stations in the Colorado Springs-Pueblo market.
The station firstsigned on as KRYT on March 3, 1987.[2] It was the FM counterpart toAM 1350 KGHF (nowKUBE). Thecall sign reflected the station nickname "K-Right", as 107.9 is at the far right end of the FM dial. On December 1, 1988, the station changed its call sign to KRYT-FM.
On January 1, 1993, the station was bought by the McCoy Broadcasting Company.[3] It became KDZA-FM.[4] TheKDZA call letters had previously been onAM 1230 which had been sold toPueblo Community College. KDZA-FM had anoldies format. On June 24, 2008, it switched toclassic hits, calling itselfJet 107.9.[5]
In 2000, it was sold toClear Channel Communications, the forerunner of today'siHeartMedia.[6] On July 13, 2009, Clear Channel flipped KDZA-FM toalbum rock and moved the studios and offices to Colorado Springs. KDZA-FM switched toclassic rock asZ107.9 on November 30, 2011.[7] A few years later, KDZA-FM got a boost in its coverage area when it was allowed to relocate its tower toCheyenne Mountain. Theheight above average terrain (HAAT) increased from 230 to 2,211 feet (70 to 674 metres).
On December 11, 2017, KDZA-FM flipped toactive rock as a repeater ofKBPI inFort Collins, and joined as part of atrimulcast withKPAW in Fort Collins andK300CP in Denver.[8] KDZA-FM changed its call sign to KBPL on January 23, 2018.
On January 28, 2019, KBPL broke away from the trimulcast and began to operate autonomously from KBPI, carrying a separate playlist and adding local hosts during the afternoon and nighttime dayparts (while otherwise continuing to share hosts with KBPI). The station is being referred to on iHeartMedia's digital platforms as "KBPI South".[9]