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| Broadcast area | Fort Collins–Loveland |
| Frequency | 1410kHz |
| Branding | KIIX AM 1410 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic country |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| K235BT,K246CI,K297AK,KBPI,KCOL,KOLT-FM,KPAW,KSME,KXBG | |
| History | |
First air date | March1947 |
Former call signs | KCOL (1947–1999) |
Call sign meaning | pronounced "kicks" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 68966 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 1,000watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°35′34″N105°6′18″W / 40.59278°N 105.10500°W /40.59278; -105.10500 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | https://kiixcountry.iheart.com/ |
KIIX (1410AM) is aradio station broadcasting aclassic country format. Licensed toFort Collins, Colorado, United States, it serves the Ft. Collins-Greeley area. The station is owned byiHeartMedia, Inc., who acquired the station fromJacor in May 1999.
The station that first carried the KIIX call sign was licensed to Fort Collins and broadcast on 600 kHz (nowKCOL licensed to Wellington)[2].That facility signed on in 1959 as KZIX. In the mid-1970s, while broadcasting a Country music format, the station switched its call sign to KIIX.[3]
The 1410 facility signed on in March 1947 under the call sign KCOL.[4] KCOL was originally licensed to operate on 1400 kHz but moved to its current frequency of 1410 kHz in 1950.[5]
During the 1970s, KCOL (1410 AM) was the sister station toKCOL-FM (107.9 MHz) and was often associated with a Middle-of-the-Road (MOR) or Full-Service format.[6].
KIIX was acquired by the media company Jacor (which was subsequently acquired by Clear Channel Communications in 1999). It is nowiHeartMedia.[7] In 1998, Clear Channel Communications acquired KIIX (then still on 600 kHz) and several other stations in the Fort Collins market. The call sign KIIX was moved from 600 kHz to the 1410 kHz facility.[8]
On March 17, 1997, theFederal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that eighty-eight stations had been given permission to move to newly available "Expanded Band" transmitting frequencies, ranging from 1610 to 1700 kHz, with KCOL authorized to move from 1410 to 1670 kHz.[9][10]. However, the station never procured the Construction Permit needed to implement the authorization, so the expanded band station was never built.
The station aired theAmerica's Best Music format syndicated byDial Global until a format change toclassic country on April 2, 2012.
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