| RelaysKOLT-HD2, Cheyenne | |
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| Broadcast area | Cheyenne, Wyoming |
| Frequency | 97.1MHz |
| Branding | Star 97.1 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Adult contemporary |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KBPI,KCOL,KIIX,KPAW,KSME,KXBG,KOLT-FM,K235BT,K297AK | |
| History | |
First air date | November 2015 (2015-11) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 158012 |
| Class | D |
| ERP | 250watts |
| HAAT | 2 meters (6.6 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°8′8.93″N104°48′9.08″W / 41.1358139°N 104.8025222°W /41.1358139; -104.8025222 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (viaiHeartRadio) |
| Website | star971.iheart.com |
K246CI (97.1FM) is a radio stationtranslator inCheyenne, Wyoming. Owned byiHeartMedia, the station simulcasts anadult contemporary music format branded asStar 97.1 from anHD Radio subchannel ofKOLT-FM.
The station formerly operated on the full-power signalKYWY; in December 2017, the intellectual property of sister stationKPAW was moved to its signal to facilitate the construction of aKBPItrimulcast, and KYWY's format and branding moved to KOLT-HD2 and K246CI, taking its branding from the latter.
K246CI signed on in November 2015 as anoldies station, branded "Real Oldies 97.1", and fed by the HD2 channel of sister station KOLZ (now KOLT-FM).[2]
The "Star" adult contemporary format originated in April 2016 on 92.9 FM as KYWY. That station, which had beenhot adult contemporary station "92.9 The Boss" under the call sign KOLT-FM, was acquired byiHeartMedia in January 2016, after its previous owner, Tracy Broadcasting Company, defaulted on a loan and was repossessed by the Valley Bank & Trust; theKOLT-FM calls were transferred to KOLZ.[3][4]
In December 2017, iHeartMedia re-aligned its cluster in the Cheyenne-Fort Collins-Greeley area in order to form aKBPItrimulcast on the 107.9 frequency in Fort Collins, Denver, and Colorado Springs. The intellectual unit and call sign of 107.9KPAW was moved to 92.9, replacing the "Star" format (which had shifted to all-Christmas music for the holiday season). The "Star" brand and format was then moved to anHD Radio subchannel of KOLT-FM and its analog translator 97.1 K246CI, as "Star 97.1", replacing its previous "Real Oldies 97.1" format.[5]