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| Broadcast area | Denver metropolitan area |
| Frequency | 1280kHz |
| Branding | Que Bueno 1280AM Y 97.7FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Regional Mexican |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Latino Communications, LLC. |
| History | |
First air date | May 16, 1948 (as 990 KTLN) |
Former call signs | KTLN (1948–1969) KTLK (1969–1981) KBRQ (1981–1987) KXKL(1987–1996) KRRF (1996-4/1999) KEXX (4/1999-5/1999) KXKL (5/1999-6/1999) KVOD (1999–2001) |
Call sign meaning | The station nameQue Bueno (How Good) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 59956 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°36′5″N104°58′48″W / 39.60139°N 104.98000°W /39.60139; -104.98000 |
| Translator | 97.7 K249EX (Denver) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | KBNO Website |
KBNO (1280AM) is aradio station broadcasting aRegional Mexicanradio format.Licensed toDenver, Colorado, it serves theDenver metropolitan area. The station is currently owned by Latino Communications, LLC. It uses the moniker "Que Bueno" (How Good).
Programming is also heard in Denver and its adjacent communities onFMtranslator station 97.7K249EX.
On May 16, 1948, the stationsigned on the air asKTLN on 990 kHz. It was owned byAlfred M. Landon, former governor ofKansas and one-timeRepublican presidential candidate.[2] It moved to 1150 kHz in 1951. It moved to its current 1280 frequency in 1954.
On July 1, 1969, the call letters were changed to KTLK for "K-Talk." KTLK began with a mix of youth oriented telephone talk and top 40 music, eventually dropping the talk to take on top-rated top 40 stationKIMN. KTLK evolved to a disco format in the late 1970s before changing to country KBRQ ("K-Bar-Q") in 1981.
The station joined in a long-termsimulcast with then-sister stationKBRQ (including its flip tooldies in 1987), which would last until August 1, 1996. At that time, AM 1280 flipped to atalk radio format as "Ralph 1280" (which would later be renamed "1280 The X").[3] On March 21, 1999, the station returned to a simulcast with now-KXKL.[4] Two months later, 1280 became the third home of Denver's heritage classical stationKVOD.[5]
In September 2000, Latino Communications, owned by Zee Ferrufino, bought KVOD fromClear Channel for a reported $3.3 million. Ferrufino announced plans to rename the station to KBNO (which was formerly on1220 AM), and said that he planned to rehire numerous former KBNO personalities to play what he called "Mexican regional music," among other styles.[6][7][8][9] The following month,Colorado Public Radio acquired the KVOD intellectual properties, call letters and music library (the deal would be completed in March 2001).[10][11] KVOD would cease independent operations after 43 years on December 15, 2000.[12][13][14] CPR then moved the classical format to90.1 FM.
Original call letters and planned debut date[1]
Date of call letter change to KTLK: July 1, 1969[2]
Facility details for Facility ID 157657 (K249EX) in theFCC Licensing and Management System