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| Broadcast area | Colorado Springs-Pueblo metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 106.3MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Sunny 106.3 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Adult contemporary |
| Subchannels | HD2:K-Love |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KBPL,KCCY-FM,KVUU,KIBT | |
| History | |
First air date | 1987 (as KKQX) |
Former call signs | KKQX (1986–1988) |
Call sign meaning | KK-LIte (previous branding) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 67187 |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 1,600watts |
| HAAT | 678 meters (2,224 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°44′41″N104°51′46″W / 38.74472°N 104.86278°W /38.74472; -104.86278 |
| Translator | HD2: 103.1 K276GG (Colorado Springs) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live Listen Live (HD2) |
| Website | sunny1063online.iheart.com klove.com (HD2) |
KKLI (106.3FM), also known asSunny 106.3, is acommercialradio stationlicensed toWidefield, Colorado, and serving theColorado Springs-Pueblo metropolitan area. The station is owned byiHeartMedia and broadcasts anadult contemporaryradio format, switching toChristmas music for much of November and December.
KKLI carries severalnationally syndicated programs from co-ownedPremiere Networks. On weekdays, "Valentine in The Morning" fromKBIGLos Angeles is broadcast in AMdrive time. "Delilah," a call in and request show, airs in the evening. And on Saturday mornings, "Ellen K" fromKOSTLos Angeles is heard.
The stationsigned on in 1987 asKKQX, broadcasting asoft adult contemporary format. It changed to its presentcall signKKLI in 1988 when aPortland, Oregon station dropped those call letters and changed its format. KKLI used various forms of the 'Lite' moniker for its first two and a half decades on the air.
The station was owned by Colorado Springs radio veteran Henry Tippie (d/b/a Tippie Communications, Inc.) in the early 1990s. Following deregulation in 1996, Citadel Broadcasting in Colorado Springs (which also ownedKKFM andKKMG) acquired the station.
In a multi-station swap deal, KKLI was sold in 1999 to Capstar Broadcasting, which merged with Chancellor Broadcasting to become AMFM Inc. Soon after, it was absorbed into Clear Channel Communications. Clear Channel Communications becameiHeartMedia in 2014. On November 6, 2014, K-Lite rebranded as "Sunny 106.3".
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