KATC-FM (95.1

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) is a commercial

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in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The station has been broadcasting a

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format since 2006 and its on-air moniker is Cat Country 95.1. The station is owned and operated by

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, with its studios and offices on Commerce Drive. Its

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is located near Cheyenne Mountain State Park. Programming is also heard on 30

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K285EE at 104.9 MHz in

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. KATC-FM features locally hosted country music shows on weekdays. After dark, it carries two national

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shows, "Nash Nights with Shawn Parr" in the evening and "The

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History

On October 1, 1969, the station first

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. It was locally owned by Harry Hoth's Pikes Peak Broadcasting Company under the

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KRDO-FM. It was the sister station to KRDO, which Hoth had first put on the air in 1947, Colorado Springs' second radio station. KRDO-FM broadcast a

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format of instrumental songs, and would later shift to

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. As the easy listening format began to decline due to older demographics, KRDO-FM flipped to a

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format and adopted the moniker "Peak 95.1" in 1994. In 1998, KRDO-FM evolved into

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. After being purchased by

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, the station prepared for a major format switch. "Cat Country 95.1" began broadcasting on July 1, 2006, stunting by repeatedly playing

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's "Play Something Country". After several days of stunting, the station began its regular mainstream country programming, featuring a complete air staff. As part of the flip, the longtime KRDO-FM call letters would be changed to KATC-FM. Citadel would revive the “Peak” moniker and AC format in late 2006 on sister station 92.9 FM, under new call letters KKPK. The KRDO-FM call sign was quickly picked up by the

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, to pair with its previous partners, KRDO and

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. (The current incarnation of

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broadcasts on 105.5 FM.) Citadel merged with Cumulus Media on September 16, 2011. On October 31, 2014, KATC rebranded as "

95.1". The Nash FM moniker is used on numerous Cumulus country stations around the U.S. KATC returned to the “Cat Country” moniker on April 8, 2020.Cat Country Returns To Colorado Springs
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References

External links

Cat Country 95.1 Official website
{{Cumulus Media ATC-FM Country radio stations in the United States Cumulus Media radio stations Radio stations established in 1964 1964 establishments in Colorado