KSME (96.1 FM) is a commercial

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licensed to

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. It is owned by

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and it broadcasts a top 40 (CHR)

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. The station's studio is located in Loveland at Crossroads Blvd. and I-25. The station also broadcasts an

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subchannel featuring an

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format branded as ''Radio 94.9'', which is named in reference to its analog translator

K235BT K235BT (94.9 FM) is a radio station translator in Fort Collins, Colorado. Owned by Radio by Grace, Inc., and operated by iHeartMedia, the station simulcasts an Adult Alternative music format branded as ''Radio 94.9'', as a relay an HD2 subcha ...

on 94.9 FM.

History

The station broadcast a

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format as KGLL-FM, ''96.1 The Eagle'' until October 7, 2000, when it flipped to CHR as ''96.1 Kiss FM''. It initially carried '' Rick Dees in the Morning'' from KIIS-FM until 2002, when it switched to a local morning show hosted by program director Chris Kelly. After being moved to the afternoon in November 2008, Kelly was replaced with ''Johnjay and Rich'' from

KZZP KZZP (104.7 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Mesa, Arizona, and serving the Phoenix metropolitan area. The station airs a top 40 (CHR) format and is owned and operated by iHeartMedia. Studios and offices are on East Van Buren Street ...

. In December 2017, an HD Radio simulcast of adult album alternative

moved from

KPAW KPAW (92.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to Warren AFB, Wyoming. Owned by iHeartMedia, it broadcasts a classic rock format branded as ''92.9 The Bear''. History 92.9 license The station was assigned the call letters KOLT-FM on February 7, 200 ...

to KSME. The call letters were previously used by a defunct radio station in Manti, Utah.

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