KSME (96.1 FM) is a

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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

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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 ''

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in the Morning'' from

KIIS-FM KIIS-FM (102.7 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Los Angeles, California, United States, and broadcasts to the Greater Los Angeles area. The station airs a top 40 format. Owned by iHeartMedia, KIIS-FM is the origin of the conglomer ...

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. In December 2017, an HD Radio simulcast of

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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, 2007 ...

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

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