Mountain Radio Group has shifted Variety Hits “101.9 The Lake” 1230 KKPC/K270CM Pueblo CO to Classic Hits as “101.9 KDZA“.
KKPC had changed call letters to KDZA last month bringing the station’s original call letters back. 1230 had been KDZA from its sign-on in 1947 until 1993. The calls then moved to 107.9 Pueblo until 2018 and were most recently parked by iHeartMedia on 1350 Pueblo until last year.
KDZA is featuring “Pueblo Mornings with Nick” hosted by Nick Donovan from 6-10am. Donovan served as PD/morning host at iHeartMedia’s competing Classic Hits 95.5 KPHT until being part of the company’s cuts in March after 27 years with the cluster. “Vintage Vibes” with Caraigh Clarkson will follow in middays from 10am-2pm and “Golden Afternoons” with Guy Girtin is in afternoons from 2-6pm.
“Everything old is new again,” says ex-1350 KKAM dude Larry Blake a.k.a. Blake Lawrence and ex-107.9 KDZA’s Kim “Kid” Curry (Now a renowned and fabulous author of historical fiction!). Still in touch after all these years.
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I am glad that KDZA was brought back to it’s original 1230 slot .
I grew up with KDZA back in the 1960s were i won a bunch of record albums once when incalled in to identify 5 popular songs when they played the begining of each one . I will never forget the phone number they had back then since I called it many times trying to win the records they were giving away.
Their old phone numbers were 544- 5646 and 544-5647
J Ralph Carter was one of the DJ during those years.
The only thing I wish you would of had kept was the stronger signal that you had when you were broadcasting at 107.9
Right now your signal on 101.9 is very weak and hard to get specially when you are driving even in town.
I wish you could increase your signal so that we can enjoy listening to the oldies from back in the day.
Thanks .
Joe Grille