KATC-FM

KATC-FM

City of license	Colorado Springs, Colorado
Broadcast area	Colorado Springs, Colorado Pueblo, Colorado
Branding	Cat Country 95.1
Slogan	95 In A Row!
Frequency	95.1 MHz
First air date	July 1, 2006
Format	Country
ERP	58,000 watts
HAAT	695 meters
Class	C
Facility ID	66249
Transmitter coordinates	38°44′43″N 104°51′39″W / 38.74528°N 104.86083°W / 38.74528; -104.86083Coordinates: 38°44′43″N 104°51′39″W / 38.74528°N 104.86083°W / 38.74528; -104.86083
Callsign meaning	KAT=Cat Country
Former callsigns	KRDO-FM (1960-2006)
Affiliations	Great American Country
Owner	Cumulus Media
Sister stations	KCSF, KKFM, KKMG, KKPK, KVOR
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	catcountry951.com

KATC-FM is a radio station in Colorado Springs, Colorado, broadcasting at 95.1 FM. The station has been broadcasting a Country music format since July 2006. Its on air moniker is Cat Country 95.1, and is owned and operated by Cumulus Media.

History

Originally, the station was locally owned by Harry Hoth's Pikes Peak Broadcasting Company under the call letters KRDO-FM. The station signed on in the late 1960s broadcasting an Easy Listening/Beautiful Music format.

In 1994 KRDO-FM dropped the format due to its decline nationwide and flipped it to Adult Contemporary and adopted the moniker "Peak 95.1." In 1998 Peak 95.1 evolved into a Hot AC format.

After being purchased by Citadel Broadcasting, Cat Country 95.1 officially began broadcasting on July 1, 2006, stunting by repeatedly playing Brooks & Dunn's "Play Something Country" while temporarily using the its former KRDO-FM call letters. After several days of stunting, the station began its regular mainstream country programming, featuring a complete air staff. The calls were also changed to KATC-FM. Citadel would revive the Peak moniker in late 2006 on sister station 92.9 FM with the new call letters KKPK. The KRDO-FM calls were quickly picked up by station that was formally operated by Pikes Peak Broadcasting and now is operated by News-Press & Gazette Company/Pikes Peak Radio, LLC.

Citadel merged with Cumulus Media on September 16, 2011.^[1]

References

1. ^ "Cumulus now owns Citadel Broadcasting". Atlanta Business Journal. September 16, 2011. http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2011/09/16/cumulus-now-owns-citadel-broadcasting.html. Retrieved September 16, 2011. 

External links

• Cat Country 95.1 Official Site
• Query the FCC's FM station database for KATC
• Radio-Locator information on KATC
• Query Arbitron's FM station database for KATC