KCOL (AM)

KCOL
Broadcast areaFort Collins-Greeley-Loveland, Colorado, Boulder-Longmont, Colorado and Cheyenne, Wyoming
Frequency600 kHz
Branding600 KCOL
Programming
FormatNews/talk
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
K235BT, K246CI, KBPI, KIIX, KOLT-FM, KPAW KSME, KXBG
History
First air date
January 12, 1959 (1959-01-12) (as KZIX Fort Collins)
Former call signs
  • KZIX (1959–1975)
  • KIIX (1975–1999)
Call sign meaning
Colorado
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID68685
ClassB
Power5,000 watts day
500 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
40°39′0″N 105°02′51″W / 40.65000°N 105.04750°W / 40.65000; -105.04750
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Website600kcol.iheart.com

KCOL (600 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Wellington, Colorado, and serving the Fort Collins-Greeley radio market. The station airs a news/talk format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The studios and offices are on Byrd Drive in Loveland, while the transmitter is off North County Road 13 in Fort Collins.

Weekdays begin with a local news and information show, Mornings with Jimmy Lakey. The rest of the weekday schedule is made up of syndicated talk shows, including Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck, Mark Levin, Clyde Lewis, Coast to Coast AM with George Noory and This Morning, America's First News with Gordon Deal. Weekends feature shows on health, money, religion, home repair and technology, some of which are paid brokered programming. Weekend hosts include Gary Sullivan, Leo Laporte, Joe Pags and Bill Cunningham. Most hours begin with Fox News Radio.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KCOL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.