KTCL
{{short description|Radio station in Wheat Ridge–Denver, Colorado}}
{{for|the Tuscaloosa, Alabama, airport assigned the ICAO code KTCL|Tuscaloosa Regional Airport}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = KTCL
| logo = Channel 933 logo.png
| logo_size = 250px
| city = Wheat Ridge, Colorado
| area = Denver metropolitan area
| branding = Channel 93-3
| frequency = 93.3 MHz {{HD Radio}}
| airdate = September 1965
| format = FM/HD1: Alternative rock
HD2: Punk rock "Punk Tacos"
| erp = 71,000 watts
| haat = 346 meters
| class = C1
| facility_id = 68684
| coordinates = {{nowrap|{{coord|39|43|59.00|N|105|14|12.00|W|region:US-CO_type:landmark_source:FCC}}}}
| former_callsigns = KFMF (1965–70's)
KIIX-FM (1970's–75)
| affiliations = Compass Media Networks
| owner = iHeartMedia
| licensee = iHM Licenses, LLC
| callsign_meaning = K ForT CoLlins (former community of license)
| sister_stations = KBCO, KBPI, KHOW, KDFD, KOA, KDHT, KRFX, KWBL
| webcast = [https://www.iheart.com/live/933-ktcl-397/ Listen Live]
[https://www.iheart.com/live/punk-tacos-radio-6954/ Listen Live (HD2)]
| website = [https://ktcl.iheart.com/ ktcl.iheart.com]
}}
KTCL (93.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to Wheat Ridge, Colorado. Owned by iHeartMedia, it broadcasts an alternative rock format targeting the Denver metro area. Its studios are located alongside iHeartMedia's other Denver stations at 4695 S Monaco St. in the Tech Center, while its transmitter is located in Golden.
The station broadcasts in HD Radio, with a subchannel carrying a punk rock format branded as Punk Tacos.
History
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= Early years =
The station signed on in September 1965 as KFMF licensed to Fort Collins, Colorado. It simulcasted the Top 40 format of KIIX AM 600 (now on 1410, the old 600 frequency is now KCOL).
In the 1970s, the station became KIIX-FM and adopted a freeform Progressive Music format. It changed its calls to KTCL in 1975 and evolving to the modern rock format in the mid 1980s. The station was known as "The Adventure."
= 1995–present =
KTCL, part of a joint sales agreement with KBPI and KRFX in 1995, moved to a more pop-oriented direction when KBPI began playing more new rock.{{cite magazine|title=Vox Jox|magazine=Billboard|date=Oct 14, 1995|volume=107|issue=41|page=79}} In the late 90s, the station dropped its longtime name "The Adventure" in favor or "Channel 93-3." In 2001, KTCL aired the daily program Martha Quinn's Rewind along with at least four other stations owned by Clear Channel.{{cite magazine |last1=Saxe |first1=Frank |title=Newsline |magazine=Billboard |volume=113 |issue=20 |date=May 2001 |page=78 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6xMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA79 }}
KTCL airplay was noted for having helped launch several local alternative bands, including Love .45, Flobots, 3OH!3, The Fray, and Tickle Me Pink.{{Cite web|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2007/12/20/flobots-make-their-music-a-force-for-social-change/|title=Flobots make their music a force for social change|date=2007-12-20|website=The Denver Post|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-01}}{{Cite web|url=https://syvnews.com/entertainment/music/alternative-rock-group-the-fray-to-perform-at-chumash-casino/article_94832d9e-7747-57c9-bb2f-fa44ebf6c9b8.html|title=Alternative rock group The Fray to perform at Chumash Casino Resort|last=Report|first=Contributed|website=Santa Ynez Valley News|date=June 24, 2019 |language=en|access-date=2019-07-01}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2013/03/13/the-creators-four-denver-artists-who-know-how-to-throw-a-party/|title=The Creators: Four Denver artists who know how to throw a party|date=2013-03-13|website=The Denver Post|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-01}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://ktcl.iheart.com/}}
- {{FM station data|68684|KTCL}}
{{Denver Radio}}
{{Modern Rock Radio Stations in Colorado}}
{{iHeartMedia, Inc.}}
Category:IHeartMedia radio stations
Category:Alternative rock radio stations in the United States
Category:Modern rock radio stations in the United States