K235BT (94.9 FM) is a radio station

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. Owned by Radio by Grace, Inc., and operated by

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, the station simulcasts an Adult Alternative music format branded as ''Radio 94.9'', as a relay an HD2 subchannel of KSME (moving from KPAW in December 2017 as part of iHeartMedia's larger station realignment in Colorado to form a

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trimulcast). The station started broadcasting in October 2012 as "Christmas 94.9," the first station in Northern Colorado to begin playing

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without any commercial interruptions. On December 26, the station began carrying

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programming until May 16, 2013. The station reverted to playing

as "Christmas 94.9." At noon on May 17, 2013, after "

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" by Band Aid, K235BT flipped to a AAA format as ''Radio 94.9''. The first song played on Radio 94.9 was " It's Time" by

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. In late January 2020, K235BT flipped to an

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format described as "Adult Alternative", while keeping the "Radio 94.9" branding.

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