K246CI (97.1 FM) is a radio station

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. Owned by

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, the station simulcasts an

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music format branded as ''Star 97.1'' from an

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subchannel of

KOLT-FM KOLT-FM (100.7 Hertz, MHz) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States, the station serves the Cheyenne area, complementing sister country station KXBG. The station is currently owned b ...

. The station formerly operated on the full-power signal KYWY; in December 2017, the intellectual property of sister station

KPAW KPAW (92.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to Warren AFB, Wyoming. Owned by iHeartMedia, it broadcasts a classic rock format branded as ''92.9 The Bear''. History 92.9 license The station was assigned the call letters KOLT-FM on February 7, 2 ...

was moved to its signal to facilitate the construction of a

KBPI KBPI (107.9 FM, "107-9 KBPI") is a commercial radio station licensed to Fort Collins, Colorado. It is owned by iHeartMedia and it broadcasts an active rock radio format. KBPI's studios are located in Denver in the Tech Center. In December ...

trimulcast, and KYWY's format and branding moved to KOLT-HD2 and K246CI, taking its branding from the latter.

History

K246CI signed on in November 2015 as an

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station, branded "Real Oldies 97.1", and fed by the HD2 channel of sister station KOLZ (now KOLT-FM). The "Star" adult contemporary format originated in April 2016 on 92.9 FM as KYWY. That station, which had been

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station "92.9 The Boss" under the call sign KOLT-FM, was acquired by

in January 2016, after its previous owner, Tracy Broadcasting Company, defaulted on a loan and was repossessed by the Valley Bank & Trust; the

calls were transferred to KOLZ. In December 2017, iHeartMedia re-aligned its cluster in the Cheyenne-

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- Greeley area in order to form a

trimulcast on the 107.9 frequency in Fort Collins, Denver, and Colorado Springs. The intellectual unit and call sign of 107.9

was moved to 92.9, replacing the "Star" format (which had shifted to all-

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for the holiday season). The "Star" brand and format was then moved to an

subchannel of KOLT-FM and its analog translator 97.1 K246CI, as "Star 97.1", replacing its previous "Real Oldies 97.1" format.

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