KAMP (1430

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) – branded as ''1430 AM The Bet'' – is a

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, and serving the

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. Owned by Audacy, Inc., the station's format focuses on

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, and is the market affiliate for

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and the BetQL Network. The KAMP studios located in the Denver Tech Center, while the

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is located in nearby

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, near

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. In addition to a standard

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, KAMP is also available on the second HD subchannel of KQMT, and is available online via

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History

In 1954, the station signed on as KOSI. The station was purchased by Bill Armstrong in 1959. In 1968, sister station KOSI-FM was launched on 101.1 FM. The two stations were successful in the Denver

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, carrying a

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format. In 1981, KOSI became KEZW, and adopted an adult standards format, which would last for the next three decades. On December 27, 2015, KEZW adopted the

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format from sister station KRWZ, which was sold to Kroenke Sports and Entertainment and flipped to sports as KKSE. On September 4, 2018, KEZW changed its format to a hybrid of soft oldies and adult standards, branded as "EZ 1430". On January 25, 2021, KEZW flipped to a gambling-focused sports talk format as "1430 AM The Bet". The change was done as part of the launch of Entercom's new BetQL Audio Network that day, KEZW's main source of gambling programming. As the first station on the network, KEZW was the ''de facto''

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of the network. KEZW's line-up included “BetQL Daily” from 8am-11am and “You Better You Bet” from 2-6pm daily. The remainder of the programming lineup came from

.1430 The Bet Launches in Denver
/ref> On April 22, 2021, KEZW changed call letters to KAMP, as part of a warehousing move due to a change of call letters at sister station KAMP-FM in

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