KNAM, branded as The Monkey, is an

oldies Oldies is a term for musical genres such as pop music, rock and roll, doo-wop, surf music from the second half of the 20th century, specifically from around the mid-1950s to the 1980s, as well as for a radio format playing this music. Since 2 ...

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that broadcasts on 1490 AM. It serves listeners in the Western Slope, along the

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and

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, northwest of

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and the

Roaring Fork Valley The Roaring Fork Valley is a geographical region in western Colorado in the United States. The Roaring Fork Valley is one of the most affluent regions in Colorado and the U.S. as well as one of the most populous and economically vital areas of th ...

, and northeast of Grand Junction. It simulcasts with KKVT- HD2. On August 20, 2020, KNAM changed their format from a

simulcast Simulcast (a portmanteau of "simultaneous broadcast") is the broadcasting of programs or events across more than one resolution, bitrate or medium, or more than one service on the same medium, at exactly the same time (that is, simultaneously) ...

of sports-formatted KTMM to simulcast of oldies-formatted KKVT-HD2 Grand Junction, branded as "The Monkey".The Monkey Expands in Western Colorado
Radioinsight - August 21, 2020

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* * NAM Oldies radio stations in the United States {{Colorado-radio-station-stub