KPHT (95.5
FM, "95.5 KPHT") is a
radio station
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broadcasting a
classic hits
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format
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. Licensed to
Rocky Ford, Colorado, it serves the
Pueblo, Colorado
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area. The signal can be heard in most parts of
Colorado Springs
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. The station is currently owned by
iHeartMedia, Inc.
History
KPHT was originally KAVI-FM and was assigned to
Rocky Ford as a class A operating on 95.9, but was granted a C1 upgrade by moving frequency to 95.5 in 1989.
In 2004 the station was changed to "Hot 95-5" as a
rhythmic adult contemporary format similar to
KPLV in Las Vegas.
During this time, KPHT aired the ''
Wake Up With Whoopi'' morning show hosted by
Whoopi Goldberg.
[http://www.whoopi.com/splash , Retrieved on 2008/04/21.]
In 2009 KPHT flipped to its current format of
classic hits
Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes songs from the top 40 music charts from the late 1960s to the early 2000s, with music from the 1980s serving as the core of the format. Music that was popularized by MTV in the early 198 ...
when the format was dropped at sister station 107.9 FM.
Signal coverage
KPHT's tower is located 60 miles south of Colorado Springs and even being a C1 with ERP of 100 kW the signal is spotty in most of the Springs.
KPTT 95.7 FM in Denver also hampers the signal; this is the reason why the tower is more south of Colorado Springs and only covers most of Pueblo.
References
External links
PHT
IHeartMedia radio stations
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