KVOQ (102.3 FM) is a

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, and serving the

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. KVOQ broadcasts an

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(AAA)

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known as "Indie 102.3" under the ownership of

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. It is listener supported and airs no commercials. On-air

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s are conducted several times each year. A 40-

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, 102.3 KVOQ-FM3, is on the air in

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to help listeners there better receive the station. It is also simulcast on

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(96.7 FM) in Carbondale and its four dependent translators, which CPR acquired in 2021. In January 2022, Indie 102.3 began to simulcast in Colorado Springs on

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(89.7 FM).

Station history

KCUV (2005=2008)

KCUV (as the station was previously known) originally began on 1510 AM, and moved to the 102.3 FM signal in 2005. It replaced the former KAGM (licensed to

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) that aired a

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format for many years. The station's

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was moved to the Denver suburb of Greenwood Village. KCUV featured a large and diverse

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, including a mix of

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and blues. The station's lineup included "KCUV's Live From Ebbets Field," a concert show featuring live, intimate performances from the best bands performing at Chuck Morris' Ebbets Field concert club in downtown Denver. KCUV also periodically had CD releases of "Live From Ebbets Field" performances in cooperation with Chuck Morris and Listen Up, with proceeds going to the Morgan Adams Foundation.

Adult hits (2008-2010)

On September 1, 2008 at 12:00 a.m., KCUV ended broadcasting and became a

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KJAC (licensed to Timnath), which aired the

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-branded adult hits format. It was the first U.S. station to use the Jack-FM moniker and format, which had been a big success on several stations in

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. The simulcast gave KJAC better coverage in the Denver area.

Sports (2010-2015)

In May 2010, the station was sold to Front Range Sports Network, LLC. In the summer of 2010, after KCUV and KJAC were purchased by Moreland Properties, LLC, from NRC Broadcasting, KCUV dropped the Jack FM simulcast and began stunting. ''

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'' reported on July 15, 2010 that KCUV would be adopting an all-sports format under the new

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of KDSP, which would make it the 4th sports station in the Denver market. The format was scheduled to launch on July 26, 2010. Hosts on the proposed station included longtime

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and

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personalities Vic Lombardi and Gary Miller in an expected 7-9 AM weekday slot. Instead, on July 26, 2010, the

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reported that the sports format originally set to be heard on KDSP would make a last-minute switch to another Denver station at 87.7 FM. The following day, July 27, 2010, KDSP changed to a

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sports format using the

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Network. On March 31, 2011, KXDP-LP and KDSP switched formats and branding, with KXDP-LP becoming the

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affiliate and KDSP becoming 102.3 The Ticket. On January 1, 2012, KDSP became an

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affiliate.

Adult alternative (2015-present)

On January 5, 2015,

acquired KDSP. On January 27, CPR converted the station to non-commercial status as a simulcast of AM

KVOQ KVOQ may refer to: * KVOQ (FM), a radio station (102.3 FM) licensed to serve Greenwood Village, Colorado * KDCO (AM), a radio station (1340 AM) licensed to serve Denver, Colorado, which held the call sign KVOQ from 2011 to 2015 * KKHK KKHK (95. ...

's "Open Air" Adult Album Alternative format. The purchase was consummated on April 29, 2015 at a price of $5.75 million. Former sister station KJAC continued airing the ESPN Radio format until December of that year, when that station was sold to Community Radio for Northern Colorado and flipped it to a non-commercial

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format. CPR maintains three audio services on the air in the Denver area: KVOQ airs adult album alternative music, while

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is a news and information station affiliated with

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, and

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broadcasts classical music. On July 1, 2019, KVOQ relaunched as "Indie 102.3". On April 2, 2020, KVOQ began simulcasting on sister station 1490 AM/98.5/102.1 FM KXRE in

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which now gives KVOQ's format complete coverage of the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains from north of

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in the north to south of

in the south. In June 2020, KVOQ began simulcasting on newly-acquired sister station 88.5 FM KVQI in

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. The station was previously owned by Rocky Mountain Public Media as KVJZ simulcasting

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