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{{Infobox radio station |

name = KYGO-FM |

image = [[Image:KYGO-FM logo.png|250px]]|

city = [[Denver, Colorado]]|

area = [[Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area|Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area]]|

branding = '''98-5 KYGO'''|

slogan = '''Denver's New #1 for New Country'''|

frequency = 98.5 [[Megahertz|MHz]] {{HD Radio}} |

translator = |

airdate = 1953 (as KFML) |

format = [[Country music]] |

erp = 100,000 [[watt]]s|

haat = 555 meters|

class = C |

facility_id = 30829|

callsign_meaning = Pronounced "Why Go"|

sister_stations = [[KEPN]], [[KOSI]], [[KKFN]] |

former_callsigns = KFML (1953-1974)<br>KIMN-FM (1974-1979)|

owner = [[Bonneville International Corporation]] |

licensee = |

webcast = [http://player.streamtheworld.com/_players/lincolnfinancial/index.php?callsign=KYGOFM Listen Live Player]|

website = [http://www.kygo.com/ kygo.com]|

}}

'''KYGO-FM''' is a [[country music]] [[radio station]] in [[Denver, Colorado]]. The [[Bonneville International]] outlet operates at 98.5 MHz with an [[effective radiated power]] (ERP) of 100 kW. Its studios are located in [[Greenwood Village, Colorado|Greenwood Village]], and the transmitter is on Squaw Mountain near [[Evergreen, Colorado|Evergreen]].

KYGO-FM is Colorado's secondary (LP-2) [[Emergency Alert System]] station. [[KOA (AM)|KOA]] is the primary (LP-1) station.

'''KYGO-FM''' broadcasts in [[HD Radio|HD]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=71|title=HD Radio station guide for Knoxville, TN|publisher=}}</ref>

==History==

The station signed on the air in 1953 as '''KFML''', but following the sale of the station to Jefferson-Pilot Broadcasting in 1974, adopted the '''KIMN-FM''' call letters. The station changed call letters to '''KYGO''' in 1979 and later that year changed from contemporary hits to the country music format. Bob Call, previously of [[WSOC-FM]] in [[Charlotte, North Carolina]], flipped the switch; when he started at WSOC, he knew little about country music, but learned fast. In 2006, as part of [[Lincoln Financial]]'s acquisition of Jefferson-Pilot (including the J-P media properties), KYGO would become a Lincoln Financial Media station.

In 2007, the station was named [[Country music]] station of the year in a top 25 market by [[Radio & Records|Radio & Records magazine]]. Other nominees included [[WUSN]] Chicago, [[WYCD]] Detroit, [[KEEY-FM]] Minneapolis, [[WXTU]] Philadelphia, and [[KSON-FM]] San Diego.<ref name='randrawards'>{{cite news|first= |last= |coauthors= |title=2007 Industry Achievement Awards |date=September 28, 2008 |publisher= |url=http://www.radioandrecords.com/Conventions/con2007/awards/indexFinal.asp |work=Radio and Records |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511170136/http://www.radioandrecords.com/Conventions/con2007/awards/indexFinal.asp |archivedate=May 11, 2008 |df= }}</ref>

On December 8, 2014, [[Entercom]] announced they would purchase [[Lincoln Financial Group]]'s entire 15-station lineup (including KYGO) in a $106.5 million deal, and operated the outlets under a LMA deal. On December 22, 2014, Entercom announced that it will retain KYGO and its current format.<ref>[http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/91146/entercom-acquires-lincoln-financial-media/#comment-19809 "Entercom Acquires Lincoln Financial Media"] from Radio Insight (December 8, 2014)</ref> The FCC approved the deal on June 26, 2015.<ref>[http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/142887/fcc-oks-lincoln-financial-entercom-deal "FCC OKs Lincoln Financial-Entercom Deal"] from All Access (June 26, 2015)</ref> However, on July 14, 2015, the [[United States Department of Justice|Department of Justice]] forced Entercom to spin off KYGO, [[KOSI-FM|KOSI]], [[KKFN]] and [[KEPN]] to [[Bonneville International]] in exchange for Bonneville's [[KSWD (FM)|KSWD]] in [[Los Angeles]] to meet ownership limits. Both Bonneville and Entercom began operating their new clusters via Time Brokerage Agreements on July 17, 2015 until the transaction was consummated on November 24, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/93470/fcc-approves-entercom-acquisition-of-lincoln-financial-media/|title=Entercom Settles DOJ Investigation; Swaps For 100.3 The Sound Los Angeles|date=16 July 2015|publisher=}}</ref>

==References==

{{reflist}}

==External links==

*[http://www.kygo.com 98.5 KYGO's website]

*{{FM station data|KYGO}}

*[http://www.startcolorado.com/eas/ State of Colorado Emergency Alert System]

{{Denver Radio}}

{{Country Radio Stations in Colorado}}

{{Bonneville International}}

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[[Category:Radio stations in Denver|YGO-FM]]

[[Category:Bonneville International]]