KZKS

39.432°N 108.130°W / 39.432; -108.130

KZKS

Rifle, Colorado United States
Broadcast area	Grand Junction, Colorado Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Frequency	105.3 MHz
Branding	Drive 105
Programming
Format	Classic rock
Ownership
Owner	Western Slope Communications
Sister stations	KAYW, KAVP, KWGL
History
First air date	1983
Former call signs	KDBL (1983–1985) KDBL-FM (1985–1987) KWWS-FM (1987–1988)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	71959
Class	C
ERP	60,000 watts
HAAT	743 meters (2,438 ft)
Translator(s)	97.5 K248AE (Montrose) 97.9 K250AO (Redlands) 103.7 K279DE (Steamboat Springs)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.wscradio.net/general-8

KZKS (105.3 FM) is a radio station which broadcasts a classic rock format. Licensed to Rifle, Colorado, United States, it serves the Grand Junction area. The station is owned by Western Slope Communications. KZKS is an affiliate of the Floydian Slip syndicated Pink Floyd program. KZKS operates boosters to fill in its signal in Grand Junction, Glenwood Springs, and Carbondale.^[2]

History

In 1988, the owner of KZKS, Steven Humphries, was involved in a dispute with the then owners of KKOB and KKOB-FM in Albuquerque. The owner of those stations, Fairmont Communications Corporation, disputed Humphries' acquisition of KNMQ out of Santa Fe. At the time, Humphries also owned 100% of the share of Sun Media of Colorado. Sun Media was operating KZKS at the time.^[3] Sister station KRGS, then known as KWWS, was involved in the dispute as well.

KZKS at one time carried country as its format, and was known as "Kiss Country".^[4][5]