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{{short description|Classic hits radio station in Denver}}
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{{Infobox radio station
| name                = KXKL-FM
| logo                = Kool 105.png
| logo_size           = 150px
| city                = [[Denver|Denver, Colorado]]
| area                = [[Denver metropolitan area|Denver metro area]]
| branding            = KOOL 105
| frequency           = {{frequency|105.1|[[Hertz#SI multiples|MHz]]}} {{HD Radio}}
| airdate             = {{start date and age|1956|12|1}}
| language            = [[English language|English]]
| format              = [[Classic hits]]
| erp                 = {{val|100000|u=[[watt]]s|fmt=commas}}
| haat                = {{convert|356|m|ft|sp=us}}
| coordinates         = {{coord|39.600|N|105.210|W|type:landmark_region:US_source:FCC}}
| class               = C
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
| facility_id         = 59959
| callsign_meaning    = '''K X''' '''K'''oo'''L'''
| former_callsigns    = KTGM (1956–69)<br />KADX (1969–82)<br />KBRQ-FM (1982–87)
| owner               = [[Kroenke Sports & Entertainment]]
| licensee            = KSE Radio Ventures, LLC
| sister_stations     = {{hlist|[[KIMN]]|[[KKSE (AM)|KKSE]]|[[KKSE-FM]]}}
| webcast             = {{listenlive|http://player.listenlive.co/20531}}
| website             = {{URL|https://www.kool105.com/}}
}}

'''KXKL-FM''' (105.1 [[Hertz|MHz]], "KOOL 105") is a [[classic hits]] station serving the [[Denver metropolitan area]]. This station is licensed to [[Denver|Denver, Colorado]] and broadcasts with an ERP of 100&nbsp;kW and is under ownership of [[Stan Kroenke]]'s KSE Radio Ventures. Its studios are located on Colorado Boulevard in [[Glendale, Colorado|Glendale]], and the transmitter is located on Mt. Morrison.

==History==
=== Middle of the road (1956–1973) ===
The station began broadcasting in 1956 with the call letters KTGM with a [[Middle of the road (music)|MOR]]/[[Beautiful Music]] format, under the ownership of Good Music Associates. The station was acquired by Sound Corporation of Colorado in 1968, and changed call letters to KADX that same year.

=== Jazz (1973–1981) ===
As KADX, the station had a MOR format that continued until it was sold to Columbine Broadcasting in 1973, who then flipped it to [[Jazz music|Jazz]] that same year. By 1978, it was sold again to Welcome Radio, but kept the Jazz format intact.

=== Country (1981–1987) ===
By 1981, Great Empire Broadcasting added KADX to its portfolio, but would flip the station to [[Country music|Country]] in 1982 and take the call letters KBRQ, simulcasting its AM sister at 1280. During its tenure and through its numerous ownerships, the station, formats, signal, and its ratings, went unnoticed.

=== Oldies/classic hits (1987–present) ===
On July 3, 1987, KBRQ would switch formats to [[oldies]] as "KOOL 105", and changed call letters to KXKL. Shamrock Communications owned the station at the time of the flip.<ref>http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1980s/1987/RR-1987-07-10.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> The format was also simulcast for the next nine years on 1280 AM. After several ownership changes during the 1990s and 2000s, including Chancellor Media, AM/FM, and Infinity/CBS Radio, Wilks Broadcasting acquired the station in 2008, along with sister stations [[KIMN]] and [[KKSE-FM|KWOF]].<ref>[http://www.rttnews.com/ArticleView.aspx?Id=809272 CBS to sell three Denver radio stations to Wilks Broadcasting for $19.5 Mln cash - Update] - RTTNews (released December 22, 2008)</ref> Like many oldies stations, KXKL evolved into a [[classic hits]] format, playing music from the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and early 2000s.

The radio station organizes the annual KOOL Concert, featuring live performances from artists from the genre.

On October 12, 2015, [[Kroenke Sports Enterprises]], owned by [[Altitude Sports and Entertainment]] founder [[Stan Kroenke]], announced they would acquire Wilks Broadcasting's Denver properties, including KXKL-FM, Country [[KKSE-FM|KWOF]], and Hot AC [[KIMN]]. Once the sale was approved by the FCC, KSE was expected to flip one of the three outlets to Sports, moving its local franchises the [[Denver Nuggets]], [[Colorado Avalanche]], and [[Colorado Rapids]] from [[KKFN]].<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/94894/kroenke-sports-acquires-wilks-denver/ "Kroenke Sports Acquires Wilks' Denver Stations"] from Radio Insight (October 12, 2015)</ref> The transaction was consummated on December 31, 2015, at a purchase price of $54 million. However, KXKL retained its Classic Hits format as KWOF made the flip to Sports on September 17, 2018.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080704170919/http://allnumberoneradio.com/ All Number One Radio.com website]

==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.kool105.com/}}
*{{FM station data|59959|KXKL-FM}}
*[https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=71060 FCC history cards for KXKL]

{{Denver Radio}}
{{Classic Hits Radio Stations in Colorado}}
{{Kroenke Sports & Entertainment}}

[[Category:Radio stations in Denver|XKL-FM]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1956]]
[[Category:1956 establishments in Colorado]]
[[Category:Kroenke Sports & Entertainment]]
[[Category:Classic hits radio stations in the United States]]