Rocky Rauch on KTLN

July 7th, 1951: 1280 KTLN’s morning man Rocky Rauch reports via Billboard magazine that Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys just wrapped up a two

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KDEN-FM

July 1961: US FM, a part of the short-lived US Radio magazine, includes this trade ad from KDEN FM. Most FMs weren’t yet stereo and

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The TV “Freeze”

September 30, 2018 marked the 70th anniversary of the TV Freeze, when the FCC put a hold on all new TV licenses. In 1948, Denver

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Jim Hawthorne

June 30, 1942: Radio Daily reports that KMYR AM Denver’s Jim Hawthorne, host of “Three Ring Circus” (he also hosted an afternoon teen show called

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Bill Struck

Bill Struck, former president of the Broadcast Pioneers and distinguished broadcaster. He came from Ohio to Colorado as mid-day DJ at KLZ in 1974. He

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KLZ-FM

In the summer of 1947, KLZ FM signs on at 94.1 FM.  It’s one of the first (if not the first) FM west of St.

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Walter Cronkite in Denver

Walter Cronkite remains one of network news’ legendary anchors.  Before he assumed the primary anchor duties at CBS, he was one of the network’s primary

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