KALC
KALC (105.9 FM) – branded Alice 105.9 – is a commercial hot adult contemporary-leaning Top 40 (CHR) radio station located in Denver, Colorado. Owned by Audacy, Inc., it serves the Denver metropolitan area. KALC’s studios are located in the Denver Tech Center, while the transmitter resides on Lookout Mountain in nearby Golden, with a backup transmitter on Ruby Hill in Denver. Besides a standard analog transmission, KALC broadcasts over two HD Radio channels, and is available online via Audacy. History KBPI years On June 21, 1965, the station signed on as KBPI, airing a progressive rock music format. The owner and general manager of the station was Bill Pierson, who named KBPI for "Bill Pierson Incorporated." The station was powered at 30,000 watts, a third of its current output. Pierson sold the station in 1974 to Sandusky Newspapers, Inc. (Radio Division), based in Ohio. Led by General Manager Toney Brooks and Program Director Frank Cody, the station adopted an album-oriented rock (AOR) format and created the slogan "KBPI Rocks the Rockies". The station was later owned by WEBN's general manager, Frank Wood Jr. under the corporate name Progressive Broadcasters Incorporated, later renamed Secret Communications. Creating "Alice" On April 20, 1994,