KSTY
Canon City, Colorado

Broadcast area	Colorado Springs-Pueblo, Colorado
Frequency	104.5 (MHz)
Branding	Star Country 104.5
Programming
Format	Country
Affiliations	Denver Broncos Radio Network
Ownership
Owner	Royal Gorge Broadcasting, LLC
History
First air date	June 1, 1975
Former call signs	KRLN-FM (1974–76, 1982–1994) KSTX (1976–1982) KKCS (2005–2007)
Call sign meaning	K STar CountrY
Technical information
Facility ID	35551
Class	C3
ERP	8,600 watts
HAAT	14 meters (46 feet)
Transmitter coordinates	38°18′54″N 105°12′40″W / 38.31500°N 105.21111°W / 38.31500; -105.21111
Repeater(s)	KSTY-FM1

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KSTY (104.5 FM) is a country music formatted radio station licensed to Canon City, Colorado. The station is owned by Royal Gorge Broadcasting, LLC. The signal is rebroadcast by KSTY-FM1, a 3-watt booster station also on 104.5, serving the Colorado Springs area.

History

KSTY went on the air on June 1, 1975^[1] as KRLN-FM, changing to KSTX within a year of signing on. It was the FM sister to KRLN, and initially simulcast the AM station. KRLN-FM broadcast with 3,000 watts from a transmitter site in Canon City. On May 31, 1982, KSTX reverted to the KRLN-FM call letters. It became KSTY on December 30, 1994, with its current country format. On December 8, 2005, KSTY and KKCS 101.9 FM switched frequencies. The swap was undone in 2007, when the KSTY call letters and "Star Country" moniker returned to the 104.5 frequency.