KSTY is a country music

Country music

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 formatted radio station

Radio station

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 licensed to Canon City, Colorado

Cañon City, Colorado

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. The station is owned by Royal Gorge Broadcasting, LLC. The signal is rebroadcast by KSTY-FM1, a 3 Watt

Watt

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 booster station also on 104.5, serving the Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado

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area.

History

Back in 2005 the station was known as "Star Country 104.5" until KKCS moved from 101.9 MHz to 104.5 MHz. In August 2007, the call letters and "Star Country" moniker have returned to the 104.5 frequency.