KNUS
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| City | Denver, Colorado |
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| Broadcast area | Denver-Aurora-Brighton and Greeley, Colorado |
| Branding | 710 KNUS |
| Slogan | Real News, Stimulating Talk |
| Frequency | 710 kHz |
| Format | News/Talk |
| Power | 5,000 watts unlimited |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 42377 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 39°57′19″N 104°51′1″W / 39.95528°N 104.85028°W |
| Callsign meaning | "K-News" |
| Former callsigns |
KMYR (1941-1960) KICN (1960-1961) KBTR (1961-1973) KERE (1973-1988) KBPI (1988-1989) KBXG (1989-1990) |
| Affiliations | Salem Communications, Westwood One , CBS Radio News |
| Owner |
Salem Media Group (Salem Media of Colorado, Inc.) |
| Sister stations | KRKS, KRKS-FM, KDMT, KBJD |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website |
710knus |
KNUS (710 AM) is a News/Talk radio station licensed in the city of Denver, Colorado. The station serves the Denver/Boulder Metropolitan area. KNUS is owned and operated by Salem Media of Colorado, Inc. and features programming from Salem Communications, CBS Radio News and Westwood One.[1] Studios are located in Aurora and the transmitter is located in Brighton.
The 710 AM KNUS weekday lineup includes local hosts Peter Boyles, Dan Caplis, Chuck Bonniwell, and Julie Hayden, with Craig Silverman, Mike Boyle, Jimmy Sangenberger, and Matt Dunn weekends. 710 AM KNUS is similar to many of Salem's other Talk Radio stations, airing hosts Michael Medved, Dennis Prager, Hugh Hewitt and Mike Gallagher. 710 AM KNUS also airs the syndicated Mark Levin Show. KNUS is a CBS Radio News affiliate and a member of the Associated Press. [2]
History of KNUS
KNUS came on the air as KMYR in May, 1941 on 1340 kHz. It moved to 710 kHz in April, 1956. When it was KBTR-AM it had a news partnership with then KBTV now KUSA-TV this ended sometime in the mid 80's. from the 1970s to late 1980s it was owned by Mullins Broadcasting. In the late 1980s, the station changed its name to KXBG when it was bought by a Boulder coal company. In the 1990s, the station was the home of Ken Hamblin, Gary Tessler, Alan Dumas, Carol McKinnly, Nia Bender, Piere Wolfe, Mason Lewis, Warren Byrne, Gabby Gourmet, Ron Krieter, and many others. At one point in 1991, it had Peter Boyles 5:00 am till 9:00 am, Gary Tessler 9:00 till 1:00. Ken Hamblin 1:00 till 4:00, Jim Turner 4:00 till 8:00 and Jann Scott 8:00 till Midnight. It broadcast from the 23rd floor studios of the Tabor Center. Scott hosted a show called Jann Scott Tonight. This show often went on night time remote locations including crime scenes, Colfax buses, coffee houses, truck stops, theater openings, bars including Wynkoop Brewery. Jann Scott simulcast the show with Comcast cable. Jann Scott also went up against the popular Rollie James and then George Webber on KOA. The three of them could often be seen dining together at Racine's before and after their shows.
710 would simulcast then-sister KBPI from 1988 to 1989.
In 1993, KNUS was Denver's first station to carry The Rush Limbaugh Show. When Limbaugh came to Fort Collins for an appearance, thousands of people showed up. Jann Scott also did a live show from Fort Collins where some negative comments were made about Rush. Limbaugh heard the show from his hotel room and came over. Limbaugh and Scott bantered back and forth and then ended up telling jokes and talking to the crowd for two hours. Some say Limbaugh converted Scott into a conservative that night.
Former On-Air
Alan Berg; Ken Hamblin, Peter Boyle; Jann Scott, Marty Nalitz; Jimmy Lakey; Mike Rosen. Alan Dumas. Jim Turner. Gary Tessler, Carol McKinnly, Nia Bender, Brody Scott, Pierre Wolfe, Warren Byrne, Gabby Gourmet, Mason Lewis, Peter Boyle returned to KNUS in the summer of 2013.