1957: KLZ-TV won a Peabody Award for Panorama, a weekly public affairs series. 1962: New KLZ-FM licensed at 106.7 MHz (now KWBL). Circa 1976: KLZ-FM's call sign changed to KAZY (not to be confused with present-day KAZY of Cheyenne). 1978: KLZ dropped its MOR format and switched to country music. 1983: KLZ signed an agreement to broadcast the Denver Gold USFL football games as flagship station of the Curt Gowdy Network. May 1, 2007: The station changes from a sports radio format to a Christian radio format. It is a former affiliate of ESPN Radio and Sporting News Radio. Ownership March 10, 1922: Original KLZ license issued to the Reynolds Radio Company. 1927: One-third share of KLZ given to wholesale grocer Frederick W. Meyer in exchange for his providing $2,500 to pay a freight bill for an organ. 1935: The Reynolds Radio Company sold KLZ to Edward K. Gaylord and his Oklahoma Publishing Company (which later purchased The Broadmoor and other assets from Spencer Penrose's El Pomar Foundation). 1949: Aladdin Radio and Television, Inc. bought KLZ. 1954: Time–Life Broadcasting Co., Inc. bought KLZ Radio & TV from Gaylord. 1972: Time–Life sold KLZ-TV to McGraw-Hill, and the station's call sign changed to KMGH-TV. February 12, 1972: Time–Life sold KLZ and KLZ-FM to Group One Broadcasting Co., West for $2,750,000. (Group One was 45% owned by Knight Newspapers, and 55% owned by Roger G. Berk Sr. and associates.) May 1977: According to radio historian Tom Mulvey, the Roger Berk family took full ownership of KLZ and its FM station (switching call letters to KAZY) at this time. This probably means that Group One Broadcasting became 100% owned by the family (i.e., Knight Newspapers' 45% share was bought out). 1987: Group One sells KLZ and KAZY to DKM Broadcasting. June 1992: Crawford Broadcasting purchases KLZ from DKM Broadcasting. References External links LZ Radio stations licensed before 1923 and still broadcasting Radio stations established in 1922 1922 establishments in Colorado Talk radio stations in the United States Conservative talk radio