KRST. would purchase KOLT for $1.3 million dollars. Now clustered with KRST the station shifted to a classic country format in 1996 called "Krazy 105.9" with the present day KRZY-FM call letters. In April 1996, Citadel Communications would purchase the Crescent stations for $23 million. However as Citadel had already acquired four other FM stations in the Albuquerque radio market (all of which had transmitters atop Sandia Crest) which put them over the new ownership limit, Citadel would spin off KRZY-FM and KRZY (1450 AM) to Spanish-language broadcaster EXCL Communications the following month. Spanish-language formats The 105.9 frequency has broadcast Spanish-language programming since 1996. Initially, it aired a Spanish adult contemporary format called "Radio Romantica" from 1996 to 2002. It changed to a Regional Mexican format station called "Radio Tricolor 105.9" in October 2002. In July 2004, it changed to a Latin pop music format called "Super Estrella", which lasted until November 2008. Entravision moved adult hits formatted "José" to 105.9 FM in early November 2008. It had previously been on its sister station KRZY (AM) for about three years. The station had returned to the "Tricolor" format in early 2018; however, on January 7, 2019, the station's format was changed from regional Mexican as "La Tricolor" to Grupero and Cumbia music as "La Suavecita". References External links Suavecita 105.9 Facebook Mexican-American culture in Albuquerque, New Mexico Hispanic and Latino American culture in Santa Fe, New Mexico RZY-FM Radio stations established in 1983 RZY-FM Entravision Communications stations Regional Mexican radio stations in the United States