▁ ▁History ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁the ▁Gr ants ▁Broadcast ing ▁Company ▁was ▁granted ▁a ▁construction ▁permit ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁new ▁radio ▁station ▁on ▁ 9 5 . 3 ▁in ▁Gr ants , ▁with ▁a ▁transmit ter ▁ ▁south west ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁K Y K N ▁signed ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁with ▁a ▁country ▁format . ▁ ▁The ▁Rain bow ▁Broadcast ing ▁Corporation ▁of ▁Den ver , ▁owned ▁by ▁Mich elle ▁Z . ▁Elli ot , ▁acquired ▁K Y K N ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁for ▁$ 1 1 5 , 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁new ▁ownership ▁changed ▁the ▁station ' s ▁call ▁letters ▁to ▁K LL T ▁on ▁October ▁ 3 1 , ▁though ▁the ▁country ▁format ▁remained . ▁However , ▁Rain bow ▁ownership ▁frequently ▁changed ▁hands . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁Robert ▁and ▁Max ine ▁Hed in ▁acquired ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁company , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁Steven ▁Hum ph ries ▁bought ▁the ▁entire ty ▁of ▁Rain bow . ▁By ▁this ▁time , ▁K LL T , ▁which ▁had ▁changed ▁to ▁contemporary ▁hit ▁radio ▁earlier ▁in ▁the ▁year , ▁was ▁deep ▁in ▁deb t . ▁Hum ph ries ▁agreed ▁to ▁buy ▁the ▁station ▁for ▁the ▁assumption ▁of ▁its ▁$ 1 7 5 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁deb t , ▁and ▁when ▁he ▁discovered ▁another ▁$ 1 2 5 , 0 0 0