Smooth Jazz Returns to Denver
June 11, 2008 – Sometimes, what goes down must come up. Denver is welcoming a new Smooth Jazz station to the airwaves. Chief Smooth Jazz/Smooth AC consultants Broadcast Architecture announced this week that Bustos Media KKHI-FM was going Smooth Jazz. Here is the press release. – by Shannon Edwards

• Monday – Friday mornings:  Kenny Cortes formally with Lincoln Financial’s KJCD-FM  (Smooth Jazz 104) in Denver weekday mornings from 6am-10am. Cortez has been waking up Denver radio listeners for over 8 years at KJCD-FM.
• Monday – Friday: Steve Hamilton formally with Entercom’s KOSI-FM (KOSI 101) weekdays from 10am-2pm.  Hamilton has attained top 5 Adult demo Arbitron rankings at KOSI for over a decade in the Denver/Boulder radio market and was part of the original K-High airstaff in the 1990’s.
• Smooth Jazz superstar Dave Koz hosts 2-7pm weekdays.  Dave hosted the morning show at KTWV/Los Angeles for 6 years prior to joining the network, hosts his own syndicated radio show, and counts gold records and Grammy nominations among his accomplishments.
• Maria Lopez has graced the airwaves at KKSF/San Fransico and stations throughout the country, and will provide Denver with a friendly voice at the end of their day – 7pm-12mid.
• K-High’s weekend programming is highlighted by both local programming and a star-studded roster of Smooth Jazz artists, including keyboardist Brian Culbertson, mornings; saxophone legend Kenny G, mid-days; Grammy winning guitarist Norman Brown in afternoons, and keyboardist Paul Hardcastle, 7pm-12mid.

Also joining KKHI-FM as Vice President/General Manager is Denver radio veteran Chuck Lontine. In making the announcement, Bustos Media CEO Amador Bustos said, ” We will put our improved 101.9 FM signal to its best and highest use, by filling an evident music vacuum in the Denver metro, with the outstanding Smooth Jazz format produced by Broadcast Architecture in combination of some outstanding local talent.”

Bustos Media, LLC is a radio company which owns and operates 25 radio stations and three television stations in the mid-size, but high growth markets throughout the United States.  Bustos also produces 3 nationally syndicated radio formats targeting US Hispanics.

Broadcast Architecture®, for 20 years the world’s leading Smooth Jazz programming, research and consulting firm, launched the Smooth Jazz Network™ in January of 2007.  The 24 hour Smooth Jazz Network™ is heard in 33 markets throughout the U.S.