KKCL (AM)

KKCL
City	Golden, Colorado
Broadcast area	Golden, Colorado Boulder, Colorado Denver, Colorado
Branding	96.9 The Cloud
Frequency	1550 kHz
Translator(s)	96.9 K245AD (Arvada)
First air date	2011 (as KGCQ)
Format	Triple AC (a new radio format developed by the new owner)
Power	990 watts daytime 350 watts nighttime 99 watts (translator)
Class	B
Facility ID	161314
Transmitter coordinates	39°53′31″N 105°14′20″W / 39.89194°N 105.23889°W / 39.89194; -105.23889
Callsign meaning	KK CLoud
Former callsigns	KGCQ (2011-2012) KDCO (2012-2015) KBUD (2015-2016)
Owner	Chuck Lontine (Mainstreet Media of Colorado, LLC)
Sister stations	K245AD, K245CM
Webcast	http://radio.securenetsystems.net/v5/KKCL
Website	thecloud.fm

KKCL (1550 kHz "The Cloud") is a commercial radio station licensed to Golden, Colorado, and serving the Denver/Boulder media market. The station airs a Triple AC radio format. The station had previously spent time as a sports radio station and a cannabis culture-themed classic rock station known as Smokin' 94.1.

KKCL has been granted an FCC construction permit to increase day power to 5000 watts. It currently runs at just under 1000 watts by day and 350 watts at night. Because AM 1550 is a clear channel frequency reserved for Canada and Mexico, KKCL is limited in its power output.

To improve its coverage, programming also airs on an FM translator, K245AD at 96.9 MHz.

The station first signed on in 2011 as KGCQ. Until June 1, 2015, the station was the home for Mile High Sports, a multimedia sports-marketing and publishing company based in Denver via a partnership with Kroenke Sports and Entertainment. Mile High Sports was the radio flagship for the Denver Nuggets basketball team, Colorado Avalanche hockey team, Colorado Mammoth, and Colorado Rapids. The station also broadcast the Falcons' football and basketball from the Air Force Academy and syndicated National Football League games through the Sports USA Radio Network.