KPPF

It must leave the air from sunset to sunrise to protect the nighttime skywave signal of Class A WHO in Des Moines, the dominant station on the frequency.

(Formally, KCBR was purchased by a new company called DJR Broadcasting, owned by Crawford Jr.) The new owner said that the formats and staffing would stay the same at the stations.

The new owners gradually made changes to the station, eventually dropping the Christian Talk programs in August.

Longtime KCMN/KCBR personality Tron Simpson was heard from 6AM-8AM and 1PM-2PM, radio veteran Lee Roberts from 8AM-10AM, National Sports Talk host Jim Rome from 10AM-1PM, syndicated talker Phil Valentine from 2PM-3PM, and longtime local talk radio personality Chuck Baker along with local restaurant owner Chuck Graybill doing afternoons from 3PM-5PM.

After about 22 years on KCMN/KCBR, Tron Simpson left the station after October 10, 2014 pending management and format changes with KCBR.

[6] On May 4, 2016, KCBR flipped to classic hip-hop as Blazin' 98.5, which also featured programming catering to cannabis in Colorado.

[8] Effective June 19, 2019, Pueblo Radio Group sold KCBR and translator K239CH to SGMK Communications Partners for $350,000.

In February 2021, KPPF began stunting with music from many genres, while promoting a forthcoming flip to a hybrid news/talk and adult contemporary format.