KELS-LP (104.7 FM), also known as "The Pirate", is a low-power radio station licensed to Greeley, Colorado, United States.
The station serves the Greeley - Ft. Collins area and is currently owned by Plymouth Gathering, Inc.[2][3] In early 2011, the station aired a commentary regarding Martin Luther King Jr. that caused national controversy.
The commentary was based on information provided by a listener regarding moral concerns with the civil rights leader.
Though the commentary was reported to be generally factual and has been aired in previous years, the controversy developed because the station owner, Brett Reese was, at the time, a Greeley School Board member.
(Www.greeleytribune.com) Reese has repeatedly denied any racial intent and has voiced his support of the civil rights movement.