[6] That same year, station manager George James was elected to the Colorado Springs city council.
[8][3] It was sold again in 1980 to KPIK Broadcasting, Inc.[8] In 1987, the station became KWYD under the ownership of Edward J. Patrick who at the time owned KWYD-FM.
On Monday, April 13, 2015, the station switched to cannabis-centric talk as 'K-High 1580' with the call sign KHIG.
[9] The talk format moved online after one month, with KHIG temporarily switching to a simulcast of 'Easy 101.3' KFEZ.
Under Barker, the station programmed a Christian talk format as "1580 The Trumpet" and gained a translator signal on 103.1 FM in the immediate Colorado Springs area.