KEZW

KEZW (1430 AM, "The Bet") is a radio station serving the Denver, Colorado area. It is owned by Entercom Broadcasting. The signal is also available on sister station KQMT HD-2. Its transmitter is located in Highlands Ranch, near Colorado Boulevard.

Weekends previously consisted of a lineup of paid infomercials, syndicated weekend programs and automated music. Weekend shows include The Restaurant Show, hosted by Warren Byrne on Saturday mornings; Ask the Garden Pros, heard on Saturday mornings; and Randy's Auto Show, a paid local program hosted by Randy Hancock.

When the station signed on in 1954, it aired a beautiful music format as KOSI. The station was purchased by Bill Armstrong in 1959,[1] and beginning in 1968 was paired with KOSI-FM. In 1981, KOSI-AM became KEZW, and adopted an adult standards format, which would last for the next three decades. On December 27, 2015, KEZW adopted the oldies format from sister station KRWZ,[2] which was sold to Kroenke Sports and Entertainment and flipped to sports as KKSE.[3]

On September 4, 2018, KEZW changed their format to a hybrid of soft oldies and adult standards, branded as "EZ 1430".[4]

On January 25, 2021 KEZW flipped to a gambling-focused sports talk format as "1430 AM The Bet". The change was done as part of the launch of Entercom's new BetQL Audio Network that day, which will be KEZW's main source of gambling programming, making the station the de facto flagship of the network. KEZW will feature their shows “BetQL Daily” from 8am-11am and “You Better You Bet” from 2-6pm daily. The remainder of the programming lineup will come from CBS Sports Radio.[5]