KILO is a radio station broadcasting in Colorado Springs and Pueblo, Colorado. It also streams online at its website.KILO features a current active rock format. The station is known for playing new bands well before many other stations will add them to their playlist and is usually one of the higher rated stations in Colorado Springs, always in the top five.[citation needed] Rich Hawk, who programmed the station for 27 years is widely considered one of the "fathers of active rock".[citation needed] On March 7, 2013 Rich Hawk died after falling into a coma in February.