KPUS
Radio station in Gregory, Texas
27°52′2.00″N 97°13′7.00″W / 27.8672222°N 97.2186111°W / 27.8672222; -97.2186111Public license information
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KPUS (104.5 MHz, "Classic Rock 104.5") is a commercial FM radio station broadcasting a classic rock music format.[2] Licensed to Gregory, Texas, and serving the Corpus Christi metropolitan area, it is owned by John Bushman, through licensee ICA Radio, Ltd.[3] The studios are on South Padre Island Drive (Texas State Highway 358) in Corpus Christi.
KPUS is a Class C3 station with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 14,000 watts. The transmitter is on Avenue B at 8th Street in Ingleside, Texas.[4]
History
While it was still a construction permit, the station was assigned the call letters KBHD on July 17, 1998. On September 18, 1998, the station changed its call sign to KKPN.[5]
The station signed on the air in 1999; 25 years ago (1999).[6] The call sign changed again on March 26, 2001, to the current KPUS. The call letters stood for the station's moniker and mascot, "The OctoPUS."
On March 26, 2020, ICA Radio relaunched Classic Rock 104.5 as "104.5 The Eagle, Corpus Christi's ONLY Classic Rock Station."[7]
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KPUS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
- ^ "KPUS Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/KPUS
- ^ "KPUS Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2002-2003 page D-440. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ^ "KPUS Relaunches as 104.5 the Eagle".
External links
- Official website
- ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› KPUS in the FCC FM station database
- KPUS in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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