KPUS
City | Gregory, Texas |
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Broadcast area | Corpus Christi, Texas |
Frequency | 104.5 MHz |
Branding | 104.5 The Eagle |
Programming | |
Format | Classic rock |
Affiliations | Westwood One |
Ownership | |
Owner | John Bushman (ICA Radio, Ltd.) |
History | |
First air date | 1998 (as KBHD) |
Former call signs | KBHD (1998-1998) KKPN (1998-2001) |
Call sign meaning | K OctoPUS (former branding) |
Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 78383 |
Class | C3 |
ERP | 14,000 watts |
HAAT | 136 meters (446 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 27°52′2.00″N 97°13′7.00″W / 27.8672222°N 97.2186111°WCoordinates: 27°52′2.00″N 97°13′7.00″W / 27.8672222°N 97.2186111°W |
Links | |
Public license information | Profile LMS |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | 104.5 The Eagle |
KPUS (104.5 FM, "Classic Rock 104.5") is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock music format.[1] Licensed to Gregory, Texas, United States, the station serves the Corpus Christi area. The station is currently owned by John Bushman, through licensee ICA Radio, Ltd., and features programming from Westwood One.[2] Its studios are located along South Padre Island Drive in Corpus Christi, and the transmitter is in Ingleside, Texas.
History[]
The station was assigned the call letters KBHD on July 17, 1998. On September 18, 1998, the station changed its call sign to KKPN, on March 26, 2001 to the current KPUS,[3]
On March 26, 2020, ICA Radio relaunched Classic Rock 104.5 as 104.5 The Eagle, Corpus Christi's ONLY Classic Rock Station.[4]
Previous logos[]
References[]
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
- ^ "KPUS Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
- ^ "KPUS Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
- ^ https://radioinsight.com/headlines/185581/kpus-relaunches-as-104-5-the-eagle/
External links[]
- Official website
- KPUS in the FCC FM station database
- KPUS on Radio-Locator
- KPUS in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
Categories:
- Classic rock radio stations in the United States
- Radio stations in Corpus Christi, Texas
- Radio stations established in 1999
- 1999 establishments in Texas
- Texas radio station stubs