KCUP

Last updated
KCUP
Frequency 1230 kHz
Branding1230 ESPN Radio
Programming
Format Sports
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerJacobs Radio Programming, LLC
History
First air date
September 26, 1960 (1960-09-26)
Former call signs
  • KTDO (1960–1992)
  • KZUS (1992–1997)
  • KPPT (1997–2005)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 645
Class C
Power 1,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
 44°37′47″N123°56′35″W / 44.62972°N 123.94306°W / 44.62972; -123.94306
Links
Public license information
Webcast

KCUP (1230 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports radio format. Licensed to Toledo, Oregon, United States, the station is currently licensed to Jacobs Radio Programming, LLC. [2]

Contents

History

The station began broadcasting as KTDO on September 26, 1960. [3] It was owned by Edward C. McElroy Jr. until he sold it in 1969 to Charles A. Farmer. [4]

Farmer sold KTDO to Andrew and Cheryl Harle of Pendleton in 1990. [5] On February 10, 1992, the station changed its call sign to KZUS. During this time, in 1994 station night DJ Richard E. Vanderhoof was found dead in the studio the next morning; an autopsy determined he died of natural causes. [6] On October 10, 1997, the station changed its call sign to KPPT, and on February 9, 2005, to the current KCUP. [7]

On June 18, 2017, KCUP changed its format from news/talk to regional Mexican, branded as "La Gran D 1230 AM". (info taken from stationintel.com)

In 2019, KCUP changed its format from regional Mexican back to news/talk. [8] Rubin Broadcasting acquired the station in 2020. [9]

On August 2, 2023, KCUP changed to a sports format using ESPN Radio following its acquisition by Jacobs Radio Programming, LLC. [10] Jacobs purchased the station from Rubin Broadcasting for $18,500. [11] The station carries mostly ESPN Radio with some local sports coverage. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KCUP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "KCUP Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ "Emerald Empire Radio, TV Changes Announced". Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. September 30, 1960. p. 8B. Retrieved December 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Toledo Station Is Sold". The Capital Journal. Salem, Oregon. May 30, 1969. p. 11. Retrieved December 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Pendleton pair buys radio station KTDO". Statesman Journal. Salem, Oregon. February 3, 1990. p. 2D. Retrieved December 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "KZUS disc jockey died of natural causes". Statesman Journal. Salem, Oregon. June 16, 1994. p. 2B. Retrieved December 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "KCUP Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  8. ↑ "News Talk K-CUP 1230 AM Radio | the Lifestyles on the Central Oregon Coast… NewsTalk 1230AM KCUP".
  9. ↑ Venta, Lance (November 13, 2020). "Station Sales Week Of 11/13: Rox Adjusts NW Arkansas Cluster With Purchase And Divestiture". RadioInsight.
  10. ↑ "Newport radio station under new ownership". Newport News Times.
  11. ↑ Venta, Lance (August 4, 2023). "Station Sales Week Of 8/4". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  12. ↑ "1230 ESPN Facebook page". Jacobs Radio Programming, LLC.


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