KHIP

Last updated
KHIP
Broadcast area Santa Cruz
Monterey
Salinas, California
Frequency 104.3 MHz
Branding104.3 The Hippo
Programming
Format Classic rock
Ownership
Owner
KCDU, KKHK, KPIG-FM, KWAV
History
First air date
1990 (as KPUP-FM)
Former call signs
KPUP-FM (1990–1991)
KHKN-FM (1991–1992)
KKLF (1992–1995)
KMBY-FM (1995–2002)
KTEE (9/5/2002-9/12/2002)
Call sign meaning
KHIPpo
Technical information
Facility ID 9858
Class A
ERP 2,600 watts
HAAT 155 meters
Repeater(s) 104.3 KHIP-FM1 (Carmel Valley)
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website thehippo.com

KHIP is a commercial radio station in Gonzales, California, broadcasting to the Santa Cruz-Monterey-Salinas, California area on 104.3 FM. Its studios are in Monterey while its transmitter is located east of Salinas.

Contents

KHIP airs a classic rock music format branded as "The Hippo". It carries Las Vegas Raiders NFL games. [1]

History

KKLF was a Spanish language station in 1995 when it simulcast KIEZ. [2]

104.3 was home of alternative rock KMBY which moved to 103.9 in a major switch in 2002.

On July 1, 2019, Mapleton Communications announced its intent to sell its remaining 37 stations to Stephens Media Group. [3] Stephens began operating the station that same day. The sale was consummated on September 30, 2019. [4]

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References

  1. "Raiders Radio Network" . Retrieved September 10, 2017.
  2. "Vox Jox". Billboard . 107 (30): 114. July 29, 1995.
  3. Venta, Lance (1 July 2019). "Stephens Media Group Acquires 37 Stations From Mapleton Communications". Radio Insight. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  4. "Stephens completes its Mapleton deal". Streamline Publishing. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.

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