KKPN

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KKPN
KKPN logo.png
Broadcast area Greater Corpus Christi
Frequency 102.3 MHz
BrandingPlanet 102.3
Programming
Format Top 40 (CHR)
Affiliations Premiere Networks
United Stations Radio Networks
Westwood One
Ownership
Owner
  • John Bushman
  • (ICA Radio, Ltd.)
KAJE, KPUS
History
Former call signs
KPCB (1984–1993)
KXCC (1993–1998)
KZJM (1998)
KBTE (1998–2001)
Call sign meaning
"Planet"
Technical information
Facility ID 12151
Class C2
ERP 50,000 watts
HAAT 136 meters (446 ft)
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website www.planet1023.com

KKPN (102.3 FM), known as "Planet 102.3", is a Top 40 radio station serving the Corpus Christi Metropolitan Area in the state of Texas. The station's musical format includes a balance of hip hop, rock music, and pop music in rotation. Its studios are located along South Padre Island Drive in Corpus Christi, and the transmitter is in Ingleside, Texas.

Planet 102.3 also airs The Kidd Kraddick Morning Show from iHeartMedia's 106.1 KHKS in Dallas, Texas.

27°52′05″N97°13′08″W / 27.868°N 97.219°W / 27.868; -97.219


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