KCUP
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = KCUP
| logo =
| city = Toledo, Oregon | country = US
| area =
| branding = 1230 ESPN Radio
| frequency = 1230 kHz
| repeater =
| airdate = {{Start date|1960|9|26}}
| format = Sports
| power = 1,000 watts
| licensing_authority = FCC
| class = C
| facility_id = 645
| coordinates = {{coord|44|37|47|N|123|56|35|W|region:US_type:landmark}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|KTDO (1960–1992)|KZUS (1992–1997)|KPPT (1997–2005)}}
| affiliations = {{ubl|ESPN Radio|Fox News Radio|Genesis Communications Network|Premiere Networks|Salem Radio Network}}
| owner = Jacobs Radio Programming, LLC
| sister_stations =
| webcast = [http://107.182.234.197:7885/stream?fbclid=IwAR2o2Mkg58ksMfPEWt8YuaynDBTos9WvgyVQupffNUCWsLR39GzmrTFtBLY]
| website =
}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=KCUP |title=KCUP Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }}
History
The station began broadcasting as KTDO on September 26, 1960.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-eugene-guard-emerald-empire-radio-t/137663895/|date=September 30, 1960|page=8B|title=Emerald Empire Radio, TV Changes Announced|newspaper=Register-Guard|location=Eugene, Oregon|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=December 30, 2023}} It was owned by Edward C. McElroy Jr. until he sold it in 1969 to Charles A. Farmer.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-capital-journal-toledo-station-is-so/137663972/|date=May 30, 1969|page=11|title=Toledo Station Is Sold|newspaper=The Capital Journal|location=Salem, Oregon|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=December 30, 2023}}
Farmer sold KTDO to Andrew and Cheryl Harle of Pendleton in 1990.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/statesman-journal-pendleton-pair-buys-ra/137664330/|date=February 3, 1990|page=2D|title=Pendleton pair buys radio station KTDO|newspaper=Statesman Journal|location=Salem, Oregon|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=December 30, 2023}} 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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/statesman-journal-kzus-disc-jockey-died/137664419/|date=June 16, 1994|page=2B|title=KZUS disc jockey died of natural causes|newspaper=Statesman Journal|location=Salem, Oregon|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=December 30, 2023}} On October 10, 1997, the station changed its call sign to KPPT, and on February 9, 2005, to the current KCUP.{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=645&Callsign=KCUP |title=KCUP Call Sign History |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }}
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.{{Cite web|url=http://bossfmradio.net/kcup/|title=News Talk K-CUP 1230 AM Radio | the Lifestyles on the Central Oregon Coast… NewsTalk 1230AM KCUP|access-date=October 3, 2019|archive-date=October 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023135614/http://bossfmradio.net/kcup/|url-status=dead}} Rubin Broadcasting acquired the station in 2020.{{Cite news|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/201257/station-sales-week-of-11-13-rox-adjusts-nw-arkansas-cluster-with-purchase-and-divestiture/|work=RadioInsight|date=November 13, 2020|first=Lance|last=Venta|title=Station Sales Week Of 11/13: Rox Adjusts NW Arkansas Cluster With Purchase And Divestiture}}
On August 2, 2023, KCUP changed to a sports format using ESPN Radio following its acquisition by Jacobs Radio Programming, LLC.{{cite web|url=https://www.newportnewstimes.com/business/newport-radio-station-under-new-ownership/article_d618010a-3d3d-11ee-95bf-d7a74b3878f5.html|title=Newport radio station under new ownership|publisher=Newport News Times}} Jacobs purchased the station from Rubin Broadcasting for $18,500.{{Cite news |last=Venta |first=Lance |date=August 4, 2023 |title=Station Sales Week Of 8/4 |work=RadioInsight |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/256696/station-sales-week-of-8-4/ |access-date=2023-12-29}} The station carries mostly ESPN Radio with some local sports coverage.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100095477379973|title=1230 ESPN Facebook page|publisher=Jacobs Radio Programming, LLC}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100095477379973 1230 ESPN Radio Facebook page]
{{AM station data|645|KCUP}}
Category:Sports radio stations in the United States
Category:Lincoln County, Oregon
Category:Radio stations established in 1960
Category:1960 establishments in Oregon
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