KKUP

{{short description|Community radio station in Cupertino, California}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox radio station

| name = KKUP

| logo = KKUP_91.5_Logo.jpg

| city = Cupertino, California

| area = San Francisco Bay Area

| branding =

| airdate = May 1972

| frequency = 91.5 MHz

| format = Variety

| power =

| erp = 200 watts

| haat = {{convert|787|m|ft|sp=us}}

| class = B1

| facility_id = 3050

| coordinates = {{nowrap|{{coord|37|06|40|N|121|50|36|W|region:US-CA_type:landmark}}}}

| callsign_meaning = similar to "Cupertino"

| former_callsigns =

| affiliations =

| owner = Assurance Science Foundation, Inc.

| licensee =

| sister_stations =

| webcast = [https://kkup.org/listen-online Listen Live]

| website = [http://www.kkup.org kkup.org]

| licensing_authority= FCC

}}

KKUP (91.5 FM) is a community radio station broadcasting a Variety format. Licensed to Cupertino, California, it serves the San Jose section of the San Francisco Bay Area. The station is currently owned by the Assurance Science Foundation, Inc. KKUP also has a booster, KKUP-FM1, licensed to Los Gatos, California.

KKUP began broadcasting in May 1972.{{cite web|title=How KKUP Began|url=https://kkup.org/about-us/history/ |website=KKUP|publisher=KKUP Cupertino, CA|access-date=22 February 2024}} In the 1970s, one of the engineers at the station was John Draper, otherwise known as "Captain Crunch" the phone phreak.{{cite news |url=http://beyondthelittlebluebox.com/ |title=Beyond the Little Blue Box; Captain Crunch stories |work=beyondthelittlebluebox.com |access-date=May 23, 2017}}