KRAP

{{for|the airport serving Rapid City, South Dakota assigned the ICAO code KRAP|Rapid City Regional Airport}}

{{Infobox radio station

| name = KRAP

| logo = Logo_for_Westplex_107.1_from_Washington,_MO.png

| city = Washington, Missouri

| area =

| branding = Westplex 107.1

| frequency = 1350 kHz

| translator = 107.1 K296HA (Washington)

| airdate = 1985 (as KSLQ)

| format = Hot adult contemporary

| power = 500 watts (daytime)
84 watts (night)

| class = D

| facility_id = 53522

| coordinates = {{coord|38|34|44.00|N|90|59|57.00|W|region:US_type:city}}

| callsign_meaning = Humorous reference to the slang term crap

| former_callsigns = KSLQ (1984–1998)
KWMO (1998–2014)

| affiliations = St. Louis Blues Hockey
Kansas City Chiefs Football

| owner = Computraffic, Inc.

| licensee =

| sister_stations = KSLQ-FM

| webcast = [http://radio.securenetsystems.net/v5/KRAP Listen Live]

| website = [http://westplex1071.com/ Westplex 107.1]

| licensing_authority= FCC

}}

KRAP (1350 AM) is a radio station licensed to Washington, Missouri.

Station and programming

Originally put on the air by then-owner Ken Kuenzie as KSLQ in 1985, the station changed its callsign to KWMO in July 1998 under the new owner Brad Hildebrand.{{Citation needed|date=January 2008}} The station changed its call sign once more on July 28, 2014 to the current KRAP.

KRAP transmits from Warren County about 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the Missouri River and downtown Washington. As a sports station, KRAP featured the CBS Sports Radio Network. KRAP also broadcast local and regional sports play-by-play including St. Louis Blues Hockey, Kansas City Chiefs football as well as high school, college, and minor league sports teams.

On June 24, 2018, KRAP changed formats from sports to hot adult contemporary, branded as "Westplex 107.1" (simulcast on translator K296HA Washington, Missouri).[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/169088/krap-moves-to-the-westplex/ KRAP Moves to the Westplex] Radioinsight - June 24, 2018

Call sign meaning

In 2014, the station gave itself the self-aware callsign KRAP, saying on their website: "Our signal is KRAP. Our studios are KRAP. Even our staff is KRAP."{{cite web|last1=Soniak|first1=Matt|title=Why Do Radio Stations Begin With 'K' or 'W'?|url=http://mentalfloss.com/article/29669/why-do-some-radio-stations-begin-k-and-others-w|website=Mental Floss|publisher=Dennis Publishing|access-date=7 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322081730/http://mentalfloss.com/article/29669/why-do-some-radio-stations-begin-k-and-others-w|archive-date=22 March 2018|location=London|date=12 March 2018}}{{cite web|title=About|url=http://www.sportskrap.com/about-2|website=Sports KRAP|publisher=KRAP|access-date=7 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140918030438/http://www.sportskrap.com/about-2|archive-date=18 September 2014|location=Washington (Missouri)|date=18 September 2014}}

Previous logo

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References

{{cite web |url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=KWMO |title=KWMO |work=AM Query Results -- Audio Division (FCC) USA |access-date=2008-01-02}}
{{cite web |url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?list=0&facid=53552 |title=Facility ID 53552 |work=AM Query Results -- Audio Division (FCC) USA |access-date=2008-01-02}}

External links

{{FCC-LMS-Facility|141993|K296HA}}
{{FXL|K296HA}}

RAP

Category:Radio stations established in 1998