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Broadcast area | Salem, Oregon, Portland, Oregon |
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Frequency | 880 kHz |
Branding | La Campeona |
Programming | |
Format | Regional Mexican |
Ownership | |
Owner | Jupiter Communications Corporation |
History | |
First air date | April 15, 1955 (as KPLK at 1460) |
Former call signs |
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Former frequencies | 1460 kHz (1955–1983) |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 32965 |
Class | B |
Power | |
Transmitter coordinates | 44°55′45″N 123°17′22″W / 44.92917°N 123.28944°W |
Translator(s) | 103.9 K280GS (Salem) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | kwip.com |
KWIP (880 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a regional Mexican format. Licensed to Dallas, Oregon, United States, it serves the Salem, Oregon, area. The station is owned by Jupiter Communications Corporation.
History
KWIP once had the call letters KROW.[2] KWIP was the call sign held by a Merced, California, station operating on 1580 kHz (1950s and 1960s)
In the early 1980s, KWIP was owned by radio and TV announcer Roger Carroll.[2]
Translator
KWIP is also broadcast on the following translator:
Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | Class | FCC info |
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K280GS | 103.9 FM | Salem, Oregon | 24673 | 100 | D | LMS |
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KWIP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ a b Cowan, Ron (September 18, 1981). "So, what's an announcer like Roger Carroll doing in a town like Dallas? Very well, thank you". Statesman Journal. Oregon, Salem. p. 48. Retrieved March 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 32965 (KWIP) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KWIP in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 24673 (K280GS) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- K280GS at FCCdata.org