KLUP
San Antonio metropolitan area | |
Frequency | 930 kHz |
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Branding | 930AM The Answer |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Format | Conservative talk radio |
Affiliations | Salem Radio Network Townhall News |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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KSLR | |
History | |
First air date | October 17, 1947 |
Former call signs | KITE (1947–78) KCCW (1978–85) KLLS (1985–87) KRIA (1987–90) KISS (1990–92)[1] |
Call sign meaning | Pronounced as "loop", former station branding |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 34975 |
Class | B |
Power | 5,000 watts day 1,000 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 29°31′06″N 98°24′25″W / 29.51833°N 98.40694°W |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | 930amtheanswer |
KLUP (930
History
On October 17, 1947, the station first signed on as KITE in San Antonio, owned by Charles A. Balthrope and was a 1,000 watt daytimer, required to go off the air at night.[2] In the 1950s, the power was boosted and the station was authorized to stay on the air around the clock, running the current 5,000 watts by day and 1,000 watts at night.
In May 1960, KITE was acquired by the Townsend U.S. International Growth Fund. An advertisement in the 1960 edition of
In 1978, KITE was acquired by Lone Star Broadcasting, becoming KCCW. It later came under the ownership of Radio Alamo and again changed its call letters, this time to KLLS. It was paired up with FM 100.3, which became KLLS-FM. The two stations simulcast as "Class 100 FM."[5]
Shortly afterward, KLLS-FM was acquired by KKYX 680, and 930 tried a talk format as KRNN and, later, a bilingual music format with mostly Spanish announcing as KRIA "Radio Alegria." Neither incarnation was successful.
Adams Radio acquired the station after entering the market when it bought KISS-FM 99.5. In 1990, it changed call letters from KRIA to KISS and took an oldies format known as "Kool Gold 930 AM." "Kool Gold" was a satellite delivered
In 1997,
Programming
KLUP's schedule features programming from the Salem Radio Network, including Hugh Hewitt, Mike Gallagher, Dennis Prager, Charlie Kirk, Sebastian Gorka and Brandon Tatum. Other National hosts include Del Walmsley, Jay Sekulow, and Todd Starnes.
References
External links
- Official website
- KLUP in the FCC AM station database
- KLUP in Nielsen Audio's AM station database