KRAP
 | |
| Frequency | 1350 kHz |
|---|---|
| Branding | Westplex 107.1 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Hot adult contemporary |
| Affiliations | St. Louis Blues Hockey Kansas City Chiefs Football |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Computraffic, Inc. |
| KSLQ-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | 1985 (as KSLQ) |
Former call signs | KSLQ (1984–1998) KWMO (1998–2014) |
Call sign meaning | Humorous reference to the slang term crap |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 53522 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 500 watts (daytime) 84 watts (night) |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°34′44.00″N 90°59′57.00″W / 38.5788889°N 90.9991667°W |
| Translator(s) | 107.1 K296HA (Washington) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | Westplex 107.1 |
KRAP (1350 AM) is a radio station licensed to Washington, Missouri.
Station and programming
[edit]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] 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).[2]
Call sign meaning
[edit]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."[3][4]
Previous logo
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References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KRAP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ KRAP Moves to the Westplex Radioinsight - June 24, 2018
- ^ Soniak, Matt (12 March 2018). "Why Do Radio Stations Begin With 'K' or 'W'?". Mental Floss. London: Dennis Publishing. Archived from the original on 22 March 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ "About". Sports KRAP. Washington (Missouri): KRAP. 18 September 2014. Archived from the original on 18 September 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- "KWMO". AM Query Results -- Audio Division (FCC) USA. Retrieved 2008-01-02.
- "Facility ID 53552". AM Query Results -- Audio Division (FCC) USA. Retrieved 2008-01-02.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 53552 (KRAP) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KRAP in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 141993 (K296HA) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- K296HA at FCCdata.org
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