KRPT
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| Broadcast area | San Antonio, Texas |
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| Frequency | 92.5MHz |
| Branding | 92.5 and 93.3 The Bull |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | Classic country |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KAJA,KQXT-FM,KTKR,KXXM,KZEP-FM,WOAI | |
| History | |
First air date | 1982(as KDCI) |
Former call signs |
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Call signmeaning | Progressive talk(previous format) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 25904 |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 50,000watts |
| HAAT | 150 m (492 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 28°55′32.00″N99°2′53.00″W/ 28.9255556°N 99.0480556°W |
| Repeater(s) | 104.5KZEP-FM HD3(San Antonio) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live(viaiHeartRadio) |
| Website | thebullcountry.iheart |
KRPT(92.5FM) is a commercialradio stationbroadcasting aclassic countryformat. Licensed toDevine, Texas,United States, the station serves theSan Antonioarea. The station is owned byiHeartMedia(formerly Clear Channel Communications).[2]The KRPT studios are located in theStone Oakneighborhood in Far North San Antonio, and the transmitter site is inPearsall.
History
[edit]The station firstsigned onNovember 17, 1982 on the 92.1 FM frequency as KDCI with amiddle of the roadmusic format.[3]The station changed itscall signto KTXX in June 1985,[4]and later moved to 92.5 FM.
In August 1998, KTXX-FM Inc. president Kahn Hamon sold the station toSan Antonio-basedClear Channel Communicationsfor $1.5 million; at the time of the sale, it aired acountry musicformat.[5]A month later, the station changed its call letters to KSJL-FM and flipped tourban adult contemporaryas asimulcastof KCHG (810 AM) which both KTXX-FM and KCHG-AM call letters would change to KSJL-FM 92.5 and KSJL-AM 810. On February 20, 2004, KSJL-FM changed its format torhythmic contemporarywith the branding "Hot 92.5";[6]new call letters KHTY followed on June 9, 2004.
On March 17, 2005, the station adopted the call sign KRPT to match its newprogressive talkformat. The lineup featured a program hosted by television talk show personalityJerry Springerin mornings. This format lasted only until Thanksgiving weekend, when KRPT launched an all-Texas country musicformat known as "92.5 The Outlaw". On April 15, 2010, KRPT switched to aconservative talk radioformat, branded as "92.5 The Patriot". KRPT restored most ofKPWT's lineup which was dropped when that station flipped toclassic rockon April 1.
On September 19, 2012, KRPT added anFM translator station,K289BN (105.7MHz), and changed formats torhythmic contemporaryas "Wild 92.5/105.7". K289BN previously carried the programming ofWOAI.[7]
On February 22, 2013, KRPT changed their format toclassic country,branded as "92.5" K-BUC ".[8]The "WiLD" format continued on 105.7 and 101.9-HD3 until being replaced by aregional Mexicanformat as "La Preciosa" on January 20, 2014.
On June 24, 2015, KRPT began simulcasting on sister stationKZEP-FM's HD3 subchannel and translatorK227BH(93.3 FM) in San Antonio.[9]
On October 29, 2015, KRPT and K227BH/KZEP-FM-HD3 rebranded as "92.5 and 93.3 The Bull", making no changes to music ordisc jockeys.This was a preemptive action by iHeartMedia following a report that rival companyAlpha Mediahad a website, nearly completed, indicating that a flip ofKHHLto country as "103.1 The Bull" was imminent.[10]
References
[edit]- ^"Facility Technical Data for KRPT".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^"KRPT Facility Record".FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.Federal Communications Commission.RetrievedDecember 19,2018.
- ^"Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada"(PDF).Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1984.Broadcasting Publications Inc. 1984. p. B-248.RetrievedDecember 19,2018.
- ^"For the Record"(PDF).Broadcasting.Broadcasting Publications Inc. June 3, 1985. p. 112.
- ^"Changing Hands"(PDF).Broadcasting & Cable.R.R. Bowker. August 31, 1998. p. 54.RetrievedDecember 19,2018.
- ^"KSJL-FM Moves To CHR/Rhythmic"(PDF).Radio & Records.February 27, 2004. p. 3.RetrievedDecember 19,2018.
- ^Venta, Lance (September 19, 2012)."Wild 92.5/105.7 San Antonio Debuts".RadioInsight.RadioBB Networks.RetrievedDecember 19,2018.
- ^Venta, Lance (February 22, 2013)."92.5 K-Buc Debuts in San Antonio".RadioInsight.RadioBB Networks.RetrievedDecember 19,2018.
- ^Venta, Lance (June 24, 2015)."93.3 KZEP Returns to a K-Buc Simulcast".RadioInsight.RadioBB Networks.RetrievedDecember 19,2018.
- ^Venta, Lance (October 29, 2015)."K-Buc San Antonio Rebrands As The Bull".RadioInsight.RadioBB Networks.RetrievedDecember 19,2018.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 739346 (KRPT)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- KRPTinNielsen Audio's FM station database