KHIP
KHIP is a commercial radio station in Gonzales, California, broadcasting to the Santa Cruz-Monterey-Salinas, California area on 104.3 FM. Its studios are in Monterey while its transmitter is located east of Salinas.
City | Gonzales, California |
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Broadcast area | Santa Cruz Monterey Salinas, California |
Frequency | 104.3 MHz |
Branding | 104.3 The Hippo |
Programming | |
Format | Classic rock |
Ownership | |
Owner | Stephens Media (SMG-Monterey, LLC) |
Sister stations | KCDU KKHK KPIG-FM KWAV |
History | |
First air date | 1990 (as KPUP-FM) |
Former call signs | KPUP-FM (1990-1991) KHKN-FM (1991-1992) KKLF (1992-1995) KMBY-FM (1995-2002) KTEE (9/5/2002-9/12/2002) |
Call sign meaning | K HIPpo |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 9858 |
Class | A |
ERP | 2,600 watts |
HAAT | 155 meters |
Translator(s) | 106.1 K291AE (Seaside) |
Repeater(s) | 104.3 KHIP-FM1 (Carmel Valley) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | thehippo.com |
KHIP airs a classic rock music format branded as "The Hippo". It carries Las Vegas Raiders NFL games.[1]
History
KKLF was a Spanish language station in 1995 when it simulcast KIEZ.[2]
104.3 was home of alternative rock KMBY which moved to 103.9 in a major switch in 2002.
On July 1, 2019 Mapleton Communications announced its intent to sell its remaining 37 stations to Stephens Media Group.[3] Stephens began operating the station that same day. The sale was approved on October 9, 2019,[4] and was consummated on October 15, 2019.
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References
- "Raiders Radio Network". Retrieved September 10, 2017.
- "Vox Jox". Billboard. 107 (30): 114. July 29, 1995.
- Venta, Lance (1 July 2019). "Stephens Media Group Acquires 37 Stations From Mapleton Communications". Radio Insight. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- "Stephens completes its Mapleton deal". Streamline Publishing. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
External links
- KHIP in the FCC's FM station database
- KHIP on Radio-Locator
- KHIP in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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