KPIR
KPIR (1420 AM, "The Pirate") is a news talk radio station licensed to and serving the area around Granbury, Texas. The station transmits from a three tower array in the daytime and from two towers at night with 500 Watts.
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| City | Granbury, Texas |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Granbury/Glen Rose |
| Frequency | 1420 kHz |
| Branding | The Pirate |
| Programming | |
| Format | Talk |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Jerry Reynolds (KPIR Granbury, LLC) |
| History | |
| First air date | 1980 as KPAR |
| Former call signs | KPAR (1980-2002) |
| Call sign meaning | Pirate |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 30195 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 500 watts |
| Links | |
| Website | kpir.com |
History
When the station began broadcasting, it had a country music format. The station began broadcasting in 1980 as KPAR. The station suffered financial problems and became a daytime only station in 1986. The station changed its call letters to KPIR in 2002. The station is now a 24-hour news and talk operation.
gollark: No, it's a consequence of a somewhat weird feature and the extremely weird price mechanism.
gollark: Also, "it's generally broken and we'll randomly wipe it" sounds more pre-alpha than beta.
gollark: So it's... not really a limit, but a neat but ultimately meaningless statistic?
gollark: So... why have the balance at all?
gollark: You can just... ask people, directly, without also giving them mod powers.
External links
- KPIR in the FCC's AM station database
- KPIR on Radio-Locator
- KPIR in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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