KCUP

This article is about the radio station. For the single-serve brewing system, see K-Cup.

KCUP (1230 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports radio format. Licensed to Toledo, Oregon, United States, the station is currently licensed to Jacobs Radio Programming, LLC.^[2]

KCUP

Toledo, Oregon United States
Frequency	1230 kHz
Branding	1230 ESPN Radio
Programming
Format	Sports
Affiliations	ESPN Radio Fox News Radio Genesis Communications Network Premiere Networks Salem Radio Network
Ownership
Owner	Jacobs Radio Programming, LLC
History
First air date	September 26, 1960 (1960-09-26)
Former call signs	KTDO (1960–1992) KZUS (1992–1997) KPPT (1997–2005)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	645
Class	C
Power	1,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	44°37′47″N 123°56′35″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast

History

The station began broadcasting as KTDO on September 26, 1960.^[3] It was owned by Edward C. McElroy Jr. until he sold it in 1969 to Charles A. Farmer.^[4]

Farmer sold KTDO to Andrew and Cheryl Harle of Pendleton in 1990.^[5] On February 10, 1992, the station changed its call sign to KZUS. During this time, in 1994 station night DJ Richard E. Vanderhoof was found dead in the studio the next morning; an autopsy determined he died of natural causes.^[6] On October 10, 1997, the station changed its call sign to KPPT, and on February 9, 2005, to the current KCUP.^[7]

On June 18, 2017, KCUP changed its format from news/talk to regional Mexican, branded as "La Gran D 1230 AM". (info taken from stationintel.com)

In 2019, KCUP changed its format from regional Mexican back to news/talk.^[8] Rubin Broadcasting acquired the station in 2020.^[9]

On August 2, 2023, KCUP changed to a sports format using ESPN Radio following its acquisition by Jacobs Radio Programming, LLC.^[10] Jacobs purchased the station from Rubin Broadcasting for $18,500.^[11] The station carries mostly ESPN Radio with some local sports coverage.^[12]