KPEL (AM)

KPEL (1420 kHz, "103.3 The Goat") is an AM radio station licensed to serve Lafayette, Louisiana. The station is owned by Townsquare Media and licensed to Townsquare Media of Lafayette, LLC. It airs a sports radio format featuring programming from Fox Sports Radio.^[2] Its studios are located on Bertrand Road in Lafayette, and its transmitter is located about two miles north of the studios.

KPEL

Lafayette, Louisiana
Frequency	1420 kHz
Branding	103.3 The Goat
Programming
Format	Sports
Affiliations	Fox Sports Radio Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball
Ownership
Owner	Townsquare Media (Townsquare Media of Lafayette, LLC)
Sister stations	KFTE, KHXT, KMDL, KPEL-FM, KROF, KTDY
History
First air date	November 1951 (73 years ago) (1951-11) (as KLFY)
Former call signs	KLFY (1949–1957)
Call sign meaning	PELican Broadcasting (former owner)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	12682
Class	B
Power	1,000 watts day 750 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	30°16′38″N 92°3′51″W
Translator(s)	103.3 K277DQ (Lafayette)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	1033thegoat.com

The station was founded in 1949 as KLFY-AM by Camellia Broadcasting and first went on air in November of 1951. Due to ownership change of its sister TV station KLFY-TV and Federal Communications Commission regulations in force at the time, KLFY-FM was assigned the new call letters KPEL by the FCC on July 1, 1957.^[3]

The station is the base of the Great S.C.O.T.T. Show with Scott Prather. The station serves as the flagship station of Louisiana Ragin' Cajun Athletics, airing UL football, men's and women's basketball, baseball, and softball games.

On September 30, 2022, KPEL rebranded as "103.3 The Goat".^[4]