KPUS

KPUS (104.5 MHz, "104.5 The Eagle") is a commercial FM radio station broadcasting a classic rock music format.^[2] Licensed to Gregory, Texas, and serving the Corpus Christi metropolitan area, it is owned by John Bushman, through licensee ICA Radio, Ltd.^[3] The studios are on South Padre Island Drive (Texas State Highway 358) in Corpus Christi.

KPUS

Gregory, Texas
Broadcast area	Corpus Christi metropolitan area
Frequency	104.5 MHz
Branding	104.5 The Eagle
Programming
Format	Classic rock
Affiliations	United Stations Radio Networks
Ownership
Owner	John Bushman (ICA Radio, Ltd.)
Sister stations	KAJE, KKPN
History
First air date	1999; 26 years ago (1999) (as KBHD)
Former call signs	KBHD (1998–1998) KKPN (1998–2001)
Call sign meaning	K OctoPUS (former branding)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	78383
Class	C3
ERP	14,000 watts
HAAT	136 meters (446 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	27°52′2.00″N 97°13′7.00″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	1045theeagle.com

KPUS is a Class C3 station with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 14,000 watts. The transmitter is on Avenue B at 8th Street in Ingleside, Texas.^[4]

History

While it was still a construction permit, the station was assigned the call letters KBHD on July 17, 1998. On September 18, 1998, the station changed its call sign to KKPN.^[5]

The station signed on the air in 1999; 26 years ago (1999).^[6] The call sign changed again on March 26, 2001, to the current KPUS. The call letters stood for the station's moniker and mascot, "The OctoPUS."

On March 26, 2020, ICA Radio relaunched Classic Rock 104.5 as "104.5 The Eagle, Corpus Christi's ONLY Classic Rock Station."^[7]