KUPI-FM is a commercial radio station located in Idaho Falls, Idaho, broadcasting on 99.1 FM. KUPI-FM airs a simulcasting country music and format branded as "99 KUPI".
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| Broadcast area | Idaho Falls, Idaho |
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| Frequency | 99.1 MHz |
| Branding | 99 KUPI |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sand Hill Media |
| History | |
First air date | 1975 (as KADQ at 94.3) |
Former call signs | KADQ (1975–1980) KADQ-FM (1980–2006) KSNA (2006–2011) |
Former frequencies | 94.3 MHz (1975–2011) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 64698 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 176 meters |
| Repeater(s) | 99.9 KUPY (Sugar City) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | 99kupi.com |
History edit
KADQ signed on in 1975 at 94.3 MHz. It was owned by Ted Austin until his 1977 death;[1] his son sold the station three years later to Southwest Television Ltd., at the time owner of KZAZ-TV in Tucson, Arizona, for $240,000.[2] However, Ted Austin Jr. later reacquired the station, owning it and an Idaho Falls construction permit until its sale to present owner Sand Hill Media in 2001 for $1.2 million.[3]
KADQ became KSNA, a contemporary hit radio outlet known as Sunny 94.3, in 2006. In 2011, a large frequency shuffle involving dozens of stations swept the Mountain West. The 94.3 license was moved to 99.1 FM, and the existing 99.1 license was moved to 100.7. To keep the KUPI-FM country programming on 99.1, KSNA was relocated from one license at 94.3 to the other at 100.7, and the two stations also switched call signs.[4]
Previous logos edit
References edit
- ^ "Radioman dies". South Idaho Press. Associated Press. December 28, 1977. p. 3. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- ^ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. January 5, 1981. p. 101. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- ^ "Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable. August 20, 2001. p. 25. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- ^ Venta, Lance (March 21, 2011). "100.7 My-FM Debuts In Idaho Falls". RadioInsight. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
External links edit
- Official website
- KUPI in the FCC FM station database
- KUPI in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- KUPY in the FCC FM station database
- KUPY in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
43°32′31″N 111°53′06″W / 43.542°N 111.885°W
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