KRAP
KRAP (1350 AM) is a radio station licensed to Washington, Missouri.
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| City | Washington, Missouri |
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| Frequency | 1350 kHz |
| Branding | Westplex 107.1 |
| Slogan | Noughties to Now |
| Programming | |
| Format | Hot AC |
| Affiliations | St. Louis Blues Hockey Kansas City Chiefs Football |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Computraffic, Inc. |
| KSLQ-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | 1985 (as KSLQ) |
Former call signs | KSLQ (1984-1998) KWMO (1998-2014) |
Call sign meaning | see article |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 53522 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 500 watts (daytime) 84 watts (night) |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°34′44.00″N 90°59′57.00″W |
| Translator(s) | 107.1 K296HA (Washington) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | KRAP.website Westplex 107.1 |
Station and programming
Originally put on the air by then-owner Ken Kuenzie as KSLQ in 1985, the station changed its callsign to KWMO in July 1998 under the new owner Brad Hildebrand. The station changed its call sign once more on July 28, 2014 to the current KRAP.
KRAP transmits from Warren County about 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the Missouri River and downtown Washington. As a sports station, KRAP featured the CBS Sports Radio Network. KRAP also broadcast local and regional sports play-by-play including St. Louis Blues Hockey, Kansas City Chiefs football as well as high school, college, and minor league sports teams.
On June 24, 2018, KRAP changed formats from sports to hot adult contemporary, branded as "Westplex 107.1" (simulcast on translator K296HA Washington, Missouri).[1]
Call sign meaning
In 2014, the station gave itself the self-aware name of KRAP, saying on their website, "Our signal is KRAP. Our studios are KRAP. Even our staff is KRAP."[2]
Previous logo
References
- KRAP Moves to the Westplex Radioinsight - June 24, 2018
- Soniak, Matt (2018-03-21). "Why Do Radio Stations Begin With 'K' or 'W'?". Mental Floss. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
- "KWMO". AM Query Results -- Audio Division (FCC) USA. Retrieved 2008-01-02.
- "Facility ID 53552". AM Query Results -- Audio Division (FCC) USA. Retrieved 2008-01-02.
External links
- KRAP in the FCC's AM station database
- KRAP on Radio-Locator
- KRAP in Nielsen Audio's AM station database