KRPU
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| Broadcast area | Sacramento, California |
| Frequency | 1210 kHz |
| Branding | Prime Asia Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | South Asian (Indian and Pakistani) |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | 1988 |
Former call signs | KEBR (1988–2015) |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 20930 |
| Class | B |
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KRPU 1210 AM is a South Asian station, focused on the local Indian and Pakistani communities, calling itself "Radio Punjab". Its city of license is Rocklin, California, and it serves the Sacramento market. Its transmitters—separate for daytime and nighttime operation—are near Rancho Murieta and Roseville, respectively.[3] The station went on the air in 1988.
The station began broadcasting as an owned-and-operated station of the non-commercial Christian radio network Family Radio, airing religious music and bible talks from radio evangelist Harold Camping. It was the replacement for the 100.5 facility that Family Radio sold off for commercial use, which became KQPT in April 1988.[4] From late 1991 to May 2003, Family Radio simulcast its programming on both 1210 AM and on KEBR-FM at 89.3 MHz in North Highlands, California, but this FM station was sold to KQED and became KQEI-FM as an NPR news and talk station. Family Radio's current FM outlet in Sacramento is KEBR (88.1 FM).
An application for consent to assign KEBR's license from Family Stations, Inc. to Spice Radio, Inc. was accepted for filing by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission on April 13, 2015. The asset purchase agreement dated March 31, 2015, states that the purchase price is $600,000.[5] The transaction was consummated on September 4, 2015.
The station changed its call sign to the current KRPU on September 18, 2015.
References
[edit]- ^ "Punjab Shift Puts a Sacramento-area AM in New Ownership | Radio & Television Business Report". August 22, 2019.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KRPU". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "AM Query Results". Federal Communications Commission. June 14, 2017. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
- ^ Williams, George (April 16, 1988). "KQPT promises a new age for jazz here". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. A27. Retrieved April 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Asset Purchase Agreement". Federal Communications Commission. March 31, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 20930 (KRPU) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KRPU in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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