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KKUP

KKUP is a community radio station broadcasting a Variety format. Licensed to Cupertino, California, United States, it serves the San Jose section of the San Francisco Bay Area. The station is currently owned by the Assurance Science Foundation, Inc. KKUP also has a booster, KKUP-FM1, licensed to Los Gatos, California.

Last revised
Jul 27, 2026
Read time
≈ 1 min
Length
233 w
Citations
4
Source
KKUP
Broadcast area
San Francisco Bay Area
Frequency91.5 MHz
Programming
FormatVariety
Ownership
OwnerAssurance Sciences Foundation, Inc.
History
First air date
May 1972 (1972-05)
Call sign meaning
"Cupertino"
Technical information1
Licensing authority
FCC
3050
ClassB1
ERP200 watts
HAAT787 meters (2,582 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
37°06′40″N 121°50′36″W / 37.11111°N 121.84333°W / 37.11111; -121.84333
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitekkupfm.org

KKUP (91.5 FM) is a community radio station broadcasting a Variety format. Licensed to Cupertino, California, United States, it serves the San Jose section of the San Francisco Bay Area. The station is currently owned by the Assurance Science Foundation, Inc. KKUP also has a booster, KKUP-FM1, licensed to Los Gatos, California.

In 1969, Pinewood School, Los Altos had a radio station, KPSR, and returned the license to the FCC. Five college students who were working at KPSR decided to apply for the license, and start a station.2

KKUP began broadcasting in May 1972.2 In the 1970s, one of the engineers at the station was John Draper, otherwise known as "Captain Crunch" the phone phreak.3 Transmitter is at Loma Prieta.

See also

See also

References

References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for KKUP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "How KKUP Began". KKUP. KKUP Cupertino, CA. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  3. "Beyond the Little Blue Box; Captain Crunch stories". beyondthelittlebluebox.com. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
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