KRAP explained

KRAP
City:Washington, Missouri
Branding:Westplex 107.1
Frequency:1350 kHz
Translator:107.1 K296HA (Washington)
Airdate:1985 (as KSLQ)
Format:Hot adult contemporary
Power:500 watts (daytime)
84 watts (night)
Class:D
Facility Id:53522
Coordinates:38.5789°N -90.9992°W
Callsign Meaning:see article
Former Callsigns:KSLQ (1984–1998)
KWMO (1998–2014)
Affiliations:St. Louis Blues Hockey
Kansas City Chiefs Football
Owner:Computraffic, Inc.
Sister Stations:KSLQ-FM
Webcast:Listen Live
Website:Westplex 107.1
Licensing Authority:FCC

KRAP (1350 AM) is a radio station licensed to Washington, Missouri.

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 callsign KRAP, saying on their website: "Our signal is KRAP. Our studios are KRAP. Even our staff is KRAP."[2] [3]

References

Notes and References

  1. https://radioinsight.com/headlines/169088/krap-moves-to-the-westplex/ KRAP Moves to the Westplex
  2. Web site: Soniak. Matt. Why Do Radio Stations Begin With 'K' or 'W'?. Mental Floss. Dennis Publishing. 7 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20180322081730/http://mentalfloss.com/article/29669/why-do-some-radio-stations-begin-k-and-others-w. 22 March 2018. London. 12 March 2018.
  3. Web site: About. Sports KRAP. KRAP. 7 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20140918030438/http://www.sportskrap.com/about-2. 18 September 2014. Washington (Missouri). 18 September 2014.