KWIP explained

KWIP
City:Dallas, Oregon
Area:Salem, Oregon, Portland, Oregon
Branding:La Campeona
Frequency:880 kHz
Airdate:April 15, 1955 (as KPLK at 1460)
Format:Regional Mexican
Class:B
Licensing Authority:FCC
Facility Id:32965
Coordinates:44.9292°N -123.2894°W
Former Frequencies:1460 kHz (1955–1983)
Owner:Jupiter Communications Corporation
Website:kwip.com

KWIP (880 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a regional Mexican format. Licensed to Dallas, Oregon, United States, it serves the Salem, Oregon, area. The station is owned by Jupiter Communications Corporation.

History

KWIP once had the call letters KROW.[1] KWIP was the call sign held by a Merced, California, station operating on 1580 kHz (1950s and 1960s)

In the early 1980s, KWIP was owned by radio and TV announcer Roger Carroll.[1]

Translator

KWIP is also broadcast on the following translator:

Notes and References

  1. News: Cowan . Ron . So, what's an announcer like Roger Carroll doing in a town like Dallas? Very well, thank you . March 20, 2021 . Statesman Journal . September 18, 1981 . Oregon, Salem . 48. Newspapers.com.