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| Broadcast area | San Francisco Bay Area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 91.5 MHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Variety |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Assurance Science Foundation, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | May 1972 |
Call sign meaning | similar to "Cupertino" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 3050 |
| Class | B1 |
| ERP | 200 watts |
| HAAT | 787 meters (2,582 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°06′40″N 121°50′36″W / 37.11111°N 121.84333°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kkup.org |
KKUP (91.5 FM) is a community radio station broadcasting a Variety format. Licensed to Cupertino, California, 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.
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]
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KKUP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "How KKUP Began". KKUP. KKUP Cupertino, CA. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "Beyond the Little Blue Box; Captain Crunch stories". beyondthelittlebluebox.com. Retrieved May 23, 2017.