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KKUP

Cupertino, California
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
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 / 37.11111; -121.84333
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
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. In the 1970s, one of the engineers at the station was John Draper, otherwise known as "Captain Crunch" the phone phreak.

See also

• List of community radio stations in the United States

References

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

External links

• KKUP official website
• Facility details for Facility ID 3050 (KKUP) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KKUP in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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