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{{Infobox radio station
| name             = KCUP
| logo             =
| city             = [[Toledo, Oregon]] | country = US
| area             =
| branding         = 1230 ESPN Radio
| frequency        = 1230 [[kHz]]
| repeater         =
| airdate          = {{Start date|1960|9|26}}
| format           = [[Sports Radio|Sports]]
| power            = 1,000 [[watt]]s
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
| class            = C
| facility_id      = 645
| coordinates      = {{coord|44|37|47|N|123|56|35|W|region:US_type:landmark}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|KTDO (1960–1992)|KZUS (1992–1997)|KPPT (1997–2005)}}
| affiliations     = {{ubl|[[ESPN Radio]]|[[Fox News Radio]]|[[Genesis Communications Network]]|[[Premiere Networks]]|[[Salem Radio Network]]}}
| owner            = Jacobs Radio Programming, LLC
| sister_stations  =
| webcast          = [http://107.182.234.197:7885/stream?fbclid=IwAR2o2Mkg58ksMfPEWt8YuaynDBTos9WvgyVQupffNUCWsLR39GzmrTFtBLY]
| website          =
}}
'''KCUP''' (1230 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a [[radio station]] broadcasting a sports radio format. Licensed to [[Toledo, Oregon]], United States, the station is currently licensed to Jacobs Radio Programming, LLC.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=KCUP |title=KCUP Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref>
==History==
The station began broadcasting as KTDO on September 26, 1960.<ref name="Euge600930">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-eugene-guard-emerald-empire-radio-t/137663895/|date=September 30, 1960|page=8B|title=Emerald Empire Radio, TV Changes Announced|newspaper=Register-Guard|location=Eugene, Oregon|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=December 30, 2023}}</ref><!-- Fri --> It was owned by Edward C. McElroy Jr. until he sold it in 1969 to Charles A. Farmer.<ref name="Capi690530">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-capital-journal-toledo-station-is-so/137663972/|date=May 30, 1969|page=11|title=Toledo Station Is Sold|newspaper=The Capital Journal|location=Salem, Oregon|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=December 30, 2023}}</ref><!-- Fri -->
Farmer sold KTDO to Andrew and Cheryl Harle of [[Pendleton, Oregon|Pendleton]] in 1990.<ref name="Stat900203">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/statesman-journal-pendleton-pair-buys-ra/137664330/|date=February 3, 1990|page=2D|title=Pendleton pair buys radio station KTDO|newspaper=Statesman Journal|location=Salem, Oregon|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=December 30, 2023}}</ref><!-- Sat --> On February 10, 1992, the station changed its [[call sign]] to KZUS. During this time, in 1994 station night DJ Richard E. Vanderhoof was found dead in the studio the next morning; an autopsy determined he died of natural causes.<ref name="Stat940616">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/statesman-journal-kzus-disc-jockey-died/137664419/|date=June 16, 1994|page=2B|title=KZUS disc jockey died of natural causes|newspaper=Statesman Journal|location=Salem, Oregon|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=December 30, 2023}}</ref><!-- Thu --> On October 10, 1997, the station changed its call sign to KPPT, and on February 9, 2005, to the current KCUP.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=645&Callsign=KCUP |title=KCUP Call Sign History |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref>
On June 18, 2017, KCUP changed its format from news/talk to regional Mexican, branded as "La Gran D 1230 AM".  (info taken from stationintel.com)
In 2019, KCUP changed its format from regional Mexican back to news/talk.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bossfmradio.net/kcup/|title=News Talk K-CUP 1230 AM Radio &#124; the Lifestyles on the Central Oregon Coast… NewsTalk 1230AM KCUP}}</ref> Rubin Broadcasting acquired the station in 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/201257/station-sales-week-of-11-13-rox-adjusts-nw-arkansas-cluster-with-purchase-and-divestiture/|work=RadioInsight|date=November 13, 2020|first=Lance|last=Venta|title=Station Sales Week Of 11/13: Rox Adjusts NW Arkansas Cluster With Purchase And Divestiture}}</ref>
On August 2, 2023, KCUP changed to a sports format using [[ESPN Radio]] following its acquisition by Jacobs Radio Programming, LLC.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newportnewstimes.com/business/newport-radio-station-under-new-ownership/article_d618010a-3d3d-11ee-95bf-d7a74b3878f5.html|title=Newport radio station under new ownership|publisher=[[Newport News Times]]}}</ref> Jacobs purchased the station from Rubin Broadcasting for $18,500.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Venta |first=Lance |date=August 4, 2023 |title=Station Sales Week Of 8/4 |work=RadioInsight |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/256696/station-sales-week-of-8-4/ |access-date=2023-12-29}}</ref> The station carries mostly [[ESPN Radio]] with some local sports coverage.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100095477379973|title=1230 ESPN Facebook page|publisher=Jacobs Radio Programming, LLC}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100095477379973 1230 ESPN Radio Facebook page]
{{AM station data|645|KCUP}}
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