KPUS (104.5

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, "104.5 The Eagle") is a

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broadcasting a

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, and serving the

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, it is owned by John Bushman, through licensee ICA Radio, Ltd. The studios are on South Padre Island Drive (

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) in Corpus Christi. KPUS is a Class C3 station with an

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(ERP) of 14,000

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s. The

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is on Avenue B at 8th Street in

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History

While it was still a

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, the station was assigned the

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KBHD on July 17, 1998. On September 18, 1998, the station changed its call sign to KKPN. The station

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the air in . The call sign changed again on March 26, 2001, to the current KPUS. The call letters stood for the station's moniker and

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, "The

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." On March 26, 2020, ICA Radio relaunched Classic Rock 104.5 as "104.5 The Eagle, Corpus Christi's ONLY Classic Rock Station."

References

External links

* * Classic rock radio stations in the United States

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