KWIP (880
AM) is a
radio station
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broadcasting a
Regional Mexican
Regional Mexican is a Latin music radio format encompassing the musical genres from the different parts of rural Mexico and the Southwestern United States. Genres include banda, country en español, Duranguense, grupero, mariachi, New Mex ...
format. Licensed to
Dallas, Oregon
Dallas is a city and the county seat of Polk County, Oregon, United States. The population was 16,854 at the 2020 census.
Dallas is along Rickreall Creek, about west of Salem, at an elevation of above sea level. It is part of the Salem Metr ...
, United States, it serves the
Salem, Oregon, area. The station is currently owned by Jupiter Communications Corporation. .
880 AM is a United States
clear-channel
A clear-channel station is an AM radio station in North America that has the highest protection from interference from other stations, particularly concerning night-time skywave propagation. The system exists to ensure the viability of cross-co ...
frequency;
WCBS in
New York, New York
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is the
Class A station on the frequency.
History
KWIP once had the call letters KROW.
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.
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Translator
KWIP is also broadcast on the following translator:
References
External links
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{{Spanish Radio Stations in Oregon
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Regional Mexican radio stations in the United States
Dallas, Oregon
Radio stations established in 1955
1955 establishments in Oregon