Broadcast area Granbury/Glen Rose Power 500 watts Callsign meaning Pirate Frequency 1420 kHz Format Talk radio Area Granbury, Glen Rose Call sign meaning Pirate | First air date 1980 as KPAR Class B Former callsigns KPAR (1980-2002) City of license Granbury Owner Jerry Reynolds Branding The Pirate | |
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KPIR (1420 AM, "The Pirate") is a news talk radio station licensed to and serving the area around Granbury, Texas. The station transmits from a three tower array in the daytime and from two towers at night with 500 Watts.
History
When the station began broadcasting, it had a country music format. The station began broadcasting in 1980 as KPAR. The station suffered financial problems and became a daytime only station in 1986. The station changed its call letters to KPIR in 2002. The station is now a 24-hour news and talk operation.
References
KPIR Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA