# KPUS > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/KPUS > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/KPUS.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KPUS > Source revision: 1357100459 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Radio station in Gregory, Texas, United States KPUS Gregory, Texas United States Broadcast area Corpus Christi metropolitan area Frequency 104.5 MHz Branding 104.5 The Eagle Programming Format Classic rock Affiliations United Stations Radio Networks Ownership Owner John Bushman (ICA Radio, Ltd.) Sister stations KAJE, KKPN History First air date 1999 (1999) Former call signs KBHD (1998–1998) KKPN (1998–2001) Call sign meaning Former "Octopus" branding Technical information[1] Licensing authority FCC Facility ID 78383 Class C3 ERP 14,000 watts HAAT 136 meters (446 ft) Transmitter coordinates 27°52′2.00″N 97°13′7.00″W / 27.8672222°N 97.2186111°W / 27.8672222; -97.2186111 Links Public license information Public file LMS Webcast Listen live Website www.theeagle1045.com **KPUS** (104.5 [FM](/source/FM_broadcasting), "104.5 The Eagle") is a commercial [radio station](/source/Radio_station) licensed to [Gregory, Texas](/source/Gregory%2C_Texas), United States, and serving the [Corpus Christi metropolitan area](/source/Corpus_Christi_metropolitan_area). Owned by John Bushman through licensee ICA Radio, Ltd., it carries a [classic rock](/source/Classic_rock) format, with studios on South Padre Island Drive ([Texas State Highway 358](/source/Texas_State_Highway_358)) in Corpus Christi.[2][3] KPUS's transmitter is sited on Avenue B at 8th Street in [Ingleside, Texas](/source/Ingleside%2C_Texas). ## History While it was still a [construction permit](/source/Construction_permit), the station was assigned the call letters KBHD on July 17, 1998. On September 18, 1998, the station changed its call sign to KKPN.[4] The station signed on the air in 1999.[5] The call sign changed again on March 26, 2001, to the current KPUS. The call letters stood for the station's moniker and [mascot](/source/Mascot), "The [Octopus](/source/Octopus)." On March 26, 2020, ICA Radio relaunched Classic Rock 104.5 as "104.5 The Eagle, Corpus Christi's ONLY Classic Rock Station."[6] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-FCC-LMS-78383_1-0)** ["Facility Technical Data for KPUS"](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityTechDetails.html?facilityId=78383). *Licensing and Management System*. [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Station Information Profile"](http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/sip.do#access). [Arbitron](/source/Arbitron). Summer 2009. Retrieved August 23, 2009. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["KPUS Facility Record"](https://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KPUS). *United States [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission), audio division*. Retrieved August 23, 2009. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["KPUS Call Sign History"](https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=78383&Callsign=KPUS). *United States [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission), audio division*. Retrieved August 23, 2009. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** *[Broadcasting & Cable](/source/Broadcasting_%26_Cable) Yearbook 2002-2003* [page D-440](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2002-03/A-Radio-All-BC-YB-2002-3.pdf). Retrieved December 13, 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["KPUS Relaunches as 104.5 the Eagle"](https://radioinsight.com/headlines/185581/kpus-relaunches-as-104-5-the-eagle/). March 26, 2020. ## External links - [Official website](https://www.theeagle1045.com/) - [Facility details for Facility ID 78383 (KPUS)](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=78383) in the [FCC](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) Licensing and Management System - [KPUS](https://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SP26&band=fm&callLetter=KPUS) in [Nielsen Audio](/source/Nielsen_Audio)'s FM station database v t e Radio stations in the Corpus Christi metropolitan area (Texas) By AM frequency 1030 1070 1150 1230 1330 1360 1400 1440 1490 1510 1590 By FM frequency 88.7 89.5 90.3 91.1 91.7 92.7 93.9 94.7 95.5 96.5 97.5 98.3 99.1 99.9 101.3 102.3 102.9 103.7 104.1 104.5 104.9 105.5 106.5 107.3 107.7 LPFM 107.9 Translators 93.5 95.1 95.9 103.3 104.1 NOAA Weather Radio frequency 162.525 162.550 By call sign K228XM K236CM K240FE K277BL K281AV KAJE KBNJ KBSO KCCT KCTA KDAE KEDT-FM KEYS KFTX KHB41 KIBL KINE KKBA KKPN KKTX KLHB KLTG KLUX KMIQ KMXR KMZZ KNCN KNDA KOPY KOUL KPLV KPUS KROB KRYS-FM KSAB KSGR KSIX KUNO KXAI KXVR-LP KYRK KZFM WNG609 Radio stations in South Texas Bay City-Freeport Corpus Christi Eagle Pass Kingsville-Alice-Falfurrias Laredo McAllen-Brownsville-Harlingen San Antonio Victoria Other nearby regions Austin Houston See also List of radio stations in Texas v t e Classic rock radio stations in the state of Texas By frequency 1240 1440 92.5 94.5 94.7 96.1 96.5 98.1 98.9 99.5 99.9 101.1 101.9 101.9 102.7 102.9 103.3 104.5 104.7 105.5 106.3 106.7 106.7 106.9 107.5 107.7 By callsign KBAT KBUS KETX KFRQ KFXE KGLK KHPT KHXS KIXT KKTX-FM KNFX-FM KONE KPUS KRXZ KTAL-FM KTBQ KTKX KTUX KVWE KWFR KWKQ KXCS KXIT KYGL KYYI KZEP-HD2 KZPS By city Amarillo Bryan Burkburnett Carthage Coahoma Conroe Dalhart Dallas Graham Gregory Harlingen Hewitt Ingram Kilgore Lake Jackson Livingston Lubbock Merkel Monahans Nacogdoches Pampa Paris San Angelo San Antonio Terrell Hills Texarkana Texarkana See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Texas See also active rock classic rock mainstream rock modern rock This article about a radio station in Texas is a stub. 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