KPCQ
Broadcast areaPocatello
Frequency1490 kHz
Programming
FormatDefunct (was Contemporary Christian)
Ownership
Owner
  • Ted Austin
  • (Snake River Radio, LLC)
History
First air date
September 12, 1980 (as KKLB)
Former call signs
KKLB (1980–1987)
KRCD (1987–1998)
KRTK (1998–2019)
Technical information
Facility ID24627
ClassC
Power1,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates
42°55′38″N 112°30′3″W / 42.92722°N 112.50083°W / 42.92722; -112.50083

KPCQ (1490 AM) was a radio station broadcasting a Contemporary Christian format. Licensed to serve Chubbuck, Idaho, United States, the station served the Pocatello area. The station was owned by Ted Austin, through licensee Snake River Radio, LLC.[1]

History

The station went on the air as KKLB on September 12, 1980. On February 4, 1987, the station changed its call sign to KRCD. On July 13, 1998, the call again changed, this time to KRTK. On February 15, 2019, the station changed its call sign to KPCQ.[2]

Between February 1, 2018 and October 1, 2021, KPCQ was operating 262 days (20% of the license term) and silent 1,077 days (80% of the license term).[3][4] The Federal Communications Commission cancelled the license on December 19, 2023.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "KPCQ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ↑ "KPCQ Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ "FCC Designates KPCQ For License Renewal Hearing". RadioInsight. February 8, 2022. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  4. ↑ "KPCQ Operational History" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. February 8, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  5. ↑ "License Cancelled". Federal Communications Commission Licensing and Management System. December 19, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2023.


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