KPEL (AM)

KPEL
City Lafayette, Louisiana
Branding ESPN 1420
Frequency 1420 KHz
First air date November 1951
Format Sports
Power 1,000 watts (day)
750 watts (night)
Class B
Facility ID 12682
Transmitter coordinates 30°16′38″N 92°03′51″W / 30.27722°N 92.06417°W / 30.27722; -92.06417
Callsign meaning PELican Broadcasting (former owner)
Former callsigns KLFY (1949-1957)
Affiliations ESPN Radio
Owner Townsquare Media
(Townsquare Media of Lafayette, LLC)
Sister stations KFTE, KHXT, KMDL, KPEL-FM, KROF, KTDY
Webcast Listen Live
Website espn1420.com

KPEL (1420 AM, "ESPN 1420") is a radio station licensed to serve Lafayette, Louisiana. The station is owned by Townsquare Media and licensed to Townsquare Media of Lafayette, LLC. It airs a sports radio format featuring programming from ESPN Radio.[1]

The station was assigned the KPEL call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on July 1, 1957.[2]

The station is the base of the Moon Griffon Show, a radio talk show broadcast daily from 9 to 11 a.m.

References

  1. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  2. "History Card". FCC Facility History Card for KPEL (AM).

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