KCUP

KCUP (1230 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports radio format. Licensed to Toledo, Oregon, United States, the station is currently licensed to Jacobs Radio Programming, LLC.

History
The station began broadcasting as KTDO on September 26, 1960. It was owned by Edward C. McElroy Jr. until he sold it in 1969 to Charles A. Farmer.

Farmer sold KTDO to Andrew and Cheryl Harle of Pendleton in 1990. On February 10, 1992, the station changed its call sign to KZUS. During this time, in 1994 station night DJ Richard E. Vanderhoof was found dead in the studio the next morning; an autopsy determined he died of natural causes. On October 10, 1997, the station changed its call sign to KPPT, and on February 9, 2005, to the current KCUP.

On June 18, 2017, KCUP changed its format from news/talk to regional Mexican, branded as "La Gran D 1230 AM". (info taken from stationintel.com)

In 2019, KCUP changed its format from regional Mexican back to news/talk. Rubin Broadcasting acquired the station in 2020.

On August 2, 2023, KCUP changed to a sports format using ESPN Radio following its acquisition by Jacobs Radio Programming, LLC. Jacobs purchased the station from Rubin Broadcasting for $18,500. The station carries mostly ESPN Radio with some local sports coverage.