branding 98 7 the bull slogan 1 for new country frequency 98.7 mhz first air date june 6 1948 as kpoj fm format country erp 25 000 watts haat 502 meters class c1 facility id 4114 transmitter coordinates 45 30 58 n 122 43 59 w 45.51611 n 122.73306 w 45.51611 ; 122.73306 coordinates 45 30 58 n 122 43 59 w 45.51611 n 122.73306 w 45.51611 ; 122.73306 callsign meaning couple ; ku portland former callsigns kpoj fm 1948 1968 kpok fm 1968 1973 kupl fm 1973 2010 former frequencies 98.7 mhz 1948 1964 98.5 mhz 1964 1997 owner alpha media alpha media licensee llc sister stations kbff kink kufo kxtg kxl fm webcast listen live website 987thebull . com kupl 98.7 fm is an american commercial broadcast radio station based in and licensed to portland oregon playing country music . its studios are located in downtown portland and its transmitter is in portland s west hills . the station is owned by alpha media and is one of two country stations in the portland market . the other being 99 5 the wolf . contents 1 history 1.1 kpoj the golden sound 98 fm 1.2 k98 98 7 kupl the bull 2 on air lineup 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit kpoj the golden sound 98 fm edit kupl began on june 6 1948 as kpoj fm on 98.7 mhz . it was owned and operated by the portland oregon journal . 1 it moved to 98.5 fm on march 27 1964 . on august 15 1968 kpoj fm changed call letters to kpok fm and was branded as ok stereo 98 . on january 24 1972 kpok fm switched to oldies as the golden sound . on june 18 1973 kpok fm changed their format from oldies as the golden sound to beautiful music as 98 fm and on july 11 1973 and changed its call letter to kupl fm . k98 98 7 kupl the bull edit on march 16 1984 after 10 years as a beautiful music station kupl dropped the format and switched to its current country format as k98 continuous hit country . later the station would be known as couple 98 . on september 4 1997 kupl fm moved from 98.5 fm to 98.7 fm . over the course of the next decade the station would rebrand various times including 98.7 kupl and new country 98 7 kupl . in august 2009 cbs radio sold it s portland cluster to newly formed alpha media with radio vet scott mahalick coming aboard to program kupl . 2 on september 16 2010 the fm suffix was removed from the station s call letters . in march 2011 the station reverted to branding as 98 7 kupl 1 for the most new country . on january 10 2013 at midnight the station dropped the 98 7 kupl branding for 98 7 the bull . 98 7 the bull currently ranks at 8 4.7 in the portland market according to the june 2015 ppm ratings release . on air lineup edit the current lineup as of july 13 2015 is as follows morning show 5 a.m. 10 a.m chunky mckinzie & jake with producer t bone mid days 10 a.m 3 p.m danny dwyer afternoon drive 3 p.m. 7 p.m bryan b dub washington evenings 7 p.m. 12 a.m bryan laroche overnights 12 a.m. 5 a.m cassidy quinn weekend s fill ins angus greg cypin & megan moran station voices earl mann chadd pierce lynn hoffman program director scott mahalick assistant pd music director bryan b dub washington see also edit list of radio stations in oregon references edit new fm operation open as kale changes to kpoj pdf . broadcasting . june 14 1948 . retrieved 18 december 2014 . cbs radio sells portland station group to alpha broadcasting oregon media central released august 7 2009 external links edit official kupl website query the fcc s fm station database for kupl radio locator information on kupl query nielsen audio s fm station database for kupl v t e radio stations in the portland oregon metropolitan area market by am frequency 530 620 750 800 860 880 910 940 970 1010 1040 1080 1130 1150 1190 1230 1330 1360 1410 1450 1480 1520 1550 1640 by fm frequency 88.3 88.7 89.1 89.5 89.9 90.3 90.7 91.1 91.5 91.9 92.3 92.7 93.1 93.5 93.9 94.3 94.7 95.1 95.5 95.9 96.3 97.1 97.9 98.3 98.7 99.1 99.5 100.3 100.7 101.1 101.9 102.3 102.9 103.3 103.7 104.1 104.5 105.1 105.9 106.7 107.1 107.5 noaa weather radio frequency 162.525 162.55 by callsign k220in k228eu k240cz k272el k275ch k279bo k283bl k296ft kbff kbms kbnp kboo kbps kbvm kdzr kex kfbw kfis kfxx kgdd kgon kig98 kink kisn lp kkcw kkov kkpz kkrz klvp klth kmhd kmtt knrk koor kopb fm kpam kpdq kpdq fm kpfr kpoj kppk kqac kqrr kqrz lp krsk kryn kryp ksfl lp kufo kuik kupl kwby kwee kwip kwjj fm kxet kxjm kxl fm kxpc kxpd kxry kxtg kych fm kzme kzri kzzr wng604 wphg710 historic kgw kisn koin kqiv clear channel stations with extended nighttime coverage . travelers information station for portland international airport fully or partial simulcasting stations nearby radio markets bend eugene springfield seattle tacoma yakima see also list of radio stations in oregon list of radio stations in washington v t e alpha media am radio stations kaan kabi kate kaus kbnn kbrk kcob kdkd kfor kfqd kglo kgnc kgrn khar kiik kjam kjff kjjq kjpw kkrt kmcd kmrn knwh knwq knwz knzr koka krei ksah ksal ktsa ktub kufo kvgh kwiq kwix kwok kxro kxtg kzdc wang wcha whag whbc whhw whis wibw wing wirl wjnt wjol wjqs wkez wkrs wlip wmbd wntx woad woic wrnn wrns wsgw wtni wxbd fm radio stations kaan fm kaus fm kayo kbay kbff kbls kbmg kbrj kbrk fm kbte kbtt kclb fm kclz kcob fm kcpi kdbx kdes fm kdgl kdkd fm kdks fm kdlo fm kdut kdux fm keag keez fm kezr kfbd fm kfrx kgnc fm kgnz khhl kiai kiaq kibz kink kirk kixx kjam fm kjel kjxk kkbb kkdv kkfd fm kkiq kkrv kkus kkuu kkwk klak kley fm klkl klll fm klly kmad fm kmkt kmmx kmxs knzr fm kone kooi koye kozq fm kpsi fm kres krti ksah fm ksaj fm ksal fm ktal fm ktcm ktfm ktjj ktpk kuic kupl kwhl kwiq fm kwix fm kwln kxea kxgl kxl fm kxxk kyez kykx w228ci w242by w262by w274bm warq warv fm wbbt fm wccq wcen fm wcli fm wcpr fm wdht wdjx wdld weat wero werv fm wfls fm wfxh fm wgbl wgco wger wghl wgtz wgzb fm whaj whbc fm whkx whqx whxt wibw fm wiil wikz wirk wjmi wkoy fm wkxi fm wkzq fm wlfv wmbx wmfx wmjm wmyb wngy wpbg wqbb wqcm wqsl wqzl wrks wrmf wrnn fm wrns fm wrou fm wrwn wrxq wscz wsgw fm wssr wswt wtlz wubb wvbx wwdm wwlb wwuz wxcl wxlc wxma wxqr fm wxyk wxyy wyav website alphamediausa.com v t e country radio stations in the state of oregon by frequency 690 720 1340 1360 1400 1400 92.1 92.5 92.7 93.3 93.5 93.7 94.5 94.7 95.9 96.5 96.5 96.5 97.3 98.7 99.5 99.7 99.9 100.3 101.9 102.9 103.1 103.5 103.9 104.7 105.1 105.9 3 by call sign kakt kbdn kcmb kcys kfwb hd3 kfir kfls fm kihr kjdy kjdy fm kknu klad fm kmtk kncu knnd kohu korv krco krkt fm krrm krsb fm krwq kshl kshr fm ksjj ktil fm kupl kvas fm kwht kwjj fm kwvr fm kziu fm by city albany astoria ilwaco wa bandon baker bay city bend canyon city coquille cottage grove enterprise gold hill hermiston hood river john day klamath falls klamath falls tulelake california lakeview newport pendleton phoenix portland kfbw hd3 portland kupl portland kwjj prineville redmond rogue river roseburg seaside springfield eugene sweet home waldport weston see also adult contemporary classic hits college country news talk npr oldies religious rock 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