KPLP (104.5
FM) is a
non-commercial
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radio station
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in
White Salmon, Washington
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. It is owned by
Walla Walla University, and it airs a
Contemporary Christian radio format
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. The signal rimshots the
Portland Metro and covers the Southwestern and the mid-Southern part of
Washington
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as well having a city grade signal in
The Dalles.
On April 5, 2021,
Bustos Media
Bustos Media L.L.C. is a media corporation headquartered in Portland, Oregon.
Bustos Media specializes in operating Spanish-language, and other ethnic, radio stations in the United States. Most of its stations broadcast in Spanish; however, two ...
began operating the station under a local marketing agreement and flipped the station from soft oldies to Spanish-language rhythmic top 40, simulcasting
KOOR Koor may refer to:
* Koor, Indonesia, a village in West Papua, Indonesia
* Koor, Rajasthan, a village in India
* KOOR, an American radio station
* Koor, Camel Bell
See also
* Coor (disambiguation)
* Koore (disambiguation) Koore may refer to:
* Ko ...
1010 AM Milwaukie, Oregon.
Effective June 2, 2022, Jackman Holding Company, LLC sold the then-KXXP to
Walla Walla University, officially ending Bustos Media's LMA. With it, Bustos Media moved the Spanish Rhythmic Top 40 format back to KOOR. The station changed its call sign to KPLP on July 7, 2022 and the station also flipped to Contemporary Christian (English). The station was also converted to non-commercial status.
References
External links
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{{Portland, Oregon Radio
PLP
Radio stations established in 2019
2019 establishments in Oregon
Walla Walla University