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 Thinking Out Loud with Steve Peloquin, Bird's Eye View with Jay Walker, and the Great S.C.O.T.T. Show with Scott Prather.

References

  1. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on 2010-03-01.
  2. "History Card". FCC Facility History Card for KPEL (AM).


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