KRUS

KRUS (1490 AM, "Hitz 96.3") is an American radio station licensed to Ruston, Louisiana. The station is owned by Red Peach LLC, and airs a rhythmic-leaning urban contemporary music format.[1] The station transmitter is located in South Ruston and the studio is located in Downtown Ruston.

This article is about the radio station. For other uses, see KRUS (disambiguation).
KRUS
Broadcast areaRuston-Grambling
Frequency1490 kHz
BrandingHitz 96.3
Programming
FormatUrban contemporary
AffiliationsCompass Media Networks
Ownership
OwnerRed Peach LLC
KNBB, KPCH, KXKZ
History
First air date
December 17, 1947 (1947-12-17)
Call sign meaning
Ruston
Technical information
Facility ID58272
ClassC
Power1,000 watts (unlimited)
Transmitter coordinates
32°30′48″N 92°39′56″W
Translator(s)96.3 K242DA (Ruston)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitewww.redpeachlive.com/hitz963/

The station was assigned the KRUS call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on December 17, 1947.[2]

On March 2, 2021, KRUS changed its format from gospel to urban contemporary, branded as "Hitz 96.3"

References
  1. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  2. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.


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