KPIR

For the airport near Pierre, South Dakota, assigned ICAO code KPIR, see Pierre Regional Airport.

KPIR
City of license	Granbury, Texas
Broadcast area	Granbury/Glen Rose
Branding	The Pirate
Frequency	1420 kHz
First air date	1980 as KPAR
Format	Talk
Power	500 watts
Class	B
Callsign meaning	Pirate
Former callsigns	KPAR (1980-2002)
Owner	Jerry Reynolds (KPIR Granbury, LLC)
Website	kpir.com

KPIR (1420 AM, "The Pirate") is a news talk radio station licensed to and serving the area around Granbury, Texas. The station transmits from a three tower array in the daytime and from two towers at night with 500 Watts.

History

When the station began broadcasting, it had a country music format. The station began broadcasting in 1980 as KPAR. The station suffered financial problems and became a daytime only station in 1986. The station changed its call letters to KPIR in 2002. The station is now a 24-hour news and talk operation.

External links

KPIR official website

Query the FCC's AM station database for KPIR

Radio-Locator Information on KPIR

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Coordinates: 32°33′45″N 97°31′44″W / 32.56250°N 97.52889°W / 32.56250; -97.52889

On April 1, 2013 the stations assets were sold to Jerry Reynolds. Reynolds is a nationally syndicated talk show host. The Car Pro Show is broadcast on WBAP radio in DFW, and on major stations in Houston, Austin, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Antonio, Lubbock, and Phoenix.