KRUS

This article is about the radio station. For other uses, see KRUS (disambiguation).

Radio station in Ruston, Louisiana

KRUS

* Ruston, Louisiana

Broadcast area| Ruston-Grambling
Frequency| 1490 kHz
Branding| Hitz 96.3
Programming
Format| Urban contemporary
Ownership
Owner| Red Peach LLC

Sister stations

| KNBB, KPCH, KXKZ
History

First air date

| December 17, 1947; 76 years ago (1947-12-17)
Technical information
Facility ID| 58272
Class| C
Power| 1,000 watts (unlimited)

Transmitter coordinates

| 32°30′48″N 92°39′56″W﻿ / ﻿32.51333°N 92.66556°W﻿ / 32.51333; -92.66556
Translator(s)| K242DA (96.3 MHz, Ruston)
Links
Website| www.redpeachlive.com/hitz963/

KRUS (1490 AM, "Hitz 96.3") is an American radio station licensed to serve the city of Ruston, Louisiana. The station is owned by Red Peach LLC, and airs an urban contemporary music format.[1]

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[edit]

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

## External links[edit]

* Official Website
* FCC Public Inspection File for KRUS
* FCC History Card for KRUS
*   * KRUS in the FCC AM station database
* KRUS in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

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Radio stations in Ruston, Louisiana (Lincoln Parish)

By AM frequency|

* 540
* 1490

By FM frequency|

* 88.3
* 89.1
* 91.5
* 92.5
* 94.1
* 97.7
* 99.3
* 102.3
* 104.9
* 107.5

| LPFM|

* 101.3

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Translator|

* 90.7
* 92.1
* 94.7
* 96.3

By callsign|

* K214CE
* K221GT
* K234AY
* K242DA
* KAPI
* KBNF-LP
* KGRM
* KHCL
* KLPI
* KMLB
* KNBB
* KPCH
* KRLQ
* KRUS
* KTOC-FM
* KWXM
* KXKZ

Nearby radio markets
Alexandria
Monroe
Natchitoches
Shreveport
El Dorado

See also
List of radio stations in Louisiana

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Urban and Urban AC Radio Stations in the U.S. state of Louisiana

Stations|

Hip-Hop
KBTT - Haughton
KJMH - Lake Arthur
KKST - Oakdale
KMJJ-FM - Shreveport-Bossier City
KRRQ - Lafayette
KRUS - Ruston
KRVV - Bastrop
KZJM-LP - Lafayette
WEMX-FM - Baton Rouge
WQUE-FM - New Orleans

Urban AC
KAYT - Jena/Alexandria
KBZE - Berwick
KCLF - New Roads
KDKS-FM - Blanchard/Shreveport-Bossier City
KFXZ-FM - Opelousas
KGRM - Grambling
KJIN – Houma
KJMG - Bastrop
KMEZ - Belle Chasse
KMVX - Monroe
KMXH - Alexandria
KNEK - Washington
KNEK-FM - Washington
KQXL-FM - New Roads
KSBU - Delta
KTSR - DeQuincy
KVMA-FM - Shreveport
KZWA - Moss Bluff
WYLD-FM - New Orleans

Urban Oldies
KBRH - Baton Rouge
KOUS-LP - Monroe
KWXM - Simsboro

Gospel
KOKA - Shreveport
KRRP - Coushatta
KTJZ - Tallulah
WYLD - New Orleans
WTQT-LP - Baton Rouge
WXOK - Baton Rouge

Defunct|

KCJM-LP - Alexandria

See also
adult contemporary
classic hits
college
country
news/talk
NPR
oldies
religious
rock
sports
top 40
urban
other radio stations in Louisiana

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