KWIP

Radio station in Dallas–Salem, Oregon


title: "KWIP" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["radio-stations-in-oregon", "spanish-language-radio-stations-in-oregon", "regional-mexican-radio-stations-in-the-united-states", "dallas,-oregon", "radio-stations-established-in-1955", "1955-establishments-in-oregon"] description: "Radio station in Dallas–Salem, Oregon" topic_path: "geography/spain" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KWIP" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Radio station in Dallas–Salem, Oregon ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox radio station"]

FieldValue
nameKWIP
logoKWIP LaCampeona880-103.9 logo.png
cityDallas, Oregon
areaSalem, Oregon, Portland, Oregon
brandingLa Campeona
frequency880 kHz
translator
airdateApril 15, 1955 (as KPLK at 1460)
formatRegional Mexican
power
classB
licensing_authorityFCC
facility_id32965
coordinates
former_callsigns
former_frequencies1460 kHz (1955–1983)
ownerJupiter Communications Corporation
webcast
websitekwip.com
::

| name = KWIP | logo = KWIP LaCampeona880-103.9 logo.png | logo_size = | city = Dallas, Oregon | area = Salem, Oregon, Portland, Oregon | branding = La Campeona | frequency = 880 kHz | translator = | airdate = April 15, 1955 (as KPLK at 1460) | format = Regional Mexican | power = | class = B | licensing_authority = FCC | facility_id = 32965 | coordinates = | callsign_meaning = | former_callsigns = | former_frequencies = 1460 kHz (1955–1983) | affiliations = | owner = Jupiter Communications Corporation | licensee = | sister_stations = | webcast = | website = kwip.com KWIP (880 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a regional Mexican format. Licensed to Dallas, Oregon, United States, it serves the Salem, Oregon, area. The station is owned by Jupiter Communications Corporation.

History

KWIP once had the call letters KROW. KWIP was the call sign held by a Merced, California, station operating on 1580 kHz (1950s and 1960s)

In the early 1980s, KWIP was owned by radio and TV announcer Roger Carroll.

Translator

KWIP is also broadcast on the following translator:

| call1 = K280GS | freq1 = 103.9 | watts1 = 100 | fid1 = 24673 | class1 = D | city1 = Salem, Oregon

References

References

  1. (September 18, 1981). "So, what's an announcer like Roger Carroll doing in a town like Dallas? Very well, thank you". Statesman Journal.

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