KPRR
Encyclopedia
KPRR, known as "Power 102 FM", is a Rhythmic Top 40 radio station
based in El Paso, Texas
. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications
and broadcasts at 102.1 MHz on the FM dial with an effective radiated power
of 100 kW. They are also one of two Rhythmic Top 40s in the market; XHTO is the other.
Adult Contemporary Oldies
can be heard on 102.1 HD-2 (HD Radio
needed).
/Los Angeles
, offers a more broad-based direction in its musical taste than most of the other Rhythmic Top 40 in the United States
with its mix of R&B/Hip-Hop
, Dance
, Hurban
and Rhythmic Pop fare. Prior to that, the station (formerly KLOZ, or K102) aired a country
& western
format.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
based in El Paso, Texas
El Paso, Texas
El Paso, is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States, and lies in far West Texas. In the 2010 census, the city had a population of 649,121. It is the sixth largest city in Texas and the 19th largest city in the United States...
. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...
and broadcasts at 102.1 MHz on the FM dial with an effective radiated power
Effective radiated power
In radio telecommunications, effective radiated power or equivalent radiated power is a standardized theoretical measurement of radio frequency energy using the SI unit watts, and is determined by subtracting system losses and adding system gains...
of 100 kW. They are also one of two Rhythmic Top 40s in the market; XHTO is the other.
Adult Contemporary Oldies
Oldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
can be heard on 102.1 HD-2 (HD Radio
HD Radio
HD Radio, which originally stood for "Hybrid Digital", is the trademark for iBiquity's in-band on-channel digital radio technology used by AM and FM radio stations to transmit audio and data via a digital signal in conjunction with their analog signals...
needed).
History
KPRR, who made its debut with the format in September 1986 and patterned it after that of KPWRKPWR
KPWR is a commercial radio station located in Los Angeles, California, broadcasting to the Greater Los Angeles area on an analog signal and in HD Radio...
/Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, offers a more broad-based direction in its musical taste than most of the other Rhythmic Top 40 in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
with its mix of R&B/Hip-Hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
, Dance
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
, Hurban
Hispanic rhythmic
Hispanic rhythmic, also known as Hispanic urban or "Hurban", is an American radio and format genre that features a Spanish-language musical mix of Latin hip-hop, Mexican hip-hop, reggaeton, dancehall, Latin pop, dance, tropical and salsa hits, all geared towards a bilingual audience, most of them...
and Rhythmic Pop fare. Prior to that, the station (formerly KLOZ, or K102) aired a country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
& western
Western swing
Western swing music is a subgenre of American country music that originated in the late 1920s in the West and South among the region's Western string bands...
format.