History
1410 KCUL first signed on the air in 1957 as KADO, and was owned by the Caddo Broadcasting Company. 1410 was built along I-20 and highway 59 south on the feeder road. 1410 was a complete Gates turn-key facility, including a BC-1H transmitter.
In 1967 1410 was sold and the call letters were changed to KDOX.
In 1977, 1410 changed formats and call letters to become KKYR "Kicker 1410". KKYR was a country music station, but only lasted six years due to saturation by the FM country stations.
On November 11, 1983, 1410 changed call letters again to KCUL when it acquired 92.3 KCUL-FM. For 20 years the KCUL stations played oldies (50s and 60s rock and roll).
The KCUL call letters were originally on 1540 (now KZMP) in University Park, Texas from 1949-1967.
In 2005 (with the acquisition of the Waller Media stations by Access.1) the live, local oldies programming ceased. Access.1 created a trimulcast of 104.1 KKUS Tyler and 1370 KFRO Longview, "The Ranch" (Classic Country).
KCUL has now switched to Christian Talk from the Moody Bible Institute.
1410 KCUL is still at its original transmitter site along I-20 at the Hwy 59 exit. The studios are also still there although the station is programmed from Tyler, Texas.
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