KPPO

Radio station in Mapusaga, American Samoa

14°19′3″S 170°45′51″W / 14.31750°S 170.76417°W / -14.31750; -170.76417LinksWebcastKPPO Listen Live

KPPO (90.5 FM) is a non-commercial radio station licensed to serve the community of Mapusaga, a village on Tutuila island in the American territory of American Samoa. The station's broadcast license, issued in December 2011, is held by the Second Samoan Congregational Church of Long Beach. KPPO broadcasts a religious radio format.

History

In October 2007, the Second Samoan Congregational Church of Long Beach applied to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a construction permit for a new broadcast radio station. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission granted this permit on January 12, 2009, with a scheduled expiration date of January 12, 2012.^[1] The new station was assigned call sign "KPPO" on May 12, 2009.^[2] After construction and testing were completed in December 2011, the station was granted its broadcast license on December 7, 2011.^[3]

References

^ "Application Search Details (BNPED-20071017ACE)". FCC Media Bureau. January 12, 2009. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
^ "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. U.S. Federal Communications Commission Media Bureau. May 12, 2009. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
^ "Application Search Details (BLED-20111202ADS)". FCC Media Bureau. December 7, 2011. Retrieved January 31, 2012.