KPOL was a radio station

Radio station

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 that operated in Los Angeles, California

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, USA

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. The station played a number of music formats, including polka

Polka

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, top 40, rock

Rock music

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, and beautiful music

Beautiful music

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, from 1952 to 1981.

KPOL advertised on one of the fences at Wrigley Field

Wrigley Field (Los Angeles)

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 in Los Angeles, and was prominently featured on the 1959 television series Home Run Derby

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. It was also parodied as KPLO (for Palestine Liberation Organization

Palestine Liberation Organization

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) on Fernwood 2-Nite.

Today, KMPC

KMPC

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occupies this frequency.