KQPN
Encyclopedia
KQPN is the local sports
radio station
located in West Memphis, Arkansas
, and serving the Memphis, Tennessee
, area. The station is branded as "Memphis' Sports Station", and is commonly referred to as '730 Fox Sports'. The featured programs are The Dan Wolken Show and The Chris Vernon Show.
730 Fox Sports is the Westwood One and Sports USA affiliate for the Memphis area, allowing it to provide an extensive amount of SEC football and NFL coverage to the Mid-South.
Chris Vernon and The Chris Vernon Show have won three consecutive ('07, '08, & '09) "M Awards" in Memphis Sport Magazine, each year winning in both categories Favorite Sports Radio Program and Favorite Sports Radio Personality. 2009's "M Awards" also saw Chris Vernon take home a third victory in the Favorite Sports Blog category, with his personal blog, CVERNON.COM. In 2007, Chris Vernon and The Chris Vernon Show took home several of The Memphis Flyer's Best of Memphis Awards, including 'Best Radio Personality', 'Best Drive Time Show', and 'Best Sports Radio Show'. That effort was followed in 2008 with another victory in the 'Best Sports Radio Show' category, as well as placing third in the overall category of 'Best Local Radio Talk Show'.
Chris Vernon has achieved flashes of national and international fame with his songs, "Ode to Pau (Who Wants a Crying Spaniard?)" and "Colonel Reb is Crying". "Ode to Pau" received a significant amount of back-and-forth between Vernon and journalists in Spain. "Colonel Reb Is Crying" became an instant Youtube.com success, as it made reference to Coach Ed Orgeron's unique talking style as well as alluding to several rumors about the coach's antics.
The Chris Vernon Shows producer Jon Roser, also had a brief moment of fame when auditioning for American Idol.
KQPN is also Memphis' home for Mississippi State
athletics.
. By 1963, the music was a mix of folk
, country
, and gospel
. Previous formats include Contemporary Christian.
In May 2005 KSUD became an ESPN Radio
affiliate and changed its letters to KQPN later that year. On August 4, 2008, ESPN moved from WSMB to KQPN, and KQPN took over the Fox Sports programming from WSMB the next day..
Sports radio
Sports radio is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcasting of sporting events. A popular format with an almost exclusively male demographic in most areas, sports radio is characterized by an often-boisterous on-air style and extensive debate and analysis by both hosts and...
radio station
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...
located in West Memphis, Arkansas
West Memphis, Arkansas
West Memphis is the largest city in Crittenden County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 27,666 at the 2000 census, with an estimated population of 28,181 in 2005, and 31,329 in 2011 ranking it as the state's 11th largest city, behind Hot Springs...
, and serving the Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
, area. The station is branded as "Memphis' Sports Station", and is commonly referred to as '730 Fox Sports'. The featured programs are The Dan Wolken Show and The Chris Vernon Show.
730 Fox Sports is the Westwood One and Sports USA affiliate for the Memphis area, allowing it to provide an extensive amount of SEC football and NFL coverage to the Mid-South.
Chris Vernon and The Chris Vernon Show have won three consecutive ('07, '08, & '09) "M Awards" in Memphis Sport Magazine, each year winning in both categories Favorite Sports Radio Program and Favorite Sports Radio Personality. 2009's "M Awards" also saw Chris Vernon take home a third victory in the Favorite Sports Blog category, with his personal blog, CVERNON.COM. In 2007, Chris Vernon and The Chris Vernon Show took home several of The Memphis Flyer's Best of Memphis Awards, including 'Best Radio Personality', 'Best Drive Time Show', and 'Best Sports Radio Show'. That effort was followed in 2008 with another victory in the 'Best Sports Radio Show' category, as well as placing third in the overall category of 'Best Local Radio Talk Show'.
Chris Vernon has achieved flashes of national and international fame with his songs, "Ode to Pau (Who Wants a Crying Spaniard?)" and "Colonel Reb is Crying". "Ode to Pau" received a significant amount of back-and-forth between Vernon and journalists in Spain. "Colonel Reb Is Crying" became an instant Youtube.com success, as it made reference to Coach Ed Orgeron's unique talking style as well as alluding to several rumors about the coach's antics.
The Chris Vernon Shows producer Jon Roser, also had a brief moment of fame when auditioning for American Idol.
KQPN is also Memphis' home for Mississippi State
Mississippi State Bulldogs
The Mississippi State Bulldogs are the athletic teams of Mississippi State University. They participate in NCAA's Division I in the competitive 12-member Southeastern Conference under the mascot Bulldogs and the school colors of maroon and white...
athletics.
History
KSUD signed on 1962 and played rock and rollRock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
. By 1963, the music was a mix of folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
, 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...
, and gospel
Southern Gospel
Southern Gospel music—at one time also known as "quartet music"—is music whose lyrics are written to express either personal or a communal faith regarding biblical teachings and Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music...
. Previous formats include Contemporary Christian.
In May 2005 KSUD became an ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio is an American sports radio network. It was launched on January 1, 1992 under the original banner of "SportsRadio ESPN." ESPN Radio is located at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut...
affiliate and changed its letters to KQPN later that year. On August 4, 2008, ESPN moved from WSMB to KQPN, and KQPN took over the Fox Sports programming from WSMB the next day..