KRUS | |
City: | Ruston, Louisiana |
Country: | US |
Area: | Ruston-Grambling |
Branding: | Hitz 96.3 |
Translator: | 96.3 K242DA (Ruston) |
Format: | Urban contemporary |
Power: | 1,000 watts (unlimited) |
Class: | C |
Facility Id: | 58272 |
Coordinates: | 32.5133°N -92.6656°W |
Callsign Meaning: | Ruston |
Affiliations: | Compass Media Networks |
Owner: | Red Peach LLC |
Sister Stations: | KNBB, KPCH, KXKZ |
Webcast: | Listen Live |
Licensing Authority: | FCC |
KRUS (1490 AM, "Hitz 96.3") is an American radio station licensed to Ruston, Louisiana. The station is owned by Red Peach LLC, and airs a rhythmic-leaning urban contemporary music format.[1] The station transmitter is located in South Ruston and the studio is located in Downtown Ruston.
The station was assigned the KRUS call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on December 17, 1947.[2]
On March 2, 2021, KRUS changed its format from gospel to urban contemporary, branded as "Hitz 96.3"