KUPL (98.7 FM) is an American commercial broadcast radio station based in and licensed to Portland, Oregon, playing Country Music. Its studios are located in downtown Portland, and its transmitter is in Portland's west hills. The station is owned by Alpha Media and is one of two Country stations in the Portland Market. The other being 99-5 The Wolf.
KUPL began on June 6, 1948 as KPOJ-FM on 98.7 MHz. It was owned and operated by the Portland Oregon Journal. It moved to 98.5 FM on March 27, 1964. On August 15, 1968, KPOJ-FM changed call letters to KPOK-FM and was branded as "OK Stereo 98". On January 24, 1972 KPOK-FM switched to oldies as "The Golden Sound". On June 18, 1973 KPOK-FM changed their format from oldies (as "The Golden Sound") to beautiful music as "98-FM" and on July 11, 1973 and changed its call letter to KUPL-FM.
On March 16, 1984, after 10 years as a Beautiful Music station, KUPL dropped the format and switched to its current country format as "K98, Continuous Hit Country". Later the station would be known as "Couple 98". On September 4, 1997, KUPL-FM moved from 98.5FM to 98.7FM. Over the course of the next decade the station would rebrand various times including "98.7 KUPL" and "New Country 98-7 KUPL".
These are the Daze my friend
We're so far from the end
But we can't wait forever and a day
Forever and a Day
One for your City
Two if you're prissy
Three for the raw real homie
Rollin' wit' me
Four's like the voice in my head
Getting dizzy
Five get it so live
The cops come & get me
Six for the politrix
Seven call the Reverend
Eight DNA certain way
You a felon
Nine feeling fine
Even when the sun shady
Ten that's a dime
Goapele do it crazy
If you miss me when I'm gone
Just know riding on a sky plain
You never know
I could be wrong
Sometimes I'm weak
When I feel strong
Push on
Be strong
Don't wait
Lean on
Sometimes
Pray on
Hold on
Because
These are the Daze
You gotta go for broke
I'm taking all my chances
And if you're scared of transit...
Run for cover
Light is fading
It's getting dark
The sun is fading
Oh they told me
Live today
Like your gonna live forever
Tomorrow paves the way
For the rest of your life
Even if we lose some along the way
It's not worth the hate
No time to hate
Black prophet
Still grandma collar poppin
Do anything for a twenty dollar profit
They push into yo kitchen til yo momma holla stop it
If it ain't first class
Then I'mma try the cockpit
Had some ups & downs
Been dumped around
It's nothing
''cause we ain't sufferin' now
For life we lusted
In God we trust
But now don't discuss it
We going for bust
Hold tight
It's not
Too late
Take it
Right now
It's in
Your hands
Because
These are the days we gotta go for broke
I'm taking all my chances
And if you're scared of transit...
Run for cover
Light is fading
Its getting dark