Claim: KROP, a commercial AM radio station in Brawley, California that first signed onto the air in November 1946 as a CBS Radio Network affiliate, originally had a music format from the 1950s to early 1980s but switched to a talk show format and then to a country music station in 1995.
Evidence: KROP (1300 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Brawley, California, and serving the Imperial Valley. The station first signed on the air in November 1946. It was a CBS Radio Network affiliate. KROP had a music format from the 1950s to the early 1980s, when it switched to a Talk radio format. In 1995, it switched to a country music format.