4 9 ers , ▁and ▁the ▁War riors . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁Mie uli ▁purchased ▁five ▁re el - to - re el ▁audi ot ape ▁dup lic ators ▁from ▁Am pe x ▁for ▁use ▁in ▁distrib uting ▁sports ▁and ▁music ▁programming ▁to ▁radio ▁stations . ▁The ▁vent ure ▁led ▁him ▁to ▁create ▁Hi * Speed ▁Dup lic ating ▁Company , ▁the ▁first ▁business ▁of ▁its ▁kind ▁in ▁Northern ▁California . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁Mie uli ▁produced ▁national ▁radio ▁coverage ▁of ▁the ▁VIII ▁Winter ▁Olympic ▁Games ▁at ▁S qu aw ▁Valley . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁his ▁long - standing ▁radio ▁and ▁television ▁production ▁company , ▁Franklin ▁Mie uli ▁& ▁Associ ates . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁Mie uli ▁was ▁granted ▁a ▁construction ▁permit ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁FM ▁radio ▁station ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁which ▁went ▁on ▁the ▁air ▁on ▁Th urs day , ▁December ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁as ▁K P UP ▁( 1 0 6 . 9 ▁FM ); ▁the ▁station ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁FM ▁portion ▁of ▁all - news ▁K C BS ▁radio ' s ▁sim ul cast . ▁Ref lect ing ▁Mie uli ' s ▁love ▁for ▁the ▁style ▁of ▁music , ▁K P UP ▁program med ▁a ▁Jazz ▁music ▁format , ▁drawing ▁from ▁the ▁rich ▁variety ▁of ▁artists ▁and ▁record ings ▁that ▁were ▁popular ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Mie uli '