KDAZ
| Broadcast area | Albuquerque metropolitan area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 700kHz |
| Branding | Conservative Talk ABQ |
| Programming | |
| Format | Talk radio(weekdays) Christian radio(late nights, weekends) |
| Affiliations | Compass Media Networks Genesis Communications Network Salem Radio Network Townhall Radio News |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Pan American Broadcasting Co., Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | 1959 |
Former call signs | KMGM (1959–1962) KVOD (1962–1969) |
Former frequencies | 730 kHz (1960–2021) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 51424 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 450wattsday 55 watts night |
| Translator(s) | 96.9K245CD (Albuquerque) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | KDAZ website |
KDAZ(700AM) is acommercialradio stationinAlbuquerque, New Mexico.It airs a combination ofsyndicatedtalk radioshows andChristian radioprogramming. It is owned by Pan American Broadcasting Co., Inc.
Weekdays, most of the shows heard on KDAZ areconservative talkprograms:Markley, Van Camp and Robbins,The Joe Pags Show,The Lars Larson ShowandJay Sekulow.Hourly newscasts are fromSalem'sTownhall Radio News.Christian programming is heard late nights and weekends, along with syndicated shows fromHowie CarrandTodd Starnes.
KDAZ is aClass Dradio station. By day, it broadcasts at 450watts.AM 700is aclear-channelfrequency in theUnited States,reserved for Class A stationWLWinCincinnati.So at night, KDAZ reduces power to 55wattsto avoid interference. Programming is also heard onFM translatorK245CDat 96.9MHzin Albuquerque.
History
[edit]Early years
[edit]The station firstsigned onasKMGMin 1959.[2]It changed itscall signtoKVODin 1962 and to its current call lettersKDAZin 1969. It originally broadcast on730 AM.Its power was 1,000 watts by day and only 79 watts at night. It needed a complicateddirectional antennato prevent it from interfering with other stations on 730 AM.
For most of its early years, it broadcast Christian radio shows day and night. KDAZ was acquired by its current owner, Pan American Broadcasting, on November 17, 2003.[3]
In 2021, KDAZ moved down the AM dial to 700 AM. The new frequency allowed it to operate with a non-directional antenna using a singletower.
FM and TV simulcast
[edit]In February 2016, aconstruction permitwas granted by theFederal Communications Commissionto moveFMtranslator stationK230BB fromFowler, Colorado,into the Albuquerqueradio marketon 96.9 MHz. It wouldsimulcastKDAZ on the FM band at 70 watts from atopSandia Crest.[4]The translator was licensed on October 13, 2016 as K245CD. However it had not begun broadcasting until early 2017. In December 2016, Pan American Broadcasting purchased the translator from Mountain Community Translators for $30,000.[5]The power was upgraded from 70 watts to 160 watts in early March 2017.
KDAZ can also be heard on theSky Angeltelevision programming service, located on channel 9773 oversatelliteand channel 229 overIPTV.Audio can also be heard on television stationsKCHFchannel 11.5 in Santa Fe and KNMQ-LD channel 43.6 in Albuquerque.
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP(W) | Class | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K245CD | 96.9 FM | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 140729 | 250 | D | LMS |
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Sky Angel
- Facility details for Facility ID 51424 (KDAZ)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- KDAZinNielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 140729 (K245CD)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- K245CDinNielsen Audio's FM station database
- FCC History Cards for KDAZ