KDZR
| City | Lake Oswego, Oregon |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Portland, Oregon/Vancouver, Washington |
| Branding | AM 1640 The Patriot |
| Slogan | News. Opinion. Passion. |
| Frequency | 1640 kHz |
| First air date | October 20, 1997 (as KKJY) |
| Format | Conservative talk |
| Power | 10,000 watts day 1,000 watts night |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 86618 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 45°27′14.00″N 122°32′47.00″W / 45.4538889°N 122.5463889°W |
| Callsign meaning | Kids DiZney Radio (previous affiliation) |
| Former callsigns | KKJY(1997-1999) KPBC (1999-2003) |
| Owner | Salem Media Group (Salem Media of Oregon, Inc.) |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | thepatriotportland |
KDZR (1640 AM, "The Patriot") is a radio station broadcasting a conservative talk format. Licensed to Lake Oswego, Oregon, United States, the station serves the Portland area. The station is currently owned by Salem Media Group.[1]
Like most affiliates, KDZR has local programming on weekends.[citation needed] They run public affairs programming that addresses the needs of the community. The station has lots of remote events where they have games and prizes for local listeners.[citation needed]
History[edit]
The station went on the air as KKJY on October 20, 1997. On November 1, 1999, the station changed its call sign to KPBC; & on February 14, 2003 to the current KDZR.[2]
On August 13, 2014, Disney put KDZR and 22 other Radio Disney stations up for sale, in order to focus more on digital distribution of the Radio Disney network.[3][4]
On September 15, it was announced that Salem Media Group acquired the last five Radio Disney owned-and-operated stations for sale (including KDZR) for $2.225 million.[5] KDZR was acquired through Salem Media of Oregon, Inc., for $275,000.[6]
The sale was completed on December 4, 2015[7] and KDZR changed their format to conservative talk, branded as "Talk 1640".[8]
On April 2, 2018 KDZR rebranded as "AM 1640 The Patriot".[9]
Previous logos[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "KDZR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "KDZR Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Lafayette, Jon (August 13, 2014). "Exclusive: Radio Disney Moving Off Air to Digital". Retrieved August 13, 2014.
- ^ "Radio Disney to Sell the Majority of Its Stations". Billboard. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ Salem Acquires Radio Disney’s Final Five - Radio Insight
- ^ "Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Consummation Notice - Federal Communications Commission
- ^ Salem Launches Talk 1640 Portland
- ^ Salem Shuffles Programming at Three Portland AMs Radioinsight - April 3, 3018
External links[edit]
- Query the FCC's AM station database for KDZR
- Radio-Locator Information on KDZR
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for KDZR
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