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| Broadcast area | Oxnard - Ventura - Santa Barbara |
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| Frequency | 98.3 MHz |
| Branding | 98.3 KDAR |
| Programming | |
| Format | Christian talk and teaching |
| Network | SRN News |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | October 28, 1974 |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 3077 |
| Class | B1 |
| ERP | 1,500 watts |
| HAAT | 393 meters (1,289 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°20′55.00″N 119°20′0.4″W / 34.3486111°N 119.333444°W |
| Repeater(s) | 98.3 KDAR-1 (Santa Barbara) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kdar.com |
KDAR (98.3 MHz, "The Word") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Oxnard, California, and serving the Oxnard-Ventura and Santa Barbara radio markets. It is owned by the Salem Media Group and it broadcasts a Christian talk and teaching radio format. It uses brokered programming where hosts buy their time on the air and may seek donations to their ministries during their programs. National religious leaders heard on KDAR include John MacArthur, Jim Daly, Alistair Begg, Chuck Swindoll, Charles Stanley and David Jeremiah. Updates are provided by SRN News.
KDAR has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 1,500 watts. The transmitter is on Red Mountain Fire Road in Ventura.[2] Programming is also heard on 3,700-watt FM booster station KDAR-1 (98.3) in Santa Barbara, located atop Gibraltar Peak just outside the city.[3]
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KDAR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/KDAR
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/KDAR-1