Broadcast area | Bakersfield metropolitan area |
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Frequency | 97.7 MHz |
Branding | KNZR AM1560 & FM97.7 |
Programming | |
Format | Conservative talk radio |
Network | Fox News Radio |
Affiliations | Premiere Networks Salem Radio Network Westwood One |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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KKBB, KLLY, KNZR | |
History | |
First air date | March 3, 1978[1] | (as KQEZ)
Former call signs | KQEZ (1978–1979)[1] KMGN (1979[1]-1983) KLYD-FM (1983–1988) KKBB (1988–1994) KZBA (1994–1996) KRME (1996–2001) KSMJ (2001–2013)[2] |
Technical information[3] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 8109 |
Class | A |
ERP | 4,100 watts |
HAAT | 121 meters (397 feet) |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°27′33″N 119°01′13″W / 35.45917°N 119.02028°W |
Repeater(s) | 1560 KNZR (Bakersfield) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | knzr.com |
KNZR-FM (97.7 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Shafter, California, and broadcasting to the Bakersfield radio market. KNZR-FM airs a conservative talk radio format. It is owned by Alpha Media, LLC, through licensee Alpha Media Licensee LLC. The studios and offices are on Pegasus Drive in Bakersfield.[4]
KNZR-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 4,100 watts. It is a Class A FM station, limited to the communities in and adjacent to Bakersfield. The transmitter is off Warehouse Road in Oildale.[5]