KARN-FM

KARN-FM

Sheridan, Arkansas United States
Broadcast area	Little Rock metropolitan area
Frequency	102.9 MHz
Branding	Newsradio 102.9 KARN
Programming
Format	News/talk
Affiliations	Fox News Radio Compass Media Networks Westwood One Arkansas Radio Network
Ownership
Owner	Cumulus Media (Radio License Holding CBC, LLC)
Sister stations	KAAY, KARN, KFOG, KIPR, KLAL, KURB
History
First air date	April 13, 1987 (1987-04-13) (as KQLV)
Former call signs	KQLV (1987–1990) KXIX (1990–1992) KEZQ (1992–1995) KEZQ-FM (1995–1996) KVLO (1996–2004)
Call sign meaning	Arkansas
Technical information
Facility ID	24151
Class	C2
ERP	50,000 watts
HAAT	150 meters (490 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	34°46′21.1″N 92°14′44.6″W / 34.772528°N 92.245722°W / 34.772528; -92.245722
Links
Webcast	Listen live
Website	newsradio1029.com

KARN-FM (102.9 MHz) is a commercial radio station, licensed to Sheridan, Arkansas, and serving the Little Rock metropolitan area. It is owned by Cumulus Media and broadcasts a news/talk radio format. It has long been the flagship station of the Arkansas Radio Network.^[1] The station's studios are located on Wellington Hills Road in West Little Rock, and the transmitter tower is on North Sardis Road in Mabelvale.^[2]

Weekdays on KARN-FM begin with a local news and information show, "First News with Toby Howell and Rebecca Davis." KARN-FM also has a local afternoon drive time talk show called "The Schmidt Show" hosted by Brad Schmidt. The rest of the weekday schedule is nationally syndicated conservative talk shows from Chris Plante, Dan Bongino (formerly occupied by The Rush Limbaugh Show), Mark Levin, Ben Shapiro, Michael J. Knowles, "Red Eye Radio" and "America in the Morning." Weekends feature shows on health, money, movies, law, home repair, technology, the outdoors and guns. Weekend hosts include Kim Komando, Ben Ferguson, Joe Pags, Bill Handel and Todd Starnes. KARN-FM has local news updates seven days a week, with world and national news from Fox News Radio.