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| Broadcast area | Tucson metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 830 kHz |
| Branding | The Drive 101.7 FM, AM 830 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Oldies |
| Ownership | |
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| KTGV, KVOI, KZLZ | |
| History | |
First air date | July 19, 1986 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | "Drive" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 20649 |
| Class | B |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 32°26′39″N 111°5′27″W / 32.44417°N 111.09083°W |
| Translator(s) | 101.7 K269FV (Oro Valley) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | thedrivetucson.com |
KDRI (830 AM, "The Drive") is a radio station in Tucson, Arizona. Owned by Bustos Media, through licensee Bustos Media Holdings, LLC, it broadcasts an oldies format. It is simulcast on FM translator K269FV at 101.7 MHz in Oro Valley.
By day, KDRI is powered at 50,000 watts non-directional, the maximum for commercial AM stations. As 830 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A station WCCO in Minneapolis, KDRI reduces power at night to 1,000 watts, and switches to a directional antenna with a four-tower array. The transmitter is on Sunshine Lane off North Sandra Road in Marana.[2] KDRI is Arizona's only "Primary Entry Point" station to the Emergency Alert System.[3]
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KDRI". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/KDRI
- ^ Federal Emergency Management Agency (July 2016). "FEMA Manual 211-2-1: National Warning System (NAWAS) Operations" (PDF). p. 56. Retrieved August 10, 2019.