KTAR-FM

KTAR-FM
Broadcast areaPhoenix metropolitan area
Frequency92.3 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingKTAR News 92.3 FM
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatNews/talk
SubchannelsHD2: Latter-day Saints Channel
NetworkABC News Radio
AffiliationsWestwood One
Compass Media Networks
Radio America
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
December 19, 1970
(53 years ago)
 (1970-12-19)
Former call signs
  • KXTC (1970–1981)
  • KJJJ-FM (1981–1982)
  • KEZC (1982–1984)
  • KJJJ-FM (1984–1985)
  • KKFR (1985–2006)
Call sign meaning
Taken from KTAR, which had been owned by The Arizona Republic
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID65479
ClassC
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT545 meters (1,788 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
33°19′58″N 112°3′48″W / 33.33278°N 112.06333°W / 33.33278; -112.06333
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Listen live (via Audacy)
Websitewww.ktar.com

KTAR-FM (92.3 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Glendale, Arizona, and serving the Phoenix metropolitan area. It is owned by Salt Lake City–based Bonneville International, a profit-making division of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[2] KTAR-FM broadcasts a news/talk radio format.[3]

Its studios and offices are on North 16th Street near Piestewa Peak.[4] The transmitter is in South Mountain Park. In addition to a standard analog transmission, KTAR-FM broadcasts in HD Radio, with its HD2 digital subchannel carryimg the Latter-day Saints Channel. As Bonneville holds the radio broadcast rights to most major professional and college sports in Phoenix, KTAR-FM carries games in the event of scheduling conflicts.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KTAR-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "KTAR-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
  3. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Spring 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-03-01. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
  4. ^ KTAR.com/contact-us