KDZR
| City of license | Lake Oswego, Oregon |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Portland, Oregon/Vancouver, Washington |
| Branding | Talk 1640 |
| Slogan | News Talk Business |
| Frequency | 1640 kHz |
| First air date | October 20, 1997 (as KKJY) |
| Format | Conservative Talk |
| Power | 10,000 watts day 1,000 watts night |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 86618 |
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| Callsign meaning | Kids DiZney Radio (previous affiliation) |
| Former callsigns | KKJY(1997-1999) KPBC (1999-2003) |
| Owner | Salem Media Group (Salem Media of Oregon, LLC) |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | talk1640 |
KDZR (1640 AM, "Talk 1640") is a radio station broadcasting a conservative talk format. Licensed to Lake Oswego, Oregon, USA, the station serves the Portland area. The station is currently owned by Salem Media Group.[1]
Like most affiliates, KDZR has local programming on weekends.[citation needed] They run public affairs programming that addresses the needs of the community. The station has lots of remote events where they have games and prizes for local listeners.[citation needed]
History
The station went on the air as KKJY on 1997-10-20. On 1999-11-01, the station changed its call sign to KPBC. On 2003-02-14 to the current KDZR.[2]
On August 13, 2014, Disney put KDZR and twenty-two other Radio Disney stations up for sale, in order to focus more on digital distribution of the Radio Disney network.[3][4]
On September 15, it was announced that Salem Media Group acquired the last five Radio Disney owned-and-operated stations for sale (including KDZR) for $2.225 million.[5] KDZR was acquired through Salem Media of Oregon, Inc., for $275.000.[6]
The sale was completed on December 4, 2015[7] and KDZR changed their format to conservative talk, branded as "Talk 1640".[8]
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References
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- Query the FCC's AM station database for KDZR
- Radio-Locator Information on KDZR
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for KDZR
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