KDZR
| City | Lake Oswego, Oregon |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Portland, Oregon/Vancouver, Washington |
| Branding | AM 1640 The Patriot |
| Slogan | News. Opinion. Passion. |
| 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 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 45°27′14.00″N 122°32′47.00″W / 45.4538889°N 122.5463889°W |
| Callsign meaning | Kids DiZney Radio (previous affiliation) |
| Former callsigns |
KKJY(1997-1999) KPBC (1999-2003) |
| Owner |
Salem Media Group (Salem Media of Oregon, Inc.) |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website |
thepatriotportland |
KDZR (1640 AM, "The Patriot") is a radio station broadcasting a conservative talk format. Licensed to Lake Oswego, Oregon, United States, 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. 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.
History
The station went on the air as KKJY on October 20, 1997. On November 1, 1999, the station changed its call sign to KPBC; & on February 14, 2003 to the current KDZR.[2]
On August 13, 2014, Disney put KDZR and 22 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]
On April 2, 2018 KDZR rebranded as "AM 1640 The Patriot".[9]
Previous logos
References
- ↑ "KDZR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ "KDZR Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ Lafayette, Jon (August 13, 2014). "Exclusive: Radio Disney Moving Off Air to Digital". Retrieved August 13, 2014.
- ↑ "Radio Disney to Sell the Majority of Its Stations". Billboard. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ Salem Acquires Radio Disney’s Final Five - Radio Insight
- ↑ "Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission.
- ↑ Consummation Notice - Federal Communications Commission
- ↑ Salem Launches Talk 1640 Portland
- ↑ Salem Shuffles Programming at Three Portland AMs Radioinsight - April 3, 3018