KAAA (1230 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a news–talk format, licensed to Kingman, Arizona, United States. The station is owned by Cameron Broadcasting, Inc. and forms a full-time simulcast with KZZZ in Bullhead City. The stations feature programming from Fox News Radio, Premiere Networks, Westwood One and Salem Radio Network among others.[2]
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| Frequency | 1230 kHz |
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| Branding | KAAA fm 97.5 |
| Programming | |
| Format | News–talk |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Cameron Broadcasting, Inc. |
| KZZZ | |
| History | |
First air date | October 17, 1949 |
Former call signs | KGAN (1949–1956) |
Call sign meaning | Double meaning of "A to Z" and both stations standing for Arizona's postal abbreviation |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 55492 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts unlimited |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°9′49″N 114°4′12″W / 35.16361°N 114.07000°W |
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| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | talkatoz.com |
History
editKGAN signed on October 7, 1949.[3] It broadcast with 250 watts on 1230 kHz.[4] The station, an ABC affiliate, was sold in early 1956 by original owner J. James Glancy to Wallace Stone and John F. Holbrook for $25,000;[5] the new owners changed the call letters to the present KAAA on February 19, 1956.[4] Stone bought out Holbrook two years later, and in 1963, the station was authorized to increase daytime power to 1,000 watts.[4] Stone sold KAAA in 1971 for $225,000 to Sun Mountain Broadcasting, the principals of which included an FM station applicant in Lake Havasu City and a station salesman.[6] Under Sun Mountain, a companion FM station, KZZZ 92.7 (now KFLG-FM 94.7), was launched. By the time KAAA-KZZZ was sold to Mohave Sun Broadcasting in 1981,[7] KAAA broadcast a mixed Top 40-country format.[8]
In 2001, KAAA was consolidated with KZZZ at that station's Bullhead City studio base. The former Kingman studio and transmitter building was demolished in 2014 to allow redevelopment of the land.[9] Cameron currently maintains studios in Kingman, Bullhead City and Lake Havasu City.
References
edit- Sies, Luther F. Encyclopedia of American Radio 1920–1960. Jefferson, NC:McFarland, 2000.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KAAA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "KAAA Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "KAAA" (PDF). Broadcasting Yearbook. 1970. p. B-11 (211). Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ^ a b c FCC History Cards for KAAA
- ^ "KGAN Kingman, Ariz., Sold" (PDF). Broadcasting. January 2, 1956. p. 65. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ^ "Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting. December 27, 1971. p. 27 (29). Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ^ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. May 25, 1981. p. 96. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ^ "KAAA(AM)" (PDF). Broadcasting Yearbook. 1981. p. C-11 (289). Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ^ Abella, Ryan (April 10, 2014). "A piece of Kingman history makes way for development". Kingman Daily Miner. Retrieved May 26, 2020 – via Rose Law Group Reporter.
External links
edit- cameronbroadcasting.com
- FCC History Cards for KAAA
- Facility details for Facility ID 55492 (KAAA) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KAAA in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- K248CO at FCCdata.org
- Facility details for Facility ID 145073 (K248CO) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- K252FW at FCCdata.org
- Facility details for Facility ID 201620 (K252FW) in the FCC Licensing and Management System