KAZM 780 AM and 106.5 FM is a full-service radio station in Sedona, Arizona, United States. Transition of Ownership to Cutter Grind Broadcasting LLC. was initiated in September 2023 and was owned prior for nearly 50 years by Tabback Broadcasting Co.
| Broadcast area | North Central Arizona |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 780 kHz |
| Branding | KAZM 106.5 fm & 780 am Mellow Mountain Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Full-service radio |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks Westwood One Arizona Cardinals Arizona State University Arizona Diamondbacks Phoenix Suns University of Arizona Northern Arizona University |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Cutter Grind Broadcasting LLC. |
| History | |
First air date | November 1, 1974 |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 64494 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 5,000 watts day 95 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°51′38.00″N 111°49′10.00″W / 34.8605556°N 111.8194444°W |
| Translator(s) | 106.5 K293DA (Sedona) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kazmradio.com |
KAZM's skywave signal has been received in Green River, Wyoming,[2] and Salt Lake City, Utah.[3] KAZM can be received across most of northern Arizona during the day, and can be heard in Phoenix under the right conditions.[4]
KAZM is a Class D station broadcasting on the clear-channel frequency of 780 kHz. WBBM in Chicago is the dominant Class A station on this frequency within the lower 48 states. KNOM in Nome, Alaska is also a Class A station.
History
editKAZM first signed on the air on November 1, 1974. The station throughout the years ran a couple of formats. First as MOR and then later adult contemporary from 1984 until the 1990s. It would then become a "brokered" News/Talk/Sports/Classic Rock/Oldies station. By the end of 2023, KAZM switched to Mellow Mountain Radio which is a full-service format, consisting of local, state, and national news coverage every hour interspersed with songs within the Soft Oldies music genre (focused more specifically on the subgenre of "Yacht Rock"). KAZM also carries live play-by-play coverage of Arizona-based sports teams, and talk shows such as Coast To Coast AM.
References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KAZM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Green River DX log
- ^ Salt Lake City DX Report
- ^ Radio-Locator KAZM coverage
External links
edit- FCC History Cards for KAZM[permanent dead link]
- Facility details for Facility ID 64494 (KAZM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KAZM in Nielsen Audio's AM station database