KPHX
kHz | |
| Branding | La Nueva Radio Kasa |
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| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Spanish |
| Format | Christian radio |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | June 10, 1958 (as KHAT) |
Former call signs | KHAT (1958-1972) |
Call sign meaning | Phoenix |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 13790 |
| Class | B |
| Power |
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| Translator(s) | 92.9 K225CT (Paradise Valley) |
KPHX (1480
Using a directional antenna, KPHX broadcasts at 1,000 watts by day and 33 watts at night.
History
KHAT
The station at 1480 AM signed on the air on June 10, 1958, as a
Around 1974, with its sale to the Riverside Amusement Park Company, KPHX became a Spanish language station playing Regional Mexican music. By 1982, KPHX had started operating at night, using two transmitter sites to provide the daytime and nighttime service.
Comedy and adult standards
Starting in 2004, KPHX aired a
Progressive talk format
After
The Lounge Sound
On January 1, 2009, KPHX switched to an
Return to progressive talk
On July 6, 2009, KPHX discontinued the Lounge Sound and switched back to the progressive talk format. Mike Newcomb hosted an afternoon drive program; the nationally broadcast programs of Randi Rhodes, Thom Hartmann, Bill Press, Stephanie Miller, Mike Malloy and Ed Schultz also returned to the KPHX lineup.[2]
KPHX also began carrying the
Rhodes' and Schultz's radio shows both ceased in the spring of 2014. As of fall 2015, Bill Press, Thom Hartmann, Stephanie Miller and Alan Colmes remain on the schedule from this group of hosts.
In January 2016, a locally produced progressive call-in talk show made its debut, hosted by progressive commentator Sam Kelley. Kelley's program aired weekday afternoons, replacing the Jim Rome sports talk show on the schedule. This was the first locally produced afternoon drive program on the station since Mike Newcomb's program ended in 2014.
On June 15, 2016, a new afternoon drive-time show debuted from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM. "Daily Voice" with long time station personality and former producer for the Mike Newcomb show, Eric Reinert. Eric was also a co-host on "Team America" which also aired on KPHX briefly. Daily Voice is produced by Kathleen Osborn who is also on the show as Eric's cohost.
Addition of CBS Sports Radio
Some locally produced sports talk programming had been on the station on weekends since 2012. Then in the fall of 2014, KPHX added some programming from the recently established
KPHX dropped Rome's and Gottlieb's shows on December 11, 2015, in favor of political shows, while Lawrence's show remains on the schedule to fill overnight hours. All remaining CBS Sports Radio programs left KPHX when a new sports talk outlet, 1580 AM KQFN, began broadcasting in February 2017.
Spanish religion
On July 1, 2017, KPHX went dark. The station's website stated that "KPHX 1480 is no longer broadcasting progressive talk in Phoenix...Thank you for listening". The AMC-8 satellite that supplied its programming was taken out of service at midnight on June 30, 2017.[3] AMC-8 has been replaced by AMC-18, which is at a different location in the sky, requiring repointing the station's dish.[4]
Effective October 31, 2017, Continental Broadcasting Corp. of Arizona sold KPHX to Vic Michael's Cedar Cove Broadcasting, Inc., for $100,000. Cedar Cove put a
Effective November 26, 2021, Cedar Cove Broadcasting sold KPHX and translator K225CT to Jacob Garcia's La Hermosa Radio LLC for $150,000.
References
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/K225CT
- ^ Lemons, Stephen (June 24, 2009). "Randi Rhodes Returns to Phoenix Airwaves as 1480 AM Reverts Back to Progressive Radio". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
- ^ Venta, Lance (July 12, 2017). "KPHX Becomes Second Station To Go Off Due To Satellite Shutdown". RadioInsight. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
- ^ "Action Required to Repoint or Replace Your Downlink Antenna by June 30" (PDF). February 7, 2017. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
External links
- FCC History Cards for KPHX
- KPHX in the FCC AM station database
- KPHX in Nielsen Audio's AM station database