KDZR

KDZR (1640 kHz "The Patriot") is a commercial AM radio station, licensed to Lake Oswego, Oregon, and serving the Portland metropolitan area. The station airs a conservative talk radio format and is owned by the Salem Media Group.[1] KDZR's studios and offices are on SE Lake Road in Portland.

KDZR
CityLake Oswego, Oregon
Broadcast areaPortland metropolitan area
Frequency1640 kHz
BrandingAM 1640 The Patriot
SloganNews. Opinion. Passion.
Programming
FormatConservative talk
AffiliationsSalem Radio Network
Westwood One Network
Townhall News
Ownership
OwnerSalem Media Group
(Salem Media of Oregon, Inc.)
KFIS, KPDQ, KPDQ-FM, KRYP, KPAM (LMA)
History
First air date
October 20, 1997 (as KKJY)
Former call signs
KKJY (1997-1999)
KPBC (1999-2003)
Call sign meaning
Kids DiZney Radio (previous affiliation)
Technical information
Facility ID86618
ClassB
Power10,000 watts days
1,000 watts nights
Transmitter coordinates
45°27′14″N 122°32′47″W
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitethepatriotportland.com

The transmitter is off SE Eastview Drive in Happy Valley, Oregon.[2] KDZR is powered at 10,000 watts by day, but at night reduces power to 1,000 watts, to reduce interference to other stations on AM 1640. The station uses a non-directional antenna at all times.

Programming

KDZR airs nationally syndicated shows, primarily from the Salem Radio Network, including Mike Gallagher, Hugh Hewitt, Larry Elder, Jay Sekulow and Joe Walsh. Late mornings, the station also carries Washington D.C.-based Chris Plante from the Westwood One Network. Weekends feature a mix of talk shows and paid brokered programming. Weekend hosts include Clark Howard, Rudy Maxa, Dennis Prager and Eric Metaxas. Most hours begin with world and national news from Townhall News.

In addition to KDZR, Salem also operates another conservative talk station in the Portland radio market, AM 860 KPAM Troutdale. Salem doesn't own KPAM but has a local marketing agreement (LMA) to operate and program the station. Some Salem Radio Network shows that are not carried weekdays on KDZR are heard on KPAM, including Dennis Prager, Sebastian Gorka and Michael Medved.

History

On October 20, 1997, the station first signed on as KKJY. It aired a Christian radio format, and was owned by Crawford Broadcasting.[3] On November 1, 1999, the station changed its call sign to KPBC while maintaining its religious format.

On February 14, 2003, the station switched to the current call letters KDZR.[4] It was acquired by the Walt Disney Company for use as the Portland network affiliate for its Radio Disney children's radio service.

On August 13, 2014, The Walt Disney Company put KDZR and 22 other Radio Disney stations up for sale, in order to focus on digital distribution of the Radio Disney network.[5][6]

On September 15, the Salem Media Group announced it would acquired the last five Radio Disney owned-and-operated stations still available for sale, including KDZR, for $2.225 million.[7] KDZR was acquired through Salem Media of Oregon, Inc., for $275,000.[8]

The sale was completed on December 4, 2015.[9] KDZR's format was switched to conservative talk, branded as "Talk 1640".[10] On April 2, 2018, KDZR made some adjustments to its program schedule and rebranded as "AM 1640 The Patriot".[11] The move coincided with Salem beginning a local marketing agreement (LMA) to operate and program another Portland-area conservative talk station, KPAM Troutdale, which began calling itself "AM 860 The Answer."

Previous Logos

References
  1. "KDZR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. Radio-Locator.com/KDZR
  3. Broadcasting Yearbook 1999 page D-365
  4. "KDZR Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  5. Lafayette, Jon (August 13, 2014). "Exclusive: Radio Disney Moving Off Air to Digital". Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  6. "Radio Disney to Sell the Majority of Its Stations". Billboard. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  7. Salem Acquires Radio Disney’s Final Five - Radio Insight
  8. "Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission.
  9. Consummation Notice - Federal Communications Commission
  10. Salem Launches Talk 1640 Portland
  11. Salem Shuffles Programming at Three Portland AMs Radioinsight - April 3, 3018
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