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RADIO STATIONS
from Ranking Arizona 2022
by AZ Big Media
Arizona’s morning news: Jayme West, news anchor; and Jim Sharpe, on-air host. ©2022 DuaneDarling.com
KTAR NEWS 92.3 FM
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For 100 years, KTAR has proudly been the “Voice of Arizona” with a commitment to build up, connect, inform and celebrate our community and families. KTAR is home to Edward R. Murrow Award-winning news, talk and digital teams producing more live and local content than any other media company in the southwest. KTAR is also very proud of its charitable contributions, most notably the largest children’s hospital radio fundraiser in America, the Give-A-Thon for Phoenix Children’s, which has raised more than $18 million dollars over the past 13 years.
IMPACT OF 2022 TRENDS: “With smart speaker sales on fire, ‘radio’ is back in the home in a big way with voice search and frictionless audio distribution. Just say ‘Play KTAR’ to Alexa, Siri or your Google Home and you can instantly get up to date on the most important local news stories of the day.” OUTLOOK FOR 2022: “Audio content is on fire with radio, podcasts and live streaming. We’re seeing tremendous digital audience growth on KTAR.com, the KTAR app and listening on smart speakers.” last year 2
4686 E. Van Buren St., #300, Phoenix, AZ 85008 602-260-5394 · kfyi.iheart.com Year Est: 1980 AZ Staff: 300 Principal(s): iHeartMedia Format: News talk
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94.5 KOOL FM
840 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85004 602-452-1000 · audacy.com/kool Year Est: 1971 AZ Staff: NA Principal(s): Audacy, Inc. Format: Classic hits
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99.9 FM KEZ
4686 E. Van Buren St., Phoenix, AZ 85008 602-374-6000 · kez999.iheart.com Year Est: 1989 AZ Staff: 300 Principal(s): iHeartMedia Format: Adult contemporary
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KMLE @ 107.9
840 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85004 602-452-1000 · audacy.com/kmle1079 Year Est: 1979 AZ Staff: NA Principal(s): Audacy, Inc. Format: Country
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KJZZ 91.5FM
2323 W. 14th St., Tempe, AZ 85281 480-834-5627 · kjzz.org Year Est: 1951 AZ Staff: 100 Principal(s): KJZZ is licensed to the Maricopa Community Colleges District and is part of the Public Service Division of Rio Salado College. Format: Award-winning, listener-supported public radio station
98.7 FM Arizona’s Sports Station
7740 N. 16th St., #200, Phoenix, AZ 85020 602-274-6200 · arizonasports.com Year Est: 2004 AZ Staff: 40 Principal(s): Ryan Hatch, SVP, market manager Format: Sports Talk
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960 The Patriot - KKNT
2425 E. Camelback Rd., #570, Phoenix, AZ 85016 602-955-9600 · 960thepatriot.com Year Est: 1996 AZ Staff: 20 Principal(s): Jim Ryan, general manager Format: News talk
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104.7 KISS FM
4686 E. Van Buren St., #400, Phoenix, AZ 85008 602-374-6000 · 1047kissfm.iheart.com Year Est: 2000 AZ Staff: 330 Principal(s): iHeartMedia Format: Top 40
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1100 KFNX The Pulse of Arizona
4527 N. 16th St., #101, Phoenix, AZ 85016 602-277-1100 · 1100kfnx.com Year Est: 1998 AZ Staff: 12 Principal(s): Bill Brady, president Format: News-Talk-Sports station - CBS News, University of Arizona football and basketball, Brian Kilmeade, Dan Bongino, Joe Pags