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1100 N. 52nd St., Phoenix, AZ 85008 602-629-8660 · 98kupd.com Year Est: 1972 AZ Staff: 30 Principal(s): Hubbard Radio Format: Active rock, Arizona’s real rock
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104.7 KISS FM
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4686 E. Van Buren St., #300, Phoenix, AZ 85008 602-374-6000 · 1047kissfm.com Year Est: 2000 AZ Staff: 330 Principal(s): Linda Little, market president Format: Top 40
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Independent Talk 1100 KFNX
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2001 N. 3rd St., #102, Phoenix, AZ 85004 602-277-1100 · 1100kfnx.com Year Est: 1998 AZ Staff: 11 Principal(s): Francis Battaglia, president Format: 50,000 watt news/talk station featuring Laura Ingraham, Michael Savage, Joe Walsh, Lars Larson, Don Imus and Alex Jones
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KSLX FM 100.7
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KTAR NEWS 92.3 FM 7740 N. 16th St., #200, Phoenix, AZ 85020 602-274-6200 · ktar.com Year Est: 1922 AZ Staff: 100 Principal(s): Scott Sutherland
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KTAR
RADIO STATIONS
is the Valley’s original radio station and has been the “Voice of Arizona” since 1922 with a commitment to excellence in content that keeps its listeners informed and enriches the lives of those in the community. KTAR is Arizona’s news station, with the Edward R. Murrow Award-winning news, talk and digital teams producing more live and local content than any other media entity in the state. KTAR is also proud of its charitable contributions, highlighted by becoming the No. 1 children’s hospital radio fundraiser in America with the Give-A-Thon for Phoenix Children’s Hospital, which raised a record-breaking $1.67 million in less than 19 hours. IMPACT OF 2018 TRENDS: “We think that marketing attribution models will advance significantly in 2018, which is good news for our industry as marketers start to see the significant impact that local mass media has on Website traffic and search-engine marketing.” SURPRISING FACT: “People are always surprised with how big our digital audiences are at KTAR.com and ArizonaSports.com, as well as on our apps. We’ve been every bit a digital company for so long now, we sometimes forget how impressive our online audiences are to people who only know us as radio brands.”
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KUPD-FM 97.9
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1100 N. 52nd. St., Phoenix, AZ 85008 602-629-8660 · kslx.com Year Est: 1977 AZ Staff: 30 Principal(s): Hubbard Radio Format: Classic rock
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102.5 FM KNIX
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4686 E. Van Buren, #300, Phoenix, AZ 85008 602-374-6000 · knixcountry.com Year Est: 1966 AZ Staff: 330 Principal(s): Clear Channel Communications Format: Country
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960 The Patriot
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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: KKNT — news talk
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News/Talk 550 KFYI
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4686 E. Van Buren St., #300, Phoenix, AZ 85008 602-374-6000 · kfyi.com Year Est: 1992 AZ Staff: 300 Principal(s): Linda Little, market president Format: News talk
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99.9 FM KEZ
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4686 E. Van Buren St., #300, Phoenix, AZ 85008 602-374-6000 · kez999.com Year Est: 1989 AZ Staff: 300 Principal(s): Linda Little, market president Format: Adult contemporary
10 91.5 KJZZ last year
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2323 W. 14th St., Tempe, AZ 85281 480-834-5627 · kjzz.org Year Est: 1951 AZ Staff: 100 Principal(s): Public radio service of Rio Salado College, licensed to the Maricopa Community Colleges District Format: Local, NPR and international news, jazz and blues
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