City Tucson, Arizona Slogan The Talk of Tucson Format News/Talk | Branding 1450 KTZR First air date 1947 | |
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Frequency 1450 (kHz) (also on HD Radio) | ||
KTZR is a commercial radio station located in Tucson, Arizona, broadcasting on 1450 AM. KTZR airs a news/talk format. Its studios are located north of downtown Tucson along Oracle Road, while the transmitter site is southeast of downtown.
History
For years the station played an oldies format that played rock and roll hits of the 1950s and 1960s as "Cool 1450".
This station became "Funny 1450", as a comedy station, at 10AM on January 26, 2011; the last song on Cool was "Hello, Goodbye" by The Beatles.
On November 28, 2011, KWFM changed their format to Spanish adult hits, branded as "La Preciosa 1450" under new calls, KTZR.
On September 25, 2016 iHeartMedia announced that KTZR would flip to News/Talk the following day. The new “Talk Of Tucson” will duplicate some of the programming of sister station KNST in different timeslots. The Glenn Beck Radio Program will add a live clearance on KTZR while continuing on KNST on a delay. Other shows that will air on KTZR include Trending Today with Rusty Humphries, The Savage Nation, Michael Berry, Rob Hunter, America Now with Meghan McCain, Ground Zero with Clyde Lewis, and Alex Jones. KTZR will also serve as the flagship for the new Tucson Roadrunners of the American Hockey League.