KITZ
KITZ (1400 AM) is a radio station featuring a News/Talk format. Licensed to Silverdale, Washington, United States, it serves the Puget Sound Region. It is currently owned by KITZ Radio, Inc. consisting of the gun-rights group Second Amendment Foundation and its affiliate, Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. Its main studio and production facilities are in Port Orchard.
| Broadcast area | Seattle, Washington |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1400 kHz |
| Branding | Megatalk 1400 AM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Talk radio |
| Affiliations | Fox News Radio Genesis Communications Network Radio America Salem Radio Network Townhall News USA Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KGTK | |
| History | |
First air date | 1952 (as KTNT in Tacoma, Washington)[1] |
Former call signs | KTNT (1952[1]-1983)[2] KPMA (1983-1985)[2] both in Tacoma, Washington |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 9737 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts day 890 watts night |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kitz1400.com |
It was launched in 1952 as KTNT in Tacoma, Washington, owned by the Tacoma News Tribune,[1] which also owned KTNT-TV (now KSTW) and KTNT-FM (now KIRO-FM). In 1983, the station became KPMA, which broadcast until 1985.
It was relaunched in 1986 as KITZ, under the ownership of Silversound Broadcasting Company, and its City of License was transferred to Silverdale.
References
- History Cards for KITZ, fcc.gov. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
External links
- KITZ in the FCC AM station database
- KITZ on Radio-Locator
- KITZ in Nielsen Audio's AM station database