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| Broadcast area | Fresno metropolitan area |
| Frequency | 96.7MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | PowerTalk 96.7 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Talk radio |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KBOS-FM,KCBL,KFBT,KFSO-FM,KHGE,KRDU,KRZR,KSOF | |
| History | |
First air date | October 6, 1980 (1980-10-06) |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | "Alice" (previous format) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 2097 |
| Class | B1 |
| ERP | 25,000 watts |
| HAAT | 100 meters (330 ft) |
| Repeater | 1400 KRZR (Visalia) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (viaiHeartRadio) |
| Website | powertalk967 |
KALZ (96.7FM) is a commercialradio station licensed toFowler, California, United States, and serving theFresno metropolitan area. It airs atalk format and is owned byiHeartMedia, Inc., with studios located on Shaw Avenue in North Fresno nearCalifornia State Route 41. Programming is simulcast on sister stationKRZR (1400AM) inVisalia.
The transmitter tower is on South Bliss Drive in the Roosevelt neighborhood of Fresno. The station also broadcasts usingHD Radio technology.[2]
The station signed on the air on October 6, 1980, as KTED.[3] The station was originally owned bySalem Media and aired aChristian talk and teaching format. The studios were on East Kings Canyon Road.
In 1982, the station was bought by Bilmar Communications.[4] The Christian format ended and the station flipped to abeautiful music format. Thecall sign switched to KEZL in 1986, with the EZ representingEasy Listening music. The KEZL call sign and easy listening format had been heard on 98.9 FM for many years before that station changed toKSOF, airing asoft adult contemporary format. By the 1990s, KEZL made the transition to asmooth jazz format.
The station was acquired bySan Antonio-basedClear Channel Communications in 2000.[5] Clear Channel was the forerunner to today's owner, iHeartMedia.
The station was co-owned with "Alice 102.7", which aired a mix ofalternative rock andhot adult contemporary music. In 2006, management decided to swap formats and call letters, moving Alice and the KALZ call letters to 96.7, while moving the Smooth Jazz format and KEZL call letters to 102.7.
In 2012, iHeart management decided to take several of its most popular talk shows offCumulus Media-ownedKMJ, includingSean Hannity andRush Limbaugh, in order to launch their own news/talk station in the Fresnoradio market. KALZ flipped to "Power Talk 96.7" on January 1, 2013.[6]
Trevor Carey and John Girardi host local shows on KALZ-KRZR during afternoon drive; the remainder of the schedule is nationally syndicated programs includingThe Glenn Beck Program,The Sean Hannity Show, andCoast to Coast AM.[7] KALZ/KRZR also carriesFresno State Bulldogs sports live on the Bulldog Sports Network along with sister stationKCBL.[8][9]
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