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| Broadcast area | Willamette Valley |
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| Frequency | 720kHz |
| Branding | KFIR 720 |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/talk |
| Affiliations | Compass Media Networks Genesis Communications Network Radio America Salem Radio Network Townhall News USA Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Radio Fiesta Network |
| History | |
First air date | August 7, 1968; 57 years ago (1968-08-07) (at 1370 kHz) |
Former frequencies | 1370 kHz (1968–2007) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 23024 |
| Class | D |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 44°24′51″N122°44′18″W / 44.41417°N 122.73833°W /44.41417; -122.73833 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kfir720am.com |
KFIR (720AM) is acommercialradio station licensed toSweet Home, Oregon, in theWillamette Valley. It airs anews-talkradio format and is owned by Radio Fiesta Network, LLC.[2]
By day, KFIR is powered at 10,000watts using anon-directional antenna. It covers the cities ofAlbany,Corvallis,Lebanon andSalem during the day. But720 AM is aclear-channel frequency on whichWGN inChicago is the dominantClass A station. To protect WGN from interference, at night KFIR greatly reduces power to 146 watts.
On weekdays, KFIR mostly carriesnationally syndicatedconservative talk shows along with news updates supplied by the KFIR newsroom andTownhall News. Hosts includeLars Larson,Mike Gallagher,Dana Loesch,Bill O'Reilly,Charlie Kirk,John B. Wells and Markley, Van Camp & Robbins. Overnight,Old Time Radio shows are heard.
Weekends feature specialty shows on topics ranging from home repair, gardening, pets, the outdoors, the law, technology, cars and beer. Weekend syndicated shows includeRich DeMuro on Tech,Bill Handel on the Law andSunday Nights with Bill Cunningham.
KFIRsigned on the air on August 7, 1968; 57 years ago (1968-08-07).[3] It originally broadcast at 1370 kHz and was adaytimer station. It was powered at 1,000 watts but was required to go off the air at night. It playedmiddle of the road (MOR) andcountry music. World and national news was supplied by theABC Entertainment Network.
In 2007, it got permission from theFederal Communications Commission (FCC) to move its frequency. It relocated to 720 AM and boosted its power to 10,000 watts. That gave it a better signal, since stations lower on the AM dial can be heard over a wider area in the daytime. And it was allowed to stay on the air at night, although with reduced power.
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