KDAR

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KDAR
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Broadcast area
Frequency 98.3 MHz
Branding98.3 KDAR
Programming
Format Christian radio
Network SRN News
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
October 28, 1974 (1974-10-28)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 3077
Class B1
ERP 1,500 watts
HAAT 393 meters (1,289 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 34°20′55.00″N119°20′0.4″W / 34.3486111°N 119.333444°W / 34.3486111; -119.333444
Repeater 98.3 KDAR-1 (Santa Barbara)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website kdar.com

KDAR (98.3 FM, "The Word") is a commercial radio station licensed to Oxnard, California, and serving the Oxnard-Ventura and Santa Barbara radio markets. It is owned by the Salem Media Group and it broadcasts a Christian radio format.

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KDAR has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 1,500 watts. The transmitter is on Red Mountain Fire Road in Ventura. Programming is also heard on 3,700-watt FM booster station KDAR-1 (98.3) in Santa Barbara, located atop Gibraltar Peak just outside the city.

History

KDAR first signed on the air on October 28, 1974. Religious broadcaster Edward G. Atsinger III, was the station's original owner, president, and general manager. [2] In 1986, Atsinger transferred control of the station's license to Salem Communications Corporation, an entity of which he owned half at the time. [3]

In its early years, KDAR aired several hours of Contemporary Christian music each day in addition to Christian talk shows. Since the early 1990s, however, the station has reduced its music programming. [4] It now runs talk and teaching programs around the clock.

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KDAR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "Directory of AM and FM Radio Stations in the United States and Canada" (PDF). Broadcasting Yearbook. Broadcasting Publications Inc. 1975. p. C-21. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  3. ↑ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. Broadcasting Publications Inc. November 3, 1986. p. 91. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  4. ↑ Meyers, Jeff (September 29, 1994). "Oxnard Station Puts Christianity on the Air". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 4, 2018.


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