KJZA

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KJZA
City Drake, Arizona
Frequency 89.5 (MHz)
BrandingK-Jazz Radio Network
Programming
Format Public radio
Affiliations Public Radio International
Ownership
OwnerEn Familia, Inc.
History
First air date
2000
Former call signs
KRTE (2000-2001)
Technical information
Facility ID 92985
Class C3
ERP 250 watts
HAAT 770 meters (2,530 ft)
Translator(s) 91.3 K217EP (Flagstaff)
Links
Website KJZA website

KJZA (89.5 MHz) is a public FM radio station in Drake, Arizona, and the originating station in the K-Jazz Radio Network. It primarily features Public Radio International news and information programming with some local talk shows and jazz music nights and weekends. It is simulcast on multiple towers along Interstate 40 through Northern Arizona, from the California border to Flagstaff, Arizona. The K-Jazz Radio Network holds periodic fundraisers and seeks listener donations to support its non-commercial programming.

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History

The station signed on in 2000 as KRTE. It broadcasts from Bill Williams Mountain to serve the area around Williams, Arizona. Transmitters in Kingman and Prescott were added in 2009. KJZA simulcasts KOFA 1320 AM in Yuma on weekdays, extending its coverage to Southwest Arizona.

Effective April 12, 2021, St. Paul Bible College sold KJZA, translator K217EP, and two sister stations to En Familia, Inc. for $325,000.

Transmitters

The K-Jazz Network is heard on these additional stations:

Call sign Frequency
(MHz)
City of license ERP
(W)
Class FCC info
KJZK90.7 Kingman, Arizona 30A FCC FM Query
KJZP90.1 Prescott, Arizona 27A FCC FM Query
K217EP91.3 Flagstaff, Arizona 10D FCC FM Query

Coordinates: 35°12′00″N112°12′22″W / 35.200°N 112.206°W / 35.200; -112.206


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