KXAR

KXAR

Hope, Arkansas
Frequency	1490kHz
Branding	AM 1490 Classic Hits
Programming
Format	Defunct (was Classic hits)
Ownership
Owner	Newport Broadcasting Company
Sister stations	KHPA
History
First air date	December 12, 1947 (1947-12-12)
Last air date	June 20, 2024 (2024-06-20) (76 years, 191 days)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	33763
Class	C
Power	700 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates	33°41′20.9″N93°35′55.5″W / 33.689139°N 93.598750°W / 33.689139; -93.598750
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS

KXAR (1490 AM, "KXAR 1490AM Classic Hits") was a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. ^[2] Licensed to Hope, Arkansas, United States, the station was owned by Newport Broadcasting Company. ^[3]

History

KXAR began broadcasting December 12, 1947, as a Mutual affiliate on 1490 kHz with 250 watts power. ^[4] It was owned by the Hope Broadcasting Company. ^[5]

The Federal Communications Commission cancelled the station’s license on June 20, 2024. ^[6]

Previous logo

(KXAR's logo under previous talk format)

References

1. "Facility Technical Data for KXAR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Winter 2010. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010. Retrieved February 20, 2010.
3. "KXAR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
4. "KXAR Opens Broadcasting for Hope". Hope Star. Hope, Arkansas. December 12, 1947. p. 1. Retrieved October 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "KXAR, Hope, Ark., Makes Debut; Mitchell Manager" (PDF). Broadcasting. December 22, 1947. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
6. "License Cancelled". Federal Communications Commission Licensing and Management System. June 20, 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.

External links

• KXAR on Facebook
• Facility details for Facility ID 33763 (KXAR) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KXAR in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
• FCC History Cards for KXAR