KFIR

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KFIR
KFIR 720AM logo.png
Broadcast area Linn County-Sweet Home-Albany, Oregon
Frequency 720 kHz
BrandingKFIR 720
Programming
Format News/talk
Affiliations Compass Media Networks
Genesis Communications Network
Radio America
Salem Radio Network
Townhall News
USA Radio Network
Ownership
OwnerRadio Fiesta Network
History
First air date
1968 (1968) (at 1370)
Former frequencies
1370 kHz (1968–2007)
Technical information
Facility ID 23024
Class D
Power
  • 10,000 watts day
  • 184 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
44°24′51″N122°44′18″W / 44.41417°N 122.73833°W / 44.41417; -122.73833
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website kfir720am.com

KFIR (720 AM) is a news/talk radio station licensed to Sweet Home in the U.S. state of Oregon. KFIR also serves Albany, Corvallis, Lebanon, and Salem, all in the Willamette Valley. Radio Fiesta Network, LLC, owns the news and talk station. [1]

KFIR is a class D station, as 720 AM is a United States clear-channel frequency on which there are nine radio stations in the United States, four in Mexico and none in Canada. KOTZ in Kotzebue, Alaska, and WGN in Chicago, Illinois, are the dominant Class A stations.

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References

  1. "KFIR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.