KRZR

KRZR
Repeater of KALZ, Fowler, CA
Broadcast areaTulare County, California
Frequency1400 kHz (HD Radio)
BrandingPowerTalk 96.7
Programming
FormatTalk radio
NetworkFox News Radio
AffiliationsFresno State Bulldogs
Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner
KALZ, KBOS-FM, KCBL, KFBT, KFSO-FM, KHGE, KRDU, KSOF
History
First air date
December 5, 1946 (1946-12-05)
Former call signs
  • KKIN (1948–1951)
  • KONG (1952–1984)
  • KNDE (1984–1985)
  • KVIS (1985–1988)
  • KODS (1988)
  • KHTZ (1988–1990)
  • KEYX (1990–1994)
  • KTHX (1994–1999)
  • KVBL (1999–2006)
  • KEZL (2006–2010)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID2096
ClassC
Power1,000 watts (unlimited)
Transmitter coordinates
36°21′14″N 119°17′02″W / 36.35389°N 119.28389°W / 36.35389; -119.28389
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live (via iHeartRadio)
Websitepowertalk967.iheart.com

KRZR (1400 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Visalia, California, United States, serving Tulare County as a full-time simulcast of talk-formatted KALZ (96.7 FM). Owned by iHeartMedia, KRZR broadcasts conservative talk shows, Fox News Radio, and Fresno State Bulldogs sports. Studios are located in Fresno, California, and the transmitter is in Visalia.

The station was founded in 1946 as KKIN and was locally owned until 1957. For much of its early history, the station had multiple call signs and different music formats, such as MOR, country, and oldies. The station has been owned by iHeartMedia and its predecessor companies since being purchased by Chancellor Broadcasting in 1998.

Beginning in 1999, the station simulcast co-owned stations from Fresno. From 1999 to 2006, the station had call sign KVBL and simulcast sports station KCBL; KVBL changed to KEZL in 2006 and continued the KCBL simulcast, then took on its current call sign KRZR in 2010. KRZR's format changed from sports to talk as a simulcast of KALZ.