KTAR (AM)
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| City | Phoenix, Arizona |
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| Broadcast area | Phoenix metropolitan area |
| Branding | ESPN Phoenix 620 AM |
| Frequency | 620 kHz |
| First air date | 1922 (as KFAD) |
| Format | Sports |
| Power | 5,000 watts |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 52515 |
| Callsign meaning | Keep Taking the Arizona Republic (reference to co-ownership with The Arizona Republic at one point) |
| Former callsigns | KFAD (1922-1929) KREP (1929-1930) |
| Affiliations | ESPN Radio |
| Owner |
Bonneville International (Bonneville International Corporation) |
| Sister stations | 860 KMVP, 98.7 KMVP-FM, 92.3 KTAR-FM |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | arizonasports.com |
KTAR (620 AM) is an All-Sports radio station in Phoenix, Arizona owned by Bonneville International Corporation. It airs programming from ESPN Radio, becoming a full ESPN affiliate effective September 15, 2015. On that date, many of the local sports shows previously simulcast on both 620 KTAR and co-owned 98.7 KMVP-FM moved exclusively to KMVP-FM. KTAR's studios are located in Phoenix near Squaw Peak and its transmitter is near the corner of 36th Street and Thomas Road in Phoenix.
KTAR was the exclusive flagship station of the National Basketball Association's Phoenix Suns, the National Football League's Arizona Cardinals, the Arizona State University Sun Devils' football games, the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury and Major League Baseball's Arizona Diamondbacks. Today, 98.7 KMVP-FM is the primary flagship station for those teams, while 620 KTAR airs some of their games when KMVP-FM is carrying other sporting events. KTAR also airs live sporting events carried by ESPN Radio.
KTAR operates with 5000 watts day and night. Due to its low position on the AM dial, 620 can be heard over much of Central Arizona. Its daytime signal is non-directional, although at night, the station uses a directional antenna. KTAR uses the same call letters as co-owned 92.3 KTAR-FM Glendale, Arizona. The FM station now carries the News/Talk format that had been heard on 620 KTAR until January 1, 2007 when KTAR-AM switched to full-time sports.
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