KDAZ
KDAZ is a commercial AM radio station in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It airs a combination of syndicated talk radio shows and Christian radio programming. It is owned by Pan American Broadcasting, Inc.
Weekdays, most of the shows heard on KDAX are conservative talk programs from the Salem Radio Network: Mike Gallagher, Dennis Prager, Hugh Hewitt, Eric Metaxas, Jay Sekulow, Janet Parshall and Michael Medved. Hourly newscasts are from Salem's Townhall News Service. Christian programming is heard in early mornings, late night and on weekends.
KDAZ is a Class D radio station. It broadcasts at 1,000 watts, using a directional antenna, with most of the signal extending towards the north. AM 730 is a clear-channel frequency in Canada and Mexico, so KADZ must protect Class A station XEX-AM Mexico City at all hours. At night, KDAZ reduces power to only 76 watt, to additionally protect CKAC Montreal.
The station first signed on as KVEO in 1959.FM and TV Simulcasts
In February 2016, a construction permit was granted by the Federal Communications Commission to move FM translator station K230BB from Fowler, Colorado, into the Albuquerque radio market on 96.9 MHz. It would simulcast KDAZ on the FM band at 70 watts from atop Sandia Crest. The translator was licensed on October 13, 2016 as K245CD. However it had not begun broadcasting until early 2017. In December 2016 Pan American Broadcasting purchased the translator from Mountain Community Translators for $30,000. The power was upgraded from 70 watts to 160 watts in early March 2017.
KDAZ can also be heard on the Sky Angel television programming service, located on channel 9773 over satellite and channel 229 over IPTV. Audio can also be heard on television stations KCHF channel 11.5 in Santa Fe and KNMQ-LD channel 43.6 in Albuquerque.
