KITZ


KITZ is a radio station featuring a News/Talk format. Licensed to Silverdale, Washington, United States, it serves the Puget Sound Region. The station is currently owned by KITZ Radio, Inc. consisting of the gun rights group Second Amendment Foundation and its affiliate Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. The main KITZ studio and production facilities are located in Port Orchard, Washington.

As KTNT/KPMA

The station was originally launched in 1952 as KTNT in Tacoma, Washington & was owned by the Tacoma News Tribune which also owned KTNT-TV & KTNT-FM. In 1983, KTNT became KPMA which lasted until 1985.

As KITZ

1400 AM was relaunched in 1986 as KITZ under ownership of Silversound Broadcasting Company and its City of License was transferred from Tacoma, Washington to Silverdale, Washington.