KAZM 780 AM and 106.5 FM is a

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station in

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, United States. Transition of Ownership to Cutter Grind Broadcasting LLC. was initiated in September 2023 and was owned prior for nearly 50 years by Tabback Broadcasting Co. KAZM's

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signal has been received in

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. KAZM can be received across most of northern Arizona during the day, and can be heard in Phoenix under the right conditions.Radio-Locator KAZM coverage
/ref> KAZM is a Class D station broadcasting on the

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frequency of 780 kHz. WBBM in

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is the dominant Class A station on this frequency within the

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. KNOM in

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is also a Class A station.

History

KAZM first signed on the air on November 1, 1974. The station throughout the years ran a couple of formats. First as MOR and then later

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from 1984 until the 1990s. It would then become a "brokered" News/Talk/Sports/Classic Rock/Oldies station. By the end of 2023, KAZM switched to Mellow Mountain Radio which is a full-service format, consisting of local, state, and national news coverage every hour interspersed with songs within the Soft Oldies music genre (focused more specifically on the subgenre of "

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"). KAZM also carries live play-by-play coverage of Arizona-based sports teams, and talk shows such as

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References

External links

FCC History Cards for KAZM
* {{News/Talk Radio Stations in Arizona AZM Radio stations established in 1974 News and talk radio stations in the United States Sports radio stations in the United States 1974 establishments in Arizona