KTAR-FM

KTAR-FM (92.3 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Glendale, Arizona, and serving the Phoenix metropolitan area.

It is owned by Salt Lake City–based Bonneville International, a profit-making division of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

In addition to a standard analog transmission, KTAR-FM broadcasts in HD Radio, with its HD2 digital subchannel carrying the Latter-day Saints Channel.

On December 16, 1993, despite high ratings as a rhythmic contemporary outlet, KKFR evolved to Mainstream Top 40, leaning slightly toward Modern Rock.

In late 1998, Chancellor Media (which later became AMFM, Inc.) purchased the station from its longtime owners The Broadcast Group.

[11] When Chancellor merged with Clear Channel Communications, the company had to divest the station to meet FCC ownership regulations.

Its intellectual property was acquired by Riviera Broadcast Group (which already owned 103.9 KEDJ and two stations in Las Vegas).

In turn, Bonneville announced it would move the news/talk format airing on KTAR (620 AM) to KKFR 92.3 FM The change would begin on September 18, 2006.

(On September 15, 2014, KTAR AM became "ESPN Phoenix 620 AM" with the local "Arizona Sports" format moving to 98.7 FM on January 6, 2014.)

Weekdays begin with Arizona's Morning News anchored by Jim Sharpe and Jayme West.

That's followed by The Chad Benson Show, Red Eye Radio and This Morning, America's First News with Gordon Deal.

Weekends feature specialty shows on money, health, home improvement, cars, real estate and gardening.

Ronald Vitiello is interviewed during KTAR's morning news in 2017