KSAZ (AM)

KSAZ
Marana, Arizona;
Broadcast area	Tucson metropolitan area
Frequency	580 kHz
Branding	Ebenezer 580 AM
Programming
Format	Spanish Christian talk and music
Ownership
Owner	KASA Radio Hogar, Inc.
History
First air date	1987; 37 years ago
Former call signs	KJMM (1987–1990)
Technical information
Facility ID	51079
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts (day); 390 watts (night)
Links
Webcast	Listen Live

KSAZ (580 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Marana, Arizona, and broadcasting to the Tucson metropolitan area. It is owned by KASA Radio Hogar, Inc. KSAZ airs a Spanish-language Christian talk and music format. Most of the day, it carries brokered programming, where hosts buy time on the air and may use their programs to seek donations to their ministries.

By day, KSAZ is powered at 5,000 watts non-directional. But at night, to protect other stations on 580 AM, it reduces power to 390 watts and switches to a directional antenna with a three-tower array.

History

KJMM signed on in 1987. It was owned by Elliott-Phelps Broadcasting Corporation and used the facilities of the former KIKX, a noted Top 40 station on 580 AM in Tucson. KIKX signed off the air five years earlier after its license was revoked. In 1990, KJMM became KSAZ and relocated to Marana.

Prior to March 1, 2009, it was airing country music format courtesy of ABC Radio's Real Country satellite feed. Prior to September 1, 2008, it was airing an adult standards format.