
KTKZ

KTKZ (1380 kHz, "The Answer") is a commercial AM radio station in Sacramento, California. It is one of four Sacramento-area radio stations owned by the Salem Media Group. KTKZ airs a conservative talk radio format, mostly featuring syndicated shows from the co-owned Salem Radio Network.
KTKZ operates at 5,000 watts with separate daytime and nighttime transmitter sites. A directional antenna is used at all times to avoid interfering with other stations on AM 1380. The daytime transmitter site is off Jefferson Boulevard (Route 84) in West Sacramento. The nighttime transmitter site is on Grant Line Boulevard at Glory Lane in Rancho Cordova.
Programming.
Weekdays begin with a local talk and information show hosted by Phil Cowan. That's followed by Dennis Prager, Sebastian Gorka, Larry Elder, Jay Sekulow, Dan Proft, Eric Metaxas, Guy Benson and Hugh Hewitt. Weekends feature programs on health, money, law, real estate and travel, some of which are paid brokered programming. Weekend hosts include Bruce DuMont and Rudy Maxa, as well as repeats of weekday shows. Most hours begin with news from Townhall News.
History.
In 1952, the station signed on as KGMS. It was owned by Capitol Radio Enterprises, with studios in the [[Senator Hotel|Hotel Senator]]. KGMS was originally a [[daytimer]], powered at 1,000 watts and required to go off the air from sunset to sunrise.
In 1997, the [[Salem Media Group]] paid $1.5 million to buy the station. On May 15, 2013, KTKZ was re-branded as "AM 1380 The Answer".
External links.
[[Category:Radio stations in Sacramento, California|TKZ]]
[[Category:News and talk radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1952]]
[[Category:Salem Media Group properties]]