KDRI (AM)

KDRI (830 AM, "The Drive") is a radio station in Tucson, Arizona. Owned by Bustos Media, through licensee Bustos Media Holdings, LLC, it broadcasts an oldies format. It is simulcast on FM translator K269FV at 101.7 MHz in Oro Valley.

KDRI
  • Tucson, Arizona
Broadcast areaTucson metropolitan area
Frequency830 kHz
BrandingThe Drive 101.7 FM, AM 830
Programming
FormatOldies
Ownership
Owner
Sister stations
KTGV, KVOI, KZLZ
History
First air date
July 19, 1986 (1986-07-19)
Former call signs
  • KGLR (1982–1986)
  • KFLT (1986–2019)
Call sign meaning
"Drive"
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID20649
ClassB
Power
  • 50,000 watts (day)
  • 1,000 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
32°26′39″N 111°5′27″W
Translator(s)101.7 K269FV (Oro Valley)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitethedrivetucson.com

By day, KDRI is powered at 50,000 watts non-directional, the maximum for commercial AM stations. As 830 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A station WCCO in Minneapolis, KDRI reduces power at night to 1,000 watts, and switches to a directional antenna with a four-tower array. The transmitter is on Sunshine Lane off North Sandra Road in Marana. KDRI is Arizona's only "Primary Entry Point" station to the Emergency Alert System.

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