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Radio station in Parker, Arizona, United States

KLPZ Parker, Arizona United States Broadcast area Lake Havasu City, Arizona Frequency 1380 kHz Branding 1380 AM Country Programming Format Country, talk Ownership Owner Keith Douglas Learn (Learn Broadcasting Corporation) History First air date September 7, 1974 (1974-09-07) Last air date December 31, 2024 (2024-12-31) Former call signs KZUL (1974–1984)[1] Call sign meaning La Paz County Technical information[2] Licensing authority FCC Facility ID 66361 Class D Power 2,500 watts (day) 58 watts (night) Transmitter coordinates 34°9′19.2″N 114°17′28.0″W / 34.155333°N 114.291111°W / 34.155333; -114.291111 Links Public license information Public file LMS Website www.klpz1380.com

**KLPZ** (1380 [AM](/source/AM_broadcasting)) was a radio station [licensed](/source/City_of_license) to serve [Parker, Arizona](/source/Parker%2C_Arizona), United States. The station was owned by Keith Douglas Learn, through licensee Learn Broadcasting Corporation. It aired a [country music](/source/Country_music) and [talk radio](/source/Talk_radio) format.[3]

The station went on the air in 1974 as KZUL, which played [contemporary pop country](/source/Country_pop), and later [middle of the road](/source/Middle_of_the_road_(music)) and [adult contemporary music](/source/Adult_contemporary_music). William Olson Jr., who co-founded the station with Rick L. and Lyle J. Murphy, bought out their stakes in 1977, sold it to [Charles L. Scofield](/source/Charles_L._Scofield) in 1982. It became KLPZ, for [La Paz County](/source/La_Paz_County), in 1984. KLPZ was a country music and talk radio station from 1993 until its closure. Learn bought the station in 2000, and closed it at the end of 2024 following his retirement.

## History

O. M. Broadcasting, a company controlled by Rick L. and Lyle J. Murphy and William Olson Jr., was granted a [construction permit](/source/Broadcasting_construction_permit) for a 1,000-watt [daytime-only station](/source/Daytimer) on 1380 kHz on May 22, 1974.[4] The new station signed on at 11 a.m. on September 7 as KZUL ("Kazual"),[5] an [ABC Entertainment](/source/ABC_News_Radio) affiliate playing [contemporary pop country](/source/Country_pop).[6] Within a year, KZUL had a [middle of the road](/source/Middle_of_the_road_(music)) format,[7] though it was devoting 18 hours a week to [country music](/source/Country_music) by 1978.[8] KZUL increased its power to 2,500 watts in 1976;[9] it was the first station to be authorized at this power level.[10] O. M. Broadcasting also applied for an [FM radio](/source/FM_radio) station on 99.3 MHz;[11] this allocation was instead awarded on July 7, 1977, to competing applicant Gilbert Leivas's BINA Broadcasting,[12] who started [KMDX](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=KVEZ&action=edit&redlink=1) in 1978.[13] The Murphys sold their stake in KZUL to Olson in 1977.[9]

O. M. Broadcasting sold KZUL to Scofield Broadcasting for $225,000 in 1982; Scofield's principals were [Charles L. Scofield](/source/Charles_L._Scofield), owner of [KEYZ](/source/KEYZ), [KYYZ](/source/KYYZ), and a cable television system in [Williston, North Dakota](/source/Williston%2C_North_Dakota), and his wife Lorraine A. Scofield.[14] The station, which had evolved to [adult contemporary music](/source/Adult_contemporary_music),[15] became KLPZ on March 6, 1984;[1] the new [call sign](/source/Call_sign) was derived from [La Paz County](/source/La_Paz_County), which had recently been split from [Yuma County](/source/Yuma_County%2C_Arizona) and of which Parker is the seat.[5] Station founder Rick Murphy would subsequently start a new [KZUL-FM](/source/KZUL-FM) in [Lake Havasu City](/source/Lake_Havasu_City%2C_Arizona).[16]

Until January 1993, KLPZ played [adult standards](/source/Adult_standards) music during the winter months and adult contemporary music in the summer, both supplementing country music. It then became a full-time country station, with programming from [Jones Satellite Networks](/source/Jones_Radio_Network).[17] "The All New 1380 AM Country" also added *[The Rush Limbaugh Show](/source/The_Rush_Limbaugh_Show)* on February 1, 1993;[18] it would carry the program until [Limbaugh](/source/Rush_Limbaugh)'s death in 2021,[5] and was also an affiliate of the successor *[Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show](/source/The_Clay_Travis_and_Buck_Sexton_Show)*.[19] KLPZ also carried [Paul Harvey](/source/Paul_Harvey)[18] until his death in 2009.[5]

Keith Learn and Juanita Casares bought KLPZ in 2000; they had been with the station since 1993,[20] and hosted the morning show.[5] Under their ownership, the station described its format as "Country and a Little More", in reflection of its [talk](/source/Talk_radio) programming and the occasional non-country songs on the playlist,[5] and used the slogan "The Last Medium of Freedom".[20]

The Learns announced on December 6, 2024, that they would retire on December 31;[5] regular programming on KLPZ would then end.[20] Learn Broadcasting requested the cancellation of the KLPZ license in February 2025.[21] The license was cancelled on February 7, 2025.[22]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-fcc1_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-fcc1_1-1) ["Call Sign History"](https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=66361&Callsign=KLPZ). *FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FCC-LMS-66361_2-0)** ["Facility Technical Data for KLPZ"](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityTechDetails.html?facilityId=66361). *Licensing and Management System*. [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-arb1_3-0)** ["Station Information Profile"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100301134627/http://www.arbitron.com/). *Arbitron*. Archived from [the original](http://www.arbitron.com/) on March 1, 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-b-1380cpgrant_4-0)** "New AM stations". *[Broadcasting](/source/Broadcasting_%26_Cable)*. June 10, 1974. p. 61.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-pl-startandend_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-pl-startandend_5-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-pl-startandend_5-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-pl-startandend_5-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-pl-startandend_5-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-pl-startandend_5-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-pl-startandend_5-6) Wright, John (December 6, 2024). ["KLPZ's Keith & Juanita to retire after more than 30 years on air in Parker"](https://parkerliveonline.com/2024/12/06/klpz-retirement/). *Parker Live*. Retrieved February 1, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-by1975_6-0)** *Broadcasting Yearbook 1975*. 1975. p. C-9.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-by1976_7-0)** *Broadcasting Yearbook 1976*. 1976. p. C-9.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-by1978_8-0)** *Broadcasting Yearbook 1978*. 1978. p. C-10.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-fcc-cards_9-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-fcc-cards_9-1) ["KZUL (KLPZ) history cards"](https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=45939) (PDF). Retrieved February 1, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-bme-kzul2500watts_10-0)** "News Briefs". *Broadcast Management/Engineering*. April 1976. pp. 21, 64.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-b-993application_11-0)** "New stations". *[Broadcasting](/source/Broadcasting_%26_Cable)*. April 12, 1976. p. 67.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-b-993awarded_12-0)** "In contest". *[Broadcasting](/source/Broadcasting_%26_Cable)*. July 25, 1977. p. 92.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-by1979_13-0)** *Broadcasting Yearbook 1979*. 1979. p. C-10.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-b-saletoschofield_14-0)** "Changing Hands". *[Broadcasting](/source/Broadcasting_%26_Cable)*. February 15, 1982. p. 67.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-by1984_15-0)** *Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1984*. 1984. p. B-14.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-pp-kzulmurphy_16-0)** Gutekunst, John (July 28, 2004). ["Radio station owner running for Congress"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=t601AAAAIBAJ&sjid=eCYMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2741%2C7220508). *Parker Pioneer*. p. 7. Retrieved February 1, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-mst-klpzallcountry_17-0)** "Format Changes". *The M Street Journal*. January 27, 1993. p. 1.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-pvtt-klpzrushpaulharvey_18-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-pvtt-klpzrushpaulharvey_18-1) ["KLPZ features Rush Limbaugh"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qCQOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_34DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6746%2C1622094). *Palo Verde Valley Times*. February 24, 1993. p. 10. Retrieved February 1, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-klpz-clayandbuck_19-0)** ["About Us – KLPZ 1380am"](https://klpz1380.com/about-us/). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20250201231113/https://klpz1380.com/about-us/) from the original on February 1, 2025. Retrieved February 1, 2025.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-pp-klpzclosure_20-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-pp-klpzclosure_20-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-pp-klpzclosure_20-2) Gutekunst, John (January 15, 2025). ["KLPZ owners call it quits after over 30 years"](https://www.parkerpioneer.net/news/article_fbcf0b0a-d37d-11ef-858c-fb6abd11eb5d.html). *Parker Pioneer*. Retrieved February 1, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-fcc-klpzcancellation_21-0)** Learn, Keith Douglas (February 3, 2025). ["Cancellation Application"](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/views/public/amDraftCopy?displayType=html&appKey=25076f91948a77fe01948a83bc4800b4&id=25076f91948a77fe01948a83bc4800b4&goBack=N). *Licensing and Management System*. [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission). Retrieved February 1, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-22)** ["License Cancelled"](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=66361). *Federal Communications Commission Licensing and Management System*. February 7, 2025. Retrieved February 7, 2025.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.klpz1380.com/)

- [Facility details for Facility ID 66361 (KLPZ)](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=66361) in the [FCC](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) Licensing and Management System

- [KLPZ](https://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SP26&band=am&callLetter=KLPZ) in [Nielsen Audio](/source/Nielsen_Audio)'s AM station database

v t e Radio stations in the area of Laughlin, Nevada / Needles, California / Lake Havasu City, Arizona By AM frequency 980 1000 1340 1490 By FM frequency 89.3 89.9 90.3 91.1 91.9 93.7 94.7 95.7 96.7 97.9 98.9 100.7 102.3 104.5 104.9 105.7 107.1 107.9 LPFM 92.5 Translators 89.5 91.7 94.1 95.1 96.3 99.3 99.9 103.9 By call sign K208BB K219LM K231CH K236AC K242AR K257FM K260BR K280DL KWFH KCAN-LP KCYE KFLG KFLG-FM KHWY KISK KJJJ KLKI KLUK KNKK KNLB KNTR KOAS KPKR KRCY-FM KRRK KTOX KVIR KWFH KXWX KZUL-FM KZZZ Defunct KLPZ (1380 AM) Nearby regions Kingman Las Vegas Palm Springs Phoenix Victor Valley/Barstow Yuma See also List of radio stations in Arizona List of radio stations in California List of radio stations in Nevada

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