KARN-FM
| Broadcast area | Little Rock metropolitan area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 102.9 MHz |
| Branding | Newsradio 102.9 KARN |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/Talk |
| Network | Fox News Radio |
| Affiliations | Westwood One Premiere Networks Compass Media Networks Arkansas Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
|
| KAAY, KARN, KFOG, KIPR, KLAL, KURB | |
| History | |
First air date | April 13, 1987 (as KQLV) |
Former call signs | KQLV (1987–1990) KXIX (1990–1992) KEZQ (1992–1995) KEZQ-FM (1995–1996) KVLO (1996–2004) |
Call sign meaning | Arkansas |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 24151 |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 50,000 watts |
| HAAT | 150 meters (490 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°46′21.1″N 92°14′44.6″W / 34.772528°N 92.245722°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | newsradio1029.com |
KARN-FM (102.9 MHz) is a commercial radio station, licensed to Sheridan, Arkansas, and serving the Little Rock metropolitan area. It is owned by Cumulus Media and broadcasts a news/talk radio format. It has long been the flagship station of the Arkansas Radio Network. The station's studios are on Wellington Hills Road in West Little Rock, and the transmitter tower is on North Sardis Road in Mabelvale.
Weekdays on KARN-FM begin with a local information and interview show, First News with Toby Howell and Rebecca Davis. Afternoon drive time features a local talk show hosted by Steve Finnegan. The rest of the weekday schedule is nationally syndicated conservative talk programs: The Chris Plante Show, The Vince Coglianese Show, The Sean Hannity Show, The Mark Levin Show, America Tonight with Rick Valdes, Red Eye Radio and America in the Morning. Weekends feature shows on health, money, movies, law, home repair, technology, the outdoors and guns. Weekend hosts include Kim Komando, Ben Ferguson, Michael Brown, Bo Snerdley, Tom Gresham, Bill Handel and Todd Starnes. KARN-FM has local news updates seven days a week, with world and national news from Fox News Radio.