Here’s what KTAR sounded like on the radio over the past 100 years
Jun 21, 2022, 1:00 PM
(Courtesy Photos/Howard Pyle Photograph Collection, Greater Arizona Collection, Arizona State University Library)
(Courtesy Photos/Howard Pyle Photograph Collection, Greater Arizona Collection, Arizona State University Library)
PHOENIX — KTAR listeners in 2022 are accustomed to the crystal clear voices of hosts, anchors, reporters and others coming over the airwaves.
The progression to modern day radio didn’t happen overnight, however.
KTAR started broadcasting in 1922. Naturally, there weren’t cutting-edge studios and other technologies available 100 years ago.
Even so, KTAR carved itself out as a trusted voice in the Valley, capturing the most newsworthy events across metro Phoenix, Arizona, nationally and internationally.
Take a look at what KTAR sounded like in its first 30 years of operations:
And here’s how KTAR came across the airwaves until 2002, the 80th anniversary of the station:
