KLPZ 1380 AM

A radio station licensed to Parker, Arizona, operating at 1380 kHz AM in La Paz County. The station was owned by Keith Douglas Learn through licensee Learn Broadcasting Corporation and aired a combined country music and talk radio format for much of its operating life before closing at the end of 2024 following Learn's retirement. The station signed on the air on September 7, 1974, under the call sign KZUL — styled as "Kazual" — as an ABC Entertainment affiliate playing contemporary pop country music. It was founded by O. M. Broadcasting, a company controlled by Rick L. and Lyle J. Murphy and William Olson Jr. Within its first years of operation, KZUL transitioned to a middle of the road format while retaining significant country music programming. In 1976 the station increased its power to 2,500 watts, becoming the first station in the United States to receive authorization at that power level. William Olson Jr. acquired full ownership in 1977 after buying out the Murphy family's stake. In 1982, the station was sold to Scofield Broadcasting for $225,000, whose principals included Charles L. Scofield, who also owned stations in Williston, North Dakota. Under Scofield, the station adopted an adult contemporary music format. On March 6, 1984, it took the call sign KLPZ, a reference to La Paz County, which had recently been created from portions of Yuma County. From 1993 onward, the station operated as a country music and talk radio outlet. Keith Douglas Learn acquired it in 2000 and continued this format through the remainder of its licensed broadcast life. The station ceased operations at the end of 2024.