KQFN
Broadcast area | Phoenix metropolitan area |
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Frequency | 1580 kHz |
Branding | 1580 The Fanatic |
Programming | |
Format | Sports |
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Ownership | |
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KFNN | |
History | |
First air date | June 1, 1960[1] |
Former call signs | |
Call sign meaning | Fanatic |
Technical information[5] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 7701 |
Class | B |
Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 33°29′36″N 112°08′18″W / 33.49333°N 112.13833°W |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | www |
KQFN (1580
The studios and offices are on East Evans Road in Scottsdale. The transmitter is located off South 40th Street near East Southern Avenue in southeast Phoenix.
The station had been owned by
History
KYND
The station first began broadcasting on June 1, 1960, with the call sign to KYND.[1] The station's license was assigned by the FCC on July 25, 1960.[9] KYND was originally owned by Dick Gilbert, a singer, music editor, and disc jockey.[10] During the period the station was KYND, it broadcast middle of the road music, and was branded as "The Kind Station".[2][10]
The station originally broadcast only during
Buck Owens era
KTUF
In 1967, the station was purchased by Buck Owens for $350,000.[2] Owens had the station's call sign changed to KTUF, and switched its format to country music, a field where Owens was a noted singer.[2] In April 1969, KTUF's programming began to be simulcast on 102.5 KNIX-FM during daytime hours when KTUF was on the air, with KNIX-FM continuing the format at night.[15] KNIX-FM had been purchased by Buck Owens the previous year.[16]
During the period the station was KTUF, the station was branded as "All American Radio" and "All American Country Radio".[17][18]
KNIX
In 1973 the station's call sign was changed to KNIX, matching the call letters of its FM sister station.[3] In 1980, KNIX began broadcasting 24 hours a day.[19] From 1973 to 1985, the station aired a more traditional country sound, while sometimes simulcasting the FM station. In 1985, the station began a fulltime simulcast of KNIX-FM.[20]
KCWW
On January 1, 1990, the station became an affiliate of Satellite Music Network's "Real Country" format and the call sign was changed to KCWW.[20][21] While its full call sign was given during station identifications, the station's primary branding and over the air identification was "KCW" with the CW standing for "Country & Western."[21] During this period, KCWW served as the flagship station of the "Real Country" network, which station owner Buck Owens was co-owner of at the time.[22][23]
In July 1998, longtime station owner Buck Owens sold the station to
Radio Disney era
After the station's purchase by ABC/Disney, the station became an affiliate of the children's/contemporary hit radio network Radio Disney.[27] On December 4, 1998, the call sign was changed to KMIK, with the MIK standing for the Disney cartoon character "Mickey Mouse".[28] On August 13, 2014, Disney put KMIK and twenty-two other Radio Disney stations up for sale, in order to focus on digital distribution of the Radio Disney network.[29][30] Radio Disney programming later returned to the Phoenix media market on the KOOL-FM 94.5-HD3 digital subchannel in May 2016, but as a result of Entercom dropping their Radio Disney digital subchannels in June 2018, the subchannel was discontinued.
Gabrielle Broadcasting/CRC ownership
On August 16, 2015, ABC agreed to sell KMIK to Gabrielle Broadcasting Licensee for $1.4 million. Gabrielle is owned by Jacob J. Barker, the general manager of KXEG 1280. Gabrielle Broadcasting planned to carry a "locally focused spoken word format". KMIK would also change its call sign to KHEP.[31] Gabrielle consummated the purchase on October 20, 2015.[32]
At 12:01 a.m. on October 14, 2015, midway through "
The station returned to the air on February 13, 2017, under a local marketing agreement with CRC, airing an all-sports format.[34] On March 16, 2017, following the closing of the station's sale to CRC, KHEP changed their call sign to KQFN.[28]
K257CD translator history
K257CD is one of Phoenix's oldest translators, having rebroadcast a number of different stations since going on air in 1984. It initially provided a simulcast of KSTM in Apache Junction, but by the mid-90s it was dependent on KRIM which itself was one of several transmitters for KBZR/KPTY. After a stint simulcasting KNRJ, it most recently served as a translator for KFNN prior to being transitioned to KQFN; at that time, KFNN built a new translator on 105.3 MHz.
References
- ^ a b "Broadcasting Yearbook", Broadcasting Publications, (1966) p. B-9
- ^ a b c d "The History of KNIX – 1964" KNIX-FM. Retrieved July 16, 2015
- ^ a b "The History of KNIX – 1970" KNIX-FM. Retrieved July 16, 2015
- ^ a b J. Duncan, "American Radio, Volume 23, Issue 1", (1998) p. 12
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KQFN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. December 1, 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
- ^ "K257CD-FM 99.3 MHz – Phoenix, AZ". radio-locator.com.
- ^ "K240EU-FM 95.9 MHz – Tempe, AZ". radio-locator.com.
- ^ "For the Record – Station Authorizations, Applications", Broadcasting. August 8, 1960. p. 93. Accessed July 16, 2015
- ^ a b c Chas. S. Stough, "KYND Opens... New Radio Station", SAGE, Vol. VI No. 17, June 16. 1960. pp. 3 & 8
- ^ a b "Broadcasting Yearbook", Broadcasting Publications, (1964) p. B-9
- ^ United States Federal Communications Commission. "Federal Communications Commission Reports: Decisions, Reports, and Orders of the Federal Communications Commission of the United States", U.S. Government Printing Office, (1969) p. 1048
- ^ "Broadcasting", Broadcasting Publications, (1966) p. 49
- ^ "Changing Hands", Broadcasting. January 17, 1966. p. 47. Accessed July 16, 2015
- ^ "FM Country Format Bows", Billboard. April 12, 1969. p. 28. Accessed July 18, 2015
- ^ "California Country Station Bows", Billboard. June 29, 1968. p. 28. Accessed July 18, 2015
- ^ "All American". Duke University Libraries. Accessed July 16, 2015
- ^ "GIANT All American Country Radio". Duke University Libraries. Accessed July 16, 2015
- ^ "The History of KNIX – 1980" KNIX-FM. Retrieved July 16, 2015
- ^ a b "The History of KNIX – 1985" KNIX-FM. Retrieved July 16, 2015
- ^ a b "The History of KNIX – 1990" KNIX-FM. Retrieved July 16, 2015
- ^ "West, Nicholson Join KNIX, Real Country Network", Radio & Records, Issue Number 990. April 30, 1993. p. 3. Accessed July 17, 2015
- ^ "Buck Owens – From the Streets of Bakersfield", The Mix, Volume 22, Issues 7–12, 1998. p. 64
- ^ "The History of KNIX – 1995" KNIX-FM. Retrieved July 16, 2015
- ^ Debbie Ross, Salvatore Caputo. "The Insiders' Guide to Phoenix", Insiders' Publishing, Incorporated, (1999) p. 368
- ^ Steven N. Wood, John M. Fry. "North American Radio, 1991: The Official Guide to Radio Stations of Your Choice", W F Innovations, Incorporated, (1991) p. 4
- ^ "Adult Leaning, News-Heavy AM Band May Have A Future In Kids And Music", Billboard. August 28, 1998. p. 90. Accessed July 16, 2015
- ^ a b "KQFN Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
- ^ Lafayette, Jon (August 13, 2014). "Exclusive: Radio Disney Moving Off Air to Digital". Retrieved August 13, 2014.
- ^ "Radio Disney to Sell the Majority of Its Stations". Billboard. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
- ^ "Media Bureau Call Sign Actions" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. October 7, 2015. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
- ^ "Consummation Notice". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. October 20, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
- ^ "Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast Station". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. February 23, 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
- ^ a b "Sports radio: New station launches grabbing local talent, CBS Sports shows". February 13, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
- ^ "Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast Station". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. February 14, 2017. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
External links
- 1580 The Fanatic Facebook
- KQFN in the FCC AM station database
- KQFN in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- FCC History Cards for KQFN
- K257CD in the FCC FM station database
- K257CD at FCCdata.org
- K240EU in the FCC FM station database
- K240EU at FCCdata.org