KFNN
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KFNN is a commercial business news formatted radio station
licensed to Mesa, Arizona
, broadcasting from studios located in uptown Phoenix, Arizona
, on 1510 AM
. KFNN is owned by CRC Broadcasting Company, Inc., headed by Ronald Cohen and Brian DuBose. KFNN began airing primarily nationally syndicated content, and now has an extensive lineup of local and national programs. They have been serving the greater Phoenix community as a business/financial station since 1988. They are distinguished as the first full-time financial format of its kind in the U.S.
-FM with its Album Oriented Rock format.
In 1978, the AM simulcast was broken and 1510 kHz changed formats to Oldies
. The call letters were changed to KDJQ. In 1980, the format at AM KDJQ changed to new wave music
for a brief time.
The station became KNTS on 1984-11-06. On 1986-08-23, the station changed its call sign to KJAA, on 1988-12-12 to the current KFNN.
, who featured a money and investment related program syndicated from WOR 710
in New York City. KFNN introduced a live morning show titled Business for Breakfast with Ken Morgan as its host. Morgan has been a long time morning show host and station manager, with much of his career spent in Cleveland, Ohio
.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
licensed to Mesa, Arizona
Mesa, Arizona
According to the 2010 Census, the racial composition of Mesa was as follows:* White: 77.1% * Hispanic or Latino : 26.54%* Black or African American: 3.5%* Two or more races: 3.4%* Native American: 2.4%...
, broadcasting from studios located in uptown Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
, on 1510 AM
Amplitude modulation
Amplitude modulation is a technique used in electronic communication, most commonly for transmitting information via a radio carrier wave. AM works by varying the strength of the transmitted signal in relation to the information being sent...
. KFNN is owned by CRC Broadcasting Company, Inc., headed by Ronald Cohen and Brian DuBose. KFNN began airing primarily nationally syndicated content, and now has an extensive lineup of local and national programs. They have been serving the greater Phoenix community as a business/financial station since 1988. They are distinguished as the first full-time financial format of its kind in the U.S.
History
The station, as of 1971, was originally known as KDKB, simulcasting its sister station KDKBKDKB
KDKB is a commercial Rock music formatted radio station located in Phoenix, Arizona. It is owned by Sandusky Radio and licensed to Mesa Radio, Inc...
-FM with its Album Oriented Rock format.
In 1978, the AM simulcast was broken and 1510 kHz changed formats to Oldies
Oldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
. The call letters were changed to KDJQ. In 1980, the format at AM KDJQ changed to new wave music
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
for a brief time.
The station became KNTS on 1984-11-06. On 1986-08-23, the station changed its call sign to KJAA, on 1988-12-12 to the current KFNN.
Station Signal
The station's transmitter and towers at the time of the change of call letters were located in Mesa, Arizona, it's FCC listed city of license to this day. It was originally a 10,000 watt daytime signal until 1991, when the station towers were relocated to North Phoenix. From there the signal was authorized to increase to 22,000 kilowatts daytime, and was broadcasting day and night.Business and Financial Format
Along with two other original partners, Ronald Cohen, began the station's format with largely syndicated format from Bloomberg and other radio networks, but soon developed a large group of live, local programming throughout the week. Don McDonald's financial planning program was one of the first major national shows broadcast on the station, along with Ken and Daria DolanThe Dolans
The Dolans are known as "The First Family of Finance".Ken Dolan and Daria Dolan were anchors for Dolans Unscripted on CNN. They have also written six books on personal finance and hosted several money seminars...
, who featured a money and investment related program syndicated from WOR 710
WOR (AM)
WOR is a class A , AM radio station located in New York, New York, U.S., operating on 710 kHz. The station has a talk format and has been owned by Buckley Broadcasting since 1987, after the station was sold by RKO. The station has conservative, or right-of-center hosts.Its call letters have no...
in New York City. KFNN introduced a live morning show titled Business for Breakfast with Ken Morgan as its host. Morgan has been a long time morning show host and station manager, with much of his career spent in Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
.