KAFF (AM)

KAFF
Frequency930 kHz
BrandingKAFF News Radio
Programming
FormatConservative talk
AffiliationsABC News Radio
Ownership
Owner
  • Roger and Nancy Anderson
  • (Flagstaff Radio, Inc.)
KAFF-FM, KFSZ, KMGN, KNOT, KTMG
History
First air date
October 1962 (1962-10)
Former call signs
  • KFGT (1962–1963)
  • KAFF (1963–1982)
  • KFLG (1982–1986)
Call sign meaning
Sounds like "Calf" (refers to Country music format)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID25694
ClassD
Power
  • 5,000 watts (day)
  • 31 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
35°11′26″N 111°40′37″W / 35.19056°N 111.67694°W / 35.19056; -111.67694
Translator93.5 K228XO (Flagstaff)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitekaffnewsradio.com
Martha McSally live on air in 2020 on KAFF.

KAFF (930 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Flagstaff, Arizona, United States. Owned by Roger and Nancy Anderson, through licensee Flagstaff Radio, Inc., it airs a conservative talk format, with studios on West Route 66 in Flagstaff. KAFF programming is also heard over low-power FM translator K228XO at 93.5 FM. The station is branded as "KAFF News Radio 93.5 and 930."

History

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The station signed on the air in October 1962 as KFGT. It was an automated station owned by Gene Philippi.[2] Not long after signing on, the station went silent and was sold. The new owner was Guy Christian, who changed the call sign to KAFF and put the station back on air that fall.[3]

Previous logo

An FM sister station, 92.9 KFLG, signed on in 1968. It originally played adult contemporary music during the day, country music at night and classical music for a few hours on Sunday. The two stations swapped call letters on March 1, 1982, with the FM station becoming KAFF and the AM station becoming KFLG. On December 16, 1986, KFLG changed its call sign back to KAFF.[4] KAFF 930 began airing classic country music, while KAFF-FM 92.9 concentrates on current and recent country hits.

On August 1, 2024, KAFF changed their format from classic country to news/talk, branded as "KAFF News Radio".[5]

Programming

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Jeff Kennedy hosts the station's local morning show; the rest of the weekday schedule is nationally syndicated conservative talk shows. The station also carries Fox Sports Radio on weekday evenings and weekends, and Northern Arizona University play-by-play sports.

Translators

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KAFF rebroadcasts on the following translator:

Broadcast translator for KAFF
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class FCC info
K228XO 93.5 FM Flagstaff, Arizona 30598 10 D LMS

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KAFF". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Flagstaff's Newest – KFGT – Unique Automated Station". Arizona Daily Sun. November 1, 1962.
  3. ^ "Station KAFF Goes on Air Next Monday". Arizona Daily Sun. September 20, 1963.
  4. ^ "KAFF Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  5. ^ KAFF Drops Classic Country For News/Talk Radioinsight - August 1, 2024
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