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KMVP-FM
KMVP-FM (98.7 FM) is the callsign for a radio station in Phoenix, Arizona branded as "Arizona Sports 98.7 FM". It airs programming from ESPN Radio, in addition to Arizona Sports-acquired broadcast rights for local teams. Local programming airs on weekdays from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., barring any live coverage of local games that may extend its time. Arizona Sports is owned by Bonneville International Corporation. Its studios are located in Phoenix near
History Move to 98.3 FM.
On May 8, 2006, Emmis sold KKFR to Bonneville International, which, in turn, announced that KKFR would become the news station for the market as KTAR-FM; KTAR (620 AM) would absorb the sports assets of KMVP. On July 12, Emmis sold the KKFR intellectual property to Riviera Broadcast Group, which already owned KEDJ, for use on another radio station. That station was KKLD (98.3 FM); originally licensed to Prescott Valley, it changed its city