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KFYI
KFYI (550 kHz AM) is a news/talk radio station based in Phoenix, Arizona. Its signal covers the Phoenix metropolitan area and it uses the slogan "The Most Trusted News in Phoenix." KFYI is owned by iHeartMedia. Its studios are located in Phoenix near Sky Harbor Airport and its transmitter is in South Phoenix near 36th Street and Southern Avenue.
KFYI transmits in analog AM. The digital signal is also rebroadcast on the HD2 channel of co-owned 95.5 KYOT.
Programming.
. In 1985, KJJJ became KFYI after being purchased by Fred Weber's Broadcast Group. KFYI implemented a highly successful talk format, and became the home to hosts that would go on to greater success, such as Tom Leykis.
In 1999, Broadcast Group sold to AMFM, formerly Chancellor. On September 25, 2000, after AMFM merged with iHeartMedia (then known as Clear Channel Communications), KFYI moved to AM 550 to obtain a better signal, swapping frequencies with what is now KGME. Clear Channel rebranded KGME