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KFFN
KFFN (1490 AM) is a commercial radio station located in Tucson, Arizona. KFFN airs all sports programming syndicated by ESPN Radio. The station originates a local sports program weekdays, The Zach Clark Show.
History.
In January 1956, Tucson's station at 1490, KTKT, applied to move to 990 kHz in order to increase its listening area. In March, under the ownership of William John Hyland III and Dawkins Espy, doing business as the Pima Broadcasting Company, KAIR received its construction
the current format, adopted the KFFN call letters, the "Fan" moniker, and became an ESPN Radio affiliate.
On March 17, 2011, KFFN began simulcasting on FM translator K285DL (104.9 FM).
KFFN is also an affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Journal Communications and the E. W. Scripps Company announced on July 30, 2014 that the two companies would merge to create a new broadcast company under the E.W. Scripps Company name that will own the two companies' broadcast properties, including KFFN. The