KNXN

KNXN
City	Sierra Vista, Arizona
Frequency	1470 kHz
History
Former call signs	KSVA (1980–1987); KMFI (1987–1993)
Technical information
Facility ID	57528
Class	D
Power	2,500 watts daytime; 39 watts nighttime
Transmitter coordinates	type:city 31°32′55″N 110°14′40″W / 31.54861°N 110.24444°W
Translator(s)	K245DF (96.9 MHz, Sierra Vista)

KNXN (1470 AM) is a radio station licensed to Sierra Vista, Arizona, United States. The station currently simulcasts KGMS 940 AM's Christian talk format, in order to expand that station's coverage to the southeast of Tucson.

History[]

KNXN originated with a 1978 application to build a new station on 1470 kHz in Sierra Vista, that was granted the next year.^[1]

The station was assigned the call letters KSVA on March 31, 1980, and began regular broadcasting the following June 20th.^[2] The call sign changed to KMFI on August 1, 1987, and to KNXN on November 8, 1993.^[3]

References[]

^ FCC History Cards (FCC.gov)
^ "Radio Stations: Arizona: Sierra Vista", Broadcasting Cable Yearbook (1981), p. C-12.
^ "Call Sign Changes" (FCC.gov)

External links[]

KNXN in the FCC AM station database
KNXN on Radio-Locator
KNXN in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

FCC History Cards for KNXN (covering 1978–1981 as KSVA)

[1] FCC History Cards (FCC.gov)

[2] "Radio Stations: Arizona: Sierra Vista", Broadcasting Cable Yearbook (1981), p. C-12.

[3] "Call Sign Changes" (FCC.gov)

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