KFIG

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KFIG
1430 ESPN Radio Fresno Logo.jpg
Broadcast area Metropolitan Fresno
Frequency 1430 kHz
BrandingESPN Radio 1430
Programming
Format Sports
Affiliations ESPN Radio
Fresno Grizzlies
Las Vegas Raiders
Los Angeles Lakers
San Francisco Giants
Ownership
OwnerFat Dawgs 7 Broadcasting, LLC
KFPT
History
First air date
1938 (as KARM)
Former call signs
KARM (1938–1988)
KFIG (1988–1992)
KWDO (1992)
KFIG (1992–2012)
KYNO (2012–2021)
Call sign meaning
KFIG (denotes the growing of figs in the region)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 26592
Class B
Power 5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
36°53′27″N119°39′30″W / 36.89083°N 119.65833°W / 36.89083; -119.65833
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website 1430espnfresno.com

KFIG (1430 AM) is a sports station in Fresno, California, United States.

Contents

KFIG 1430 AM is an ESPN Radio sports affiliate owned by Fat Dawgs 7 Broadcasting in Fresno, Ca. It is Fresno's Local Sports leader and includes programming like The Rich Eisen Show, SportsLine: The Bulldog Hour with Tony D, Home Field Advantage with Gabe Camarillo, Inside The Patch & The Central Valley Sports Report with Paul Meadors. 1430 ESPN Fresno also airs CIF Central Section high school baseball, basketball & football games. In the Central Valley KFIG is the home of San Francisco Giants Baseball, San Francisco 49ers and LA Rams from the NFL. The station also carries NBA, NHL, NCAA football and basketball from Westwood One and ESPN affiliates.

History

The history of two Fresno area radio stations, KFIG and KYNO, is heavily intertwined, as follows:

KYNO began broadcasting early in 1948 on 1300 kHz with 1,000 watts full-time (c.f White's Radio Log, Spring 1948).

KYNO 1300 AM increased to 5,000 watts days, and 1,000 watts nights in the early 1960s (c.f. White's Radio Log). Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, it was a Top 40 station, and was the #1 "Hooper" rated station in Fresno under the ownership of Eugene Chenault. KYNO was the testing ground for the "Boss Radio" format that would be adopted at such stations as KHJ, Los Angeles; KFRC, San Francisco and CKLW, Windsor, Ontario. In 1957, the Fresno AM dial consisted of KMJ (NBC) 580, KBIF 900, KFRE (CBS) 940, KEAP 980, KYNO (MBS) 1300, KMAK 1340, KARM (ABC) 1430, and KGST 1600 (cf. Fresno Bee Radio Log). KMAK was 1340 from 1953 to 1988 then KKAM from 1988 to 1992. KARM was 1430 and KFRE was 940. KFIG was an FM station first on 94.5 then moved to 101.1 in the early 1970s. KARM 1430 was changed to KFIG 1430, KYNO swapped frequencies with 940 becoming 940 KYNO then swapped calls with KFIG 1430 in October 2012 when John Ostland acquired KFIG from Fat Dawgs. On July 19, 2021, KYNO and its oldies format returned to 940 and the KFIG call letters and sports format returned to 1430 under the Fat Dawgs' ownership. [2]

The first station in the area to operate on 1430 kHz was KARM, in 1938. The call letters were derived from the ownership (George and Hattie Harm). For a long span in the 50's and 60's, it was the ABC (American Broadcasting Company) affiliate in the area. Along with KMJ-FM and KRFM (KFRE) it operated KARM-FM as one of the first three FM stations in Fresno. (c.f. White's Radio Log and Fresno Bee radio logs, various editions).

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References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for KFIG". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "KYNO Fresno To Move To 940". radioinsight.com. 2021-07-12.