KFUE

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KFUE
Broadcast area Phoenix West Valley
Frequency 106.7 MHz
BrandingFuego 106.7
Programming
Language(s) Spanish, English
Format Bilingual rhythmic
Ownership
Owner
KBMB, KLNZ, KVVA-FM
History
First air date
1992 (as KMJK at 106.9)
Former call signs
KYNI (1991, CP)
KMJK (1991–2001)
KDVA (2001–2024) [1]
Former frequencies
106.9 MHz (1992–2023)
Technical information
Facility ID 2750
Class A
ERP 6,000 watts
HAAT 93 meters (305 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 33°27′01″N112°35′58″W / 33.45028°N 112.59944°W / 33.45028; -112.59944

KFUE (106.7 FM, "Fuego 106.7") is a commercial radio station licensed to Buckeye, Arizona. [2] It broadcasts a bilingual rhythmic radio format, serving the western portion of the Phoenix metropolitan area (known as the West Valley). The station is owned by Entravision Communications, with studios near Sky Harbor Airport.

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KFUE has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 6,000 watts as a Class A station. The transmitter is off Miller Road in Buckeye, north of Interstate 10. [3]

History

Previous branding KDVA logo.PNG
Previous branding

Urban AC KMJK

The station signed on the air in 1992 at 106.9 MHz. [4] The original call sign was KMJK and it aired an urban adult contemporary radio format. KMJK was constructed as a docket 80-90 CP to facilitate minority ownership. The original licensee and architect was Arthur Mobley. KMJK was owned and operated by Mobley Broadcasting Incorporated and also had talk, sports and news segments, aimed at Phoenix's African-American community.

In 1994, the license was transferred by Mobley to Arizona Radio, Inc., an affiliate of Syndicated Communications Venture Partners (Syncom), a minority investment fund based in Silver Spring, Maryland. Despite the ownership change, Mobley maintained operating control. [5] KMJK continued its Urban AC sound.

KDVA Romántica, Estrella and Suavecita

On December 7, 2000, Entravision acquired both 107.1 KVVA-FM and 106.9 KMJK and combined the two into a simulcast for its "Radio Romántica" format. [6] FM 106.9 was assigned the KDVA call letters by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on February 1, 2001. [1]

In 2005 KDVA switched to a format branded as "Super Estrella" as part of the "Super Estrella" satellite network. In 2011, it changed to the current "Radio José" branding while maintaining a similar format. In 2018, the "La Suavecita" branding and format were put in place on both KDVA and KVVA-FM.

In 2010 and again in 2017, the station filed to move to 106.7 MHz. The latter application was denied in July 2018 because it was contingent on sister station 107.1 KVVA-FM moving to another transmitter site. That was denied by the FCC in order to license Aguila's KAZV. [7]

On October 30, 2023, KDVA moved from 106.9 FM to 106.7 FM and rebranded as "La Suavecita 106.7/107.1". [8]

KFUE Fuego 106.7

Entravision launched the Bilingual Rhythmic “Fuego” brand in Phoenix on Monday, April 15, 2024, becoming “Fuego 106.7” under new KFUE call letters

KDVA La Suavecita 106.9 & 107.1 logo.jpg

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References

  1. 1 2 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on 2010-03-01.
  3. ↑ Radio-Locator.com/KFUE
  4. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1997 page B-19, Broadcasting & Cable, retrieved July 2, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Public Notice Comment".
  6. ↑ http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2000/RR-2000-12-08.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  7. ↑ Federal Communications Commission (July 9, 2018). "In re: KAZV(FM), Aguila, Arizona" . Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  8. ↑ Phoenix/Prescott Frequency Moves Completed Radioinsight - October 30, 2023
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