And the tower was only 73 feet tall, keeping the station's signal only within Tucson and its close-in suburbs.

Rex Broadcasting received a construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission to boost power to 100,000 watts, coupled with a sizable increase in antenna height.

KIIM proved so successful, Rex Broadcasting decided to switch its AM station to the same call letters.

[7] Several years later, KIIM switched back to the KCUB call sign, as a classic country outlet.

KIIM-FM DJ Buzz Jackson was a 2006 Academy of Country Music nominee for "Personality Of The Year."

In 2010, Buzz Jackson won the "medium market personality of the year" award from the Academy Of Country Music.