KQFN

KQFN (1580 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Tempe, Arizona and serving the Phoenix metropolitan area.

The transmitter is located off South 40th Street near East Southern Avenue in southeast Phoenix.

[9] KYND was originally owned by Dick Gilbert, a singer, music editor, and disc jockey.

[20] On January 1, 1990, the station became an affiliate of Satellite Music Network's "Real Country" format and the call sign was changed to KCWW.

[27] On December 4, the call sign was changed to KMIK, with the MIK standing for the Disney cartoon character "Mickey Mouse".

On August 16, 2015, ABC agreed to sell KMIK to Gabrielle Broadcasting Licensee for $1.4 million.

Gabrielle Broadcasting planned to carry a "locally focused spoken word format".

[32] At 12:01 am on October 14, midway through "Drag Me Down" by One Direction, KMIK signed off the air to allow for a transmitter relocation.

Gabrielle began work on downgrading 1580 from a Class B to a Class D station, along with a tower relocation and a major nighttime power decrease from 50,000 watts directional to 95 watts non-directional, diplexed with KXEG west of central Phoenix.

[34] On February 14, KQFN filed an application for a Federal Communications Commission construction permit to increase night power to 700 watts.

[34] On March 16, following the closing of the station's sale to CRC, KHEP changed their call sign to KQFN.