KFYI

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KFYI

City of license	Phoenix, Arizona
Broadcast area	Phoenix, Arizona
Branding	Newstalk 550 KFYI
Slogan	Talk for a New Generation
First air date	July 10, 1985
Frequency	550 (kHz)
Format	News/Talk
Power	5,000 watts daytime; 1,000 watts nighttime
Class	B
Callsign meaning	For Your Information
Owner	Clear Channel Communications
Website	www.kfyi.com

550 AM KFYI is a news/talk radio station broadcasting out of Phoenix, Arizona. KFYI is owned by Clear Channel Communications. KFYI transmits in both analog AM and digital HD Radio.

The station's morning weekday lineup consist of local personalities Bruce Jacobs (5am-8am) and Barry Young (8am-10am). National hosts include Rush Limbaugh (10am-1pm) and Sean Hannity (1pm-4pm). Joe Crummey hosts the local afternoon drive show (4pm-7pm). The evening radio show between Joe Crummey and national host George Noory (7pm-10pm) is hosted by a variety of talk show hosts including Roberta Gale, Terry Gilberg, David Leibowitz, Mike Broomhead, and others. Late night programming (10pm-5am) is Coast to Coast AM, hosted by George Noory. Meteorologist Royal Norman handles the weather duties.

On Saturdays the lineup consists of Mike Broomhead (6am-8am), Dr. Bob Martin (8am-12pm), Kim Komando (12pm-2pm), Jan D'Atri (2pm-4pm), Michael Reagan (4pm-6pm), Roberta Gale (6pm-8pm), 'The Other Side' with Steve Godfrey (8pm-10pm), and Art Bell (10pm-5am).

Sunday lineup consists of garden talk with Brian Whitfill (7am-8am), financial talk with Keith DeGreen (8am-11am), Bill Handel's 'Handel on the Law' (11am-2pm), 'Crime Beat' with Ray Carolin and (2pm-5pm), Terry Gilberg (5pm-8pm), Matt Drudge (8pm-11pm), and Art Bell (11pm-5am). The weekend lineup shifts do accommodate syndicated programming that moves due to Arizona's nonobservance of Daylight Saving Time.

On March 8, 2006, KFYI made news when temporary and part-time radio talk show host named Brian James, a fill-in host, joked with the idea that the National Guard and Border Patrol should shoot to kill people illegally crossing the US-Mexican border.[1] Those remarks prompted Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard and U.S. Attorney Paul Charlton to complain to the FCC.

[edit] History

KFYI used to broadcast on 910 AM, which is now the home to KFYI's sports sister station, KGME, formerly at 550 on the AM dial.

KFYI Host Barry Young served as the station's Program Director from 1988 until 1998. It was primarily his guidance that led to the station's methodical growth in ratings. Founded by Detroit businessman and attorney Fred Weber, KFYI is known throughout the broadcasting industry as one of America's legendary "David and Golaith" broadcasting success stories, beginning as a small and fledgling station with no listeners in 1986 until finally becoming the top rated broadcast station in its city of license, Phoenix, Arizona in 1999.

KFYI has hosted other notable talk show hosts in the past including Tom Liddy, Austin Hill, Tom Leykis, Charles Goyette, Bob Mohan, John Dayl, and Joe Arpaio.

[edit] External links

• Official website
• Query the FCC's AM station database for KFYI
• Aerial photo of KFYI transmitter from Google Local