KGME
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| City of license | Phoenix, Arizona |
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| Broadcast area | Phoenix metropolitan area |
| Branding | XTRA Sports 910 |
| Slogan | The Valley's Sports Leader |
| Frequency | 910 kHz (Also on HD Radio) |
| First air date | 1940 |
| Format | Sports Talk |
| Power | 5,000 watts |
| Class | B |
| Callsign meaning | GaME |
| Former callsigns | KPHO, KJJJ, KFYI |
| Affiliations | Fox Sports Radio |
| Owner | Clear Channel Communications |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www.xtrasports910.com |
KGME, branded XTRA Sports 910, is a sports radio station located in Phoenix, Arizona. KGME is owned by Clear Channel Communications, the former owners of Mexican station XETRA in Southern California, where the XTRA name came from.
The station's weekday lineup is as follows: Arizona Republic Columnist Dan Bickley and Mike Jurecki (6am-10am), Jim Rome (10am-1pm) Dan Patrick (1pm-3pm) "Game On" with "Big" Jeff Dean (3pm-6pm), and Fox Sports Radio at night. FSR also airs in most weekend timeslots. Bickley and MJ is the highest rated morning sports show in Phoenix and was named Sports Talk Show of the year in 2007 by Phoenix Magazine.
Most of KGME's play-by-play comes from Westwood One, including primetime National Football League games and the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. It also airs NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
910 was originally KPHO (now the call letters of the Phoenix CBS TV affiliate), operating on 1230 from 1940-1949; the station moved to 910 in 1949. In 1971, it changed call letters to KJJJ as "Big Country KJ" until 1986, when it would become KFYI, being purchased by Fred Weber's Broadcast Group.
KFYI would implement a talk format. Over the years, it was the home to hosts that would go on to greater success, such as Tom Leykis. In 1999, Broadcast Group sold to AMFM, formerly Chancellor. On January 1, 2000, after AMFM merged with Clear Channel Communications, KFYI would move to 550, swapping frequencies with what is now KGME.
[edit] External links
- KGME Website
- Query the FCC's AM station database for KGME
- Radio Locator Information on KGME
- Query Arbitron's AM station database for KGME
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