| City of license | Mesa, Arizona |
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| Broadcast area | Phoenix metropolitan area |
| Slogan | "Everything That Rocks" |
| Frequency | 93.3HD2 KDUS The Fan |
| Format | Album Oriented Rock |
| Audience share | 2.4, #16 (Fall 2007, R&R[1]) |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 469 meters |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 41299 |
| Owner | Sandusky Radio (Mesa Radio, Inc.) |
| Sister stations | KSLX-FM, KDUS, KAZG, KUPD |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | http://www.kdkb.com |
KDKB (93.3 FM) is a commercial Rock music formatted radio station located in Phoenix, Arizona. It is owned by Sandusky Radio and licensed to Mesa Radio, Inc. It is the first Rock station in the city of Phoenix, and one of the first Rock stations in America
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Originally, 93.3 (MHz) was KMND, broadcasting an Easy Listening music format branded as “Command Radio”.
On August 23, 1971, the format was changed to Album Oriented Rock similar to the Rock format “KDKB” has today. “KDKB” was simulcast on the AM dial at 1510 kHz.
In 1978, the AM simulcast was broken and 1510 kHz changed formats to Oldies. The call letters were changed to KDJQ. In 1980, the format at AM KDJQ changed to new wave music for a brief time, with John "Johnny D" Dixon as the program director. 1510 kHz is now broadcasting a Financial/Business News format with the call letters KFNN.
By the late 1980’s, “KDKB” evolved into more of an adult-leaning direction focusing on the classic rock artists that made “KDKB” famous. Its slogan "93.3 KDKB Rocks Arizona," established via extensive local-TV and bumper-sticker advertising, was well-known throughout the metro area.
On September 5, 2006, “KDKB” began playing full length albums of classic rock artists without the use of any on-air personalities. On September 15, 2006, “KDKB” returned to their Rock format with the new slogan, “Everything That Rocks” including a larger variety of Rock artists along with special programming features including 80’s themed weekends.
In mid 2010, the station returned to the slogan "93-3 KDKB Rocks Arizona" and retooled the entire on air lineup. Currently, the station features "Sludge Nation" in mornings, Ruby Cheeks in middays, KDKB Program Director, Paul "Neanderpaul" Marshall in afternoons, Mike Gaube at night, and Dick Havoc in overnights. A recent upgrade to the station's broadcast transmitter now makes KDKB-FM the most powerful digital signal in the American Southwest, and the most powerful station in Phoenix.
2011 marks KDKB's 40th year in the Rock format, making it one of America's longest running Rock stations.[2]
Past KDKB Personalities Include: Tim & Mark, BS Mike, Carol Springer, Todd Walsh, Mark Mayfield, J. David Holmes, Lynda Clayton, Eddie Webb, Pete Cummings, Tracy Lea, Scott "Torgy" Torgerson, Long Paul, John "J.R." Edwards, Liz Boyle, Bill Andres, John Giese, Pat Powers, Tim Hattrick, Marty Manning, Lee Powell, Nina Joy, Bill Compton, Hank Cookenboo, Toad Hall, Wonderful Russ, Mary Stoddard, Dock Ellis and Dennis McBroom.
KDKB's HD Radio signal is multiplexed. The main signal is a simulcast of KDKB's album rock programming. The second channel carries KDUS The Fan, a valley AM sports talk radio station.
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