Power 1,000 watts Facility ID 21430 Frequency 1400 kHz Format Regional Mexican Branding Radio Fiesta | Class C Former callsigns KONI, KXIV City of license Phoenix Area Phoenix metropolitan area Slogan ¡Aquí Nomás! | |
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Broadcast area Phoenix metropolitan area Callsign meaning Valley of the SUN (a common nickname for the Phoenix area) Owner Marquez Communications, Inc_ | ||
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KSUN (1400 AM) is a Spanish-language radio station broadcasting out of Phoenix, Arizona and serving the Phoenix metropolitan area. It is locally owned by the Marques brothers and operates a regional Mexican music format under the branding "La Mejor". The station is also the Spanish-language play-by-play home of Arizona Diamondbacks baseball games and Phoenix Suns basketball games.
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History
1400 AM in Phoenix received its license in 1955; originally KBLR, the station's callsign became KONI by the time it signed on and KXIV in 1961. Through the mid-1980s, KXIV was programmed with a middle of the road (MOR) music format. The station was co-owned by Ira Lavin and actor Dick Van Dyke (a Phoenix resident). Disc jockeys included George Scott, Jack Dey, Jim Hutton, Paul B. Mundt, and Jim Spero (who also served as program director).
The station changed to a Spanish-language format in 1987, adopting the long-running name Radio Fiesta.
In 2015, the station partnered with Mexican radio company MVS Radio to launch its regional Mexican La Mejor format in Phoenix. However, KSUN retained its local sports coverage and events, thus airing it under the Deportes MVS brand.