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broadcast frequency. KAFF is a 5,000-watt daytime station, with low power nighttime authority (31 watts). KAFF is rebroadcast on FM translator K228XO 93.5 FM and is branded as KAFF Legends 93-5 AM930.

History

KAFF went on the air in late October 1962 as KFGT. It was an automated station owned by Gene Philippi. Not long after signing on, the station went silent and was sold to Guy Christian, who changed the callsign to KAFF and put the station back on air that fall. An FM sister station, KFLG, signed on in 1968, originally playing

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for a few hours on Sunday. The two stations swapped call letters on March 1, 1982, with the FM station becoming KAFF and the AM station becoming KFLG. On December 16, 1986, KFLG changed its call sign back to KAFF.

Translators

KAFF rebroadcasts on the following translator:

References

External links

FCC History Cards for KAFF
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