KIKO-FM (96.5

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. KIKO-FM is owned by 1TV.Com and programs an

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(ERP) of 30,000

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s, heard in parts of the

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is located off Route 651 in the

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, at 966 meters (3,169 ft) in

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(HAAT). The station was assigned the KIKO-FM call letters by the

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on April 19,

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Ownership History

In December 2007, 1TV.Com (John Low, president) reached an agreement to acquire AM 1340 KIKO and KIKO-FM (then at 106.1 FM) from Shoecraft Broadcasting for a reported $1.025 million. ''

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'' reported that the deal called for a $50,000 escrow deposit plus $725,000 cash at closing, then an additional $250,000 upon the FCC's issuance of a

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allowing 1TV.com to upgrade the facilities of KIKO-FM to Class C3 and moved from 106.1 to 97.3. The FCC granted this voluntary transfer of license on February 19, 2008. and the transfer was completed April 30, 200

The station made the move to its new frequency. On January 27, 2012, 97.3 KIKO-FM changed its format to comedy radio, comedy, branded as "Funny 97.3." The station was taken

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on March 17, 2014. After being silent for nearly four months, KIKO-FM returned to the air on July 8, 2014, with an

format, branded as "Oldies 97.3". In August 2017, KIKO-FM moved from 97.3 FM to

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.Arizona Pair Complete Frequency Changes
Radioinsight – August 10, 2017 KIKO-FM was approved to change from a class C2 to a class C and increase its power from 670

s to 34,000

s, while decreasing height from 1,015 meters to 966 meters (3,169 ft). The upgrade allows KIKO-FM's signal to reach parts of the Phoenix and Tucson

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s. The station was finally licensed on August 28, 2019, with a minor change to 30,000 watts with

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only, which allows them to run with less

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at the expense of reception, especially in cars.

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{{Oldies Radio Stations in Arizona IKO-FM Mass media in Gila County, Arizona