KFYI

'550 AM KFYI' is a news/talk radio station broadcasting out of Phoenix, Arizona. KFYI is owned by Clear Channel Communications. KFYI transmits in both analog AM and digital HD Radio.

Contents

Lineup

History

References

External links

Lineup

The Wall Street Journal airs weekday mornings on KFYI from 4am-5am (Arizona Time). The station's morning weekday lineup consist of local personalities Bruce Jacobs (5am-8am) and Barry Young (8am-10am). Midday hosts are syndicated talkers Rush Limbaugh (10am-1pm) and Sean Hannity (1pm-4pm). Former Congressman JD Hayworth hosts the local afternoon drive show (4pm-7pm). National host Michael Savage is tape delayed for the evenings (7pm-10pm). Late night programming (10pm-4am) is Coast to Coast AM with George Noory. Meteorologist Royal Norman handles the weather duties.
On Saturdays the lineup consists of Mike Broomhead (6am-8am), Dr. Bob Martin (8am-12pm), Kim Komando (12pm-2pm), Jan D'Atri (2pm-4pm), Michael Reagan (4pm-6pm), TBA (6pm-8pm), 'The Other Side' with Steve Godfrey (8pm-10pm), and Art Bell (10pm-5am).
Sunday lineup consists of garden talk with Brian Whitfill (7am-8am), Keith DeGreen's "Global Adventure" (8am-11am), Ric Edelman (11am-1pm), Bill Handel's 'Handel on the Law' (1pm-4pm), Leo Laporte: "The Tech Guy (4pm-6pm), Mike Broomhead (6pm-8pm), Matt Drudge (8pm-10pm), and Art Bell (10pm-4am)

History

Beginning in 1985, KFYI formerly broadcast on 910 AM ,which is now the home to KFYI's sports sister station, KGME which in turn switched from 550 on the AM dial. Its city of license is Phoenix, Arizona.
KFYI Host Barry Young served as the station's Program Director from 1988 until 1998. Mark Jeffrey (traffic) and Joe Adams (news) have been with the station since the beginning.
On March 8, 2006, KFYI made news when a temporary fill-in host Brian James suggested that the United States National Guard and Border Patrol should shoot to kill people illegally crossing the US-Mexican border.[1] He also stated on the air that he would be "happy to sit there with my high-powered rifle and my night scope" and kill people as they cross the border. Those remarks prompted Democratic Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard and U.S. Attorney Paul Charlton to complain to the FCC, calling the remarks "irresponsible and dangerous"^[1]
KFYI has hosted other notable talk show hosts in the past including Tom Liddy, Austin Hill, Tom Leykis, Charles Goyette, Bob Mohan, John Dayl, and Joe Arpaio.

References

1. Associated Press, April 10, 2006. Officials: Radio host's call to kill border crossers dangerous.

External links

★ Official website

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