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KTAR/KPNX Early Days Question

landtuna said:
This URL gives more info about both KTKT and KAIR: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KFFN

I thought KTKT was always at 990 but apparently not the case.
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From the Wiki article: "In 1965, Tucson's first audience participation radio talk show, "A Joyful Noise", was heard on KAIR. Moderated by station manager Thomas J. Wallace Jr., it was also broadcast on KZAZ-TV channel 11 on Sunday afternoons."

The 1965 date is incorrect as far as KZAZ-TV is concerned, as channel 11 didn't come on the air until 1Q of 1967.
 
oldiesfan6479 said:
From the Wiki article: "In 1965, Tucson's first audience participation radio talk show, "A Joyful Noise", was heard on KAIR. Moderated by station manager Thomas J. Wallace Jr., it was also broadcast on KZAZ-TV channel 11 on Sunday afternoons."

The 1965 date is incorrect as far as KZAZ-TV is concerned, as channel 11 didn't come on the air until 1Q of 1967.
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Someone who obviously was an insider at the station wrote it, and they had a hazy memory. I cleaned up most of that text. It does look like this show was airing in the spring of 1967, though.
 
Raymie said:
Sure was! There's now a Wikipedia article (which I wrote last year) on the topic.

I stumbled upon KIKX purely by accident, after looking through a list of dead AM station permits and licenses. I found it odd that a station in Tucson would have its license canceled in 1982, pulled up the history cards and saw "Renewal Denied License Cancelled Call Letters Deleted", and knew I had something on my hands.
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What's the Wikipedia article?
 
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