KFIG

For the Fresno, California radio station that held the call sign KFIG at 940 AM from 2012 to 2021, see KYNO.

KFIG

Fresno, California
Broadcast area	Metropolitan Fresno
Frequency	1430 kHz
Branding	ESPN Radio 1430
Programming
Format	Sports
Affiliations	ESPN Radio Fresno Grizzlies Las Vegas Raiders Los Angeles Lakers San Francisco Giants
Ownership
Owner	Fat Dawgs 7 Broadcasting, LLC
Sister stations	KFPT
History
First air date	1938 (1938) (as KARM)
Former call signs	KARM (1938–1988) KFIG (1988–1992) KWDO (1992) KFIG (1992–2012) KYNO (2012–2021)
Call sign meaning	K FIG (denotes the growing of figs in the region)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	26592
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	36°53′27″N 119°39′30″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	1430espnfresno.com

KFIG (1430 AM "ESPN Radio 1430") is a commercial radio station in Fresno, California, airing a sports radio format. It is owned by Fat Dawgs 7 Broadcasting, with studios on North Palm Avenue at West Barstow Avenue in Fresno. KFIG is co-owned with another Fresno-area sports station, KFPT 790 AM.

KFIG is powered at 5,000 watts. To protect other stations on 1430 AM from interference, it uses a directional antenna with a three-tower array. The transmitter is on North Carson Avenue near East Copper Avenue in Clovis.

Programming

KFIG is an affiliate of ESPN Radio. On weekdays, programs include The Rich Eisen Show, SportsLine: The Bulldog Hour with Tony D, Home Field Advantage with Gabe Camarillo, Inside The Patch and The Central Valley Sports Report with Paul Meadors.

Local live play-by-play sports includes CIF Central Section high school football, basketball & baseball games. KFIG also carries San Francisco Giants baseball, San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams football as well as select games from the NBA, NHL, NCAA football and baskeball from Westwood One and ESPN.

History

The history of two Fresno area radio stations, KFIG and KYNO, is heavily intertwined, as follows:

KYNO began broadcasting early in 1948 (1948). It originally broadcast on 1300 kHz with 1,000 watts full-time (c.f White's Radio Log, Spring 1948).

KYNO 1300 AM increased to 5,000 watts days, and 1,000 watts nights in the early 1960s (c.f. White's Radio Log). Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, it was a Top 40 station, and was #1 "Hooper" rated in the Fresno radio ratings. It was owned by Eugene Chenault. KYNO was the testing ground for the "Boss Radio" format that would be adopted at such stations as KHJ in Los Angeles; KFRC in San Francisco and CKLW in Windsor-Detroit.

In 1957, the Fresno AM dial consisted of KMJ (NBC) 580, KBIF 900, KFRE (CBS) 940, KEAP 980, KYNO (MBS) 1300, KMAK 1340, KARM (ABC) 1430, and KGST 1600 (cf. Fresno Bee Radio Log). KMAK was 1340 from 1953 to 1988 then KKAM from 1988 to 1992. KARM was 1430 and KFRE was 940. KFIG was an FM station first on 94.5 then moved to 101.1 in the early 1970s.

The first station in the area to operate on 1430 kHz was KARM, in 1938. The call letters were derived from the ownership (George and Hattie Harm). For a long span in the 50's and 60's, it was the ABC (American Broadcasting Company) affiliate in the area. Along with KMJ-FM and KRFM (KFRE) it operated KARM-FM as one of the first three FM stations in Fresno. (c.f. White's Radio Log and Fresno Bee radio logs, various editions).

KARM 1430 was changed to KFIG 1430, KYNO swapped frequencies with 940 becoming 940 KYNO then swapped calls with KFIG 1430 in October 2012 when John Ostland acquired KFIG from Fat Dawgs. On July 19, 2021, KYNO and its oldies format returned to 940 and the KFIG call letters and sports format returned to 1430 under the Fat Dawgs' ownership.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 26592 (KFIG) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KFIG in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
• "History Cards for KFIG". Federal Communications Commission. (Guide to reading History Cards)