He fights Jun 17, 2013. [66], In 1999, Chancellor sold KGME (1360 AM), a sports talk station, to Salem Communications. Please enter your username or email address to reset your password. Heres another edition of my hit game Brand New or Not True bringing back special celebrity guest contestant Mike Broomhead from News Talk 550 KFYI-AM in Phoenix, Arizona. Edens flew to Las Vegas and went to Heywood's house in a successful bid to lure him back to Phoenix. Christie Babinski. Mike returns! Being a part of KFYIs growth and development from a new renegade start-up talk radio station into one of Americas great and mature heritage radio stations has been both a wonderful challenge and delight, said Young. Three years later, Edens was appointed president of the company's broadcast division, which was renamed Harte-Hanks Radio and relocated its corporate headquarters from Winston-Salem to Phoenix. 2,281,044. [2] The first two Phoenix broadcasting station authorizations were issued to Smith Hughes & Company for KDYW on May 15, 1922,[3][b] and McArthur Brothers Mercantile Company for KFAD (now KTAR) on June 21, 1922,[5] both for 360 meters. Best wishes for an enjoyable retirement, Barry and welcome to mornings, Broomhead, said Scott Hopeck, Market President, iHeartMedia Phoenix. Rob Hunter has been in the Valley since 2007, joining KFYI in 2015. He continues to host a weekly show on Saturdays for KAZT-TV in Phoenix. [11] This call sign was issued randomly from an alphabetical roster of available call letters. [75] The rest of the weekday schedule consists of nationally syndicated conservative talk shows, many supplied by co-owned Premiere Networks, including The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show, Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck, and Coast to Coast AM with George Noory. Were so excited to move him into mornings at Newstalk 550 KFYI.. For the Bay Area station known as KFYI in 19841985, see, For the history of KFYI at 910 kHz (19852000), see, Salt River Valley Broadcasting Company ownership.