KIKX (Arizona)

KIKX
Frequency580 kHz
Ownership
Owner
  • John B. Walton
  • (Walton Broadcasting, Inc.)
History
First air date
April 10, 1947 (1947-04-10)
Last air date
July 18, 1982 (1982-07-18) (35 years, 99 days)
Former call signs
  • KCNA (1947–1959)
  • KTAN (1959–1967)
Former frequencies
1340 kHz (1947–1951)
Call sign meaning
Sounds like "kicks"
Technical information
Facility ID191203
Power
  • 5,000 watts day
  • 500 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
32°17′36″N 110°53′40″W / 32.29333°N 110.89444°W / 32.29333; -110.89444

KIKX was a radio station on 580 kHz in Tucson, Arizona, which operated from April 10, 1947, until closing on July 18, 1982. The station lost its FCC license due to a 1974 kidnapping hoax involving one of the station's disc jockeys.