KFUE
{{short description|Radio station in Buckeye, Arizona, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = KFUE
| logo =
| above =
| city = Buckeye, Arizona
| area = Phoenix West Valley
| branding = Fuego 106.7
| frequency = 106.7 MHz
| repeater = {{Radio Relay|107.1|KVVA-HD2|Sun Lakes}}
| airdate = 1992 (as KMJK at 106.9)
| format = Bilingual rhythmic
| erp = 6,000 watts
| haat = {{convert|93|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class = A
| facility_id = 2750
| coordinates = {{coord|33|27|01|N|112|35|58|W}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = KYNI (1991, CP)
KMJK (1991–2001)
KDVA (2001–2024)
| former_frequencies = 106.9 MHz (1992–2023)
| affiliations =
| owner = Entravision Communications
| licensee = Entravision Holdings, LLC
| sister_stations = KBMB, KLNZ, KVVA-FM
| webcast =
| website =
| licensing_authority = FCC
}}
KFUE (106.7 FM, "Fuego 106.7") is a commercial radio station licensed to Buckeye, Arizona.{{cite web|title=Station Information Profile |work=Arbitron |url=http://www.arbitron.com/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100301134627/http://www.arbitron.com/ |archive-date=2010-03-01 }} It broadcasts a bilingual rhythmic radio format, serving the western portion of the Phoenix metropolitan area (known as the West Valley). The station is owned by Entravision Communications, with studios near Sky Harbor Airport.
KFUE has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 6,000 watts as a Class A station. The transmitter is off Miller Road in Buckeye, north of Interstate 10.[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?sr=Y&s=C&call=KFUE&nav=home Radio-Locator.com/KFUE]
History
=Urban AC KMJK=
The station signed on the air in 1992 at 106.9 MHz.[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1997/B-Radio-All-BC-YB-1997.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 1997 page B-19], Broadcasting & Cable, retrieved July 2, 2023. The original call sign was KMJK and it aired an urban adult contemporary radio format. KMJK was constructed as a docket 80-90 CP to facilitate minority ownership. The original licensee and architect was Arthur Mobley. KMJK was owned and operated by Mobley Broadcasting Incorporated and also had talk, sports and news segments, aimed at Phoenix's African-American community.
In 1994, the license was transferred by Mobley to Arizona Radio, Inc., an affiliate of Syndicated Communications Venture Partners (Syncom), a minority investment fund based in Silver Spring, Maryland. Despite the ownership change, Mobley maintained operating control.{{Cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/comment.pl?Application_id=190328&File_number=BALH-19930928GH|title = Public Notice Comment}} KMJK continued its Urban AC sound.
=KDVA Romántica, Estrella and Suavecita=
On December 7, 2000, Entravision acquired both 107.1 KVVA-FM and 106.9 KMJK and combined the two into a simulcast for its "Radio Romántica" format.http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2000/RR-2000-12-08.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}} FM 106.9 was assigned the KDVA call letters by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on February 1, 2001.{{cite web |title=Call Sign History |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=2750&Callsign=KDVA |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database}}
In 2005 KDVA switched to a format branded as "Super Estrella" as part of the "Super Estrella" satellite network. In 2011, it changed to the current "Radio José" branding while maintaining a similar format. In 2018, the "La Suavecita" branding and format were put in place on both KDVA and KVVA-FM.
In 2010 and again in 2017, the station filed to move to 106.7 MHz. The latter application was denied in July 2018 because it was contingent on sister station 107.1 KVVA-FM moving to another transmitter site. That was denied by the FCC in order to license Aguila's KAZV.{{cite web|url=https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=86544|author=Federal Communications Commission|date=July 9, 2018|title=In re: KAZV(FM), Aguila, Arizona|access-date=May 6, 2019}}
On October 30, 2023, KDVA moved from 106.9 FM to 106.7 FM and rebranded as "La Suavecita 106.7/107.1".[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/260462/phoenix-prescott-frequency-moves-completed/ Phoenix/Prescott Frequency Moves Completed] Radioinsight - October 30, 2023
=KFUE Fuego 106.7=
Entravision launched the Bilingual Rhythmic “Fuego” brand in Phoenix on Monday, April 15, 2024, becoming “Fuego 106.7” under new KFUE call letters
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External links
{{FM station data|2750|KFUE}}
{{Phoenix Radio}}
{{Spanish Radio Stations in Arizona}}
{{Entravision Communications}}
Category:Mass media in Maricopa County, Arizona
Category:Entravision Communications stations
Category:Regional Mexican radio stations in the United States