station. By August 1966, KAIR was sold to Frankie Kalil at Kalil & Co., doing business as Number One Radio. Kalil, who had turned KTKT around and made it Tucson's ratings leader, worked his radio magic again and rolled out an easy listening winner, with a new slogan, "Drive with KAIR, Everywhere". The station remained competitive in the Tucson market until FM listening became more common. It raised its power from 250 to 1,000 watts in 1975. In early 1978, the Surrey Broadcasting Company acquired KAIR, which also owned KJYK at 94.9 FM. In 1985, KAIR also adopted the KJYK calls and flipped to a Top 40/CHR format under the name Joy 1490. In 1991, KJYK flipped to a Rhythmic contemporary format—a first for the Tucson market—under the name Power 1490. Despite being on AM, the station was highly ranked amongst both kids and teens; despite this, the station had poor advertising revenue. On June 12, 1995, at 5 p.m., after playing "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday" by Boyz II Men, the station began stunting with a loop of "Push th' Little Daisies" by Ween. 24 hours later, the station flipped to an alternative rock format using the calls KNND and the new name 1490 The End. One year later, the station flipped to the current format, adopted the KFFN call letters, the "Fan" moniker, and became an ESPN Radio affiliate. On March 17, 2011, KFFN began simulcasting on FM translator K285DL (104.9 FM). KFFN is also an affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks. Journal Communications and the E. W. Scripps Company announced on July 30, 2014 that the two companies would merge to create a new broadcast company under the E.W. Scripps Company name that will own the two companies' broadcast properties, including KFFN. The transaction was completed in 2015. In January 2018, Scripps announced that it would sell all of its radio stations. In August 2018, Lotus Communications announced that it would acquire Scripps' Tucson and Boise clusters for $8 million. The deal closed on December 12 of that year. Translators References External links FCC History Cards for KFFN Station website A.M. Mayhem - Website for a documentary about the years when the station operated as "Power 1490" FFN ESPN Radio stations Radio stations established in 1957 Sports radio stations in the United States Lotus Communications stations