1400 AM in Phoenix signed on August 28, 1954 as KONI, the 9th radio station in Phoenix; originally KBLR, the station's callsign changed by the time it signed on.
wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd ˌeɪˈɛm ɪn fˈiːnɪks sˈaɪnd ˌɔn ˈɔːɡəst twˈɛnti ˈeɪt, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ æz kˈoʊni, ðə nˈaɪnθ ɹˈeɪdɪˌoʊ stˈeɪʃən ɪn fˈiːnɪks; ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli kˌeɪbˌiːˌɛlˈɑːɹ, ðə stˈeɪʃənz kˈɔːlsaɪn tʃˈeɪndʒd baɪ ðə tˈaɪm ɪt sˈaɪnd ˈɔn.