KDKB
| City | Mesa, Arizona |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Phoenix metropolitan area |
| Branding | Alt AZ 93.3 |
| Slogan | Arizona's Alternative |
| Frequency | 93.3 MHz (also on HD Radio) 93.3-HD2 Oldies (KAZG simulcast) |
| First air date | April 20, 1968 (as KMND) |
| Format | Alternative rock |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 508 meters (1,667 ft) |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 41299 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 33°20′4″N 112°3′36″W / 33.33444°N 112.06000°WCoordinates: 33°20′4″N 112°3′36″W / 33.33444°N 112.06000°W |
| Callsign meaning | Dwight Karma BroadKasting |
| Former callsigns | KMND (1968–August 16, 1971) KDKB-FM (1971–October 4, 1978) |
| Owner |
Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. (Phoenix FCC License Sub, LLC) |
| Sister stations | KSLX-FM, KDUS, KAZG, KUPD |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | altaz933.com |
KDKB (93.3 MHz "Alt AZ 93.3") is a commercial FM radio station broadcasting to the Phoenix metropolitan area with its city of license in Mesa, Arizona. It is owned by Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. with the license held by Phoenix FCC License Sub, LLC. It airs an Alternative rock radio format. KDKB was the first Album Oriented Rock (AOR) station in the Phoenix media market, and one of the first AOR stations in America. In May 2016 the studio moved from Mesa to Phoenix. Its transmitter is in South Mountain Park.
On October 20, 1968, 93.3 first signed on the air as the sister station to 1510 AM (now KFNN). Originally, the station was KMND, broadcasting an easy listening music format branded as "Command Radio".
On August 23, 1971, the format was changed to Progressive Rock. In many respects, this format was a continuation of the freeform format of KCAC, a daytime-only station that was going bankrupt. According to KDKB co-owner Dwight Tindle, he and KCAC program director, William Edward "Bill" Compton, "invented KDKB" and its air sound. Moreover, Compton and several of KCAC's DJs were hired to staff KDKB.
KDKB-FM's rock format was simulcast on 1510 KDKB (AM). In 1978, the AM simulcast was broken and 1510 changed formats to oldies. The AM call letters were changed to KDJQ "The Golden Rock" with program director Robert M. Chenault and morning DJ Griffin Gary Kinsey (Toad Hall) followed later by Brother Bruce (Bruce Baumbush). In 1986, the format on KDJQ changed to new wave music for a brief time, with John "Johnny D." Dixon as the program director and Jonathan L as assistant program director, music director, and evening personality. 1510 is now broadcasting a Financial/Business News format as KFNN.
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