KFIG
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| City | Fresno, California |
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| Broadcast area | Fresno, California |
| Branding | 940 ESPN Fresno |
| Frequency | 940 kHz |
| First air date | August 18, 1937 (as KFRE at 1190) |
| Format | Sports |
| Power | 50,000 watts |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 18407 |
| Callsign meaning | K FIG (denotes the growing of figs in the region) |
| Former callsigns | KFRE (1937-2000) KWRU (2000-2010) KYNO (2010-2012) |
| Former frequencies | 1190 kHz (1937-1939) 890 kHz (1939-1941) 920 kHz (1941-1942) |
| Affiliations | ESPN Radio |
| Owner | John Ostlund |
| Sister stations | KWDO |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 940espnfresno.com |
KFIG is an AM radio station broadcasting at 940 kHz. The station is licensed to Fresno, California and is owned by John Ostlund. KFIG airs a sports radio format. It carries syndicated programming from ESPN Radio, as well as some local sports shows in the afternoon and early evening. KFIG is the Fresno-area station for both San Francisco Giants and Oakland Athletics baseball games. When the teams are playing at the same time, Athletics games are instead carried on another local sports station, AM 790 KFPT, which is also an ESPN network affiliate. KFIG and KFPT have similar arrangements when they carry both San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders football games.
KFIG operates with 50,000 watts around the clock, the highest power permitted for American AM radio stations. But because AM 940 is a clear channel frequency, KFIG uses a directional antenna to avoid interfering with Class A station XEQ in Mexico City. KFIG also must protect a Class A Montreal station on 940 kHz, which is currently off the air. KFIG's studios and offices are on Fulton Street in Fresno and its transmitter is off Avenue 384 in Monson, California.
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