KFYI
| City | Phoenix, Arizona |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Phoenix metropolitan area |
| Branding | News/Talk 550 KFYI |
| Slogan | The Most Trusted News in Phoenix |
| Frequency | 550 kHz (also on HD Radio) |
| Repeater(s) | 102.5-2 KNIX-HD2 |
| First air date | 1921 |
| Format | News/Talk |
| Power | 5,000 watts daytime 1,000 watts nighttime |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 63918 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 33°23′16″N 112°0′24″W / 33.38778°N 112.00667°W |
| Callsign meaning | K For Your Information |
| Former callsigns | KOY (until 1999) KGME (1999–2000) |
| Affiliations | Fox News Radio, Premiere Networks |
| Owner |
iHeartMedia (AMFM Radio Licenses, L.L.C.) |
| Sister stations | KESZ, KGME, KMXP, KNIX-FM, KOY, KYOT-FM, KZZP |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kfyi.iheart.com |
KFYI (550 kHz AM) is a news/talk radio station based in Phoenix, Arizona. Its signal covers the Phoenix metropolitan area and it uses the slogan "The Most Trusted News in Phoenix." KFYI is owned by iHeartMedia. Its studios are located in Phoenix near Sky Harbor Airport and its transmitter is in South Phoenix near 36th Street and Southern Avenue.
KFYI transmits in both analog AM and digital HD Radio. The digital signal is also rebroadcast on the HD2 channel of co-owned 102.5 KNIX-FM.
KFYI's weekday lineup features a mix of national and local programming and news. Phoenix-based personalities heard on KFYI include Mike Broomhead (mornings), Chris Merrill (afternoons) and Rob Hunter (early morning news). The news staff (based in Phoenix) is Gregg Paul (managing editor & anchor); Ted Houston (reporter); and Sandra Haros (reporter). Former Congressman J. D. Hayworth resigned from KFYI in 2010 to pursue an unsuccessful run for the U.S. Senate against Senator John McCain.
Syndicated programming includes Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and Coast to Coast AM with George Noory. The Glenn Beck Radio Program airs in the evening. Weekends include programs on money, health, "Handel on The Law" with Bill Handel and "The Kim Komando Show" featuring computer expert Kim Komando. Some weekend shows are brokered.
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