In December 2007, 1TV.Com (John Low, president) reached an agreement to acquire AM 1340KIKO and KIKO-FM (then at 106.1 FM) from Shoecraft Broadcasting for a reported $1.025 million.[4]Broadcasting & Cable reported that the deal called for a $50,000 escrow deposit plus $725,000 cash at closing, then an additional $250,000 upon the FCC's issuance of a construction permit allowing 1TV.com to upgrade the facilities of KIKO-FM to Class C3 and moved from 106.1 to 97.3.
The FCC granted this voluntary transfer of license on February 19, 2008.[5] and the transfer was completed April 30, 2008.[1] The station made the move to its new frequency.
On January 27, 2012, 97.3 KIKO-FM changed its format to comedy, branded as "Funny 97.3." The station was taken dark on March 17, 2014.
After being silent for nearly four months, KIKO-FM returned to the air on July 8, 2014, with an oldies format, branded as "Oldies 97.3".[6]
In August 2017, KIKO-FM moved from 97.3 FM to 96.5 FM.[7]
KIKO-FM was approved to change from a class C2 to a class C and increase its power from 670 watts to 34,000 watts, while decreasing height from 1,015 meters to 966 meters (3,169 ft). The upgrade allows KIKO-FM's signal to reach parts of the Phoenix and Tucson radio markets. The station was finally licensed on August 28, 2019, with a minor change to 30,000 watts with horizontal polarization only, which allows them to run with less transmitter power output at the expense of reception, especially in cars.