KIKX (Arizona)

KIKX
Tucson, Arizona; United States;
Frequency	580 kHz
Ownership
Owner	John B. Walton; (Walton Broadcasting, Inc.);
History
First air date	April 10, 1947
Last air date	July 18, 1982 (35 years, 99 days)
Former call signs	KCNA (1947–1959); KTAN (1959–1967);
Former frequencies	1340 kHz (1947–1951)
Call sign meaning	Sounds like "kicks"
Technical information
Facility ID	191203
Power	5,000 watts day; 500 watts night;
Transmitter coordinates	32°17′36″N 110°53′40″W / 32.29333°N 110.89444°W

KIKX was a radio station on 580 kHz in Tucson, Arizona, which operated from April 10, 1947, until closing on July 18, 1982. The station lost its FCC license due to a 1974 kidnapping hoax involving one of the station's disc jockeys.