KSUN is a Spanish-language radio station broadcasting out of Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix, Arizona

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 and serving the Phoenix metropolitan area

Phoenix Metropolitan Area

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. It is locally owned by the
Marques brothers and operates a regional Mexican

Regional Mexican

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 music format under the branding "Radio Fiesta." The station is also the Spanish-language play-by-play home of Arizona Diamondbacks

Arizona Diamondbacks

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 baseball games and Phoenix Suns

Phoenix Suns

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 basketball games.

History

Through the mid-1980s KSUN was an English-language station under the call letters KONI and later KXIV and it was programmed with a middle of the road (MOR) music format. The station was co-owned by Ira Lavin and actor Dick Van Dyke

Dick Van Dyke

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 (a Phoenix resident). Disc jockey

Disc jockey

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s included George Scott, Jack Dey, Jim Hutton, Paul B. Mundt, and Jim Spero (who also served as program director

Program director

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).

The station changed to its current Spanish-language format in 1987.