KCUB (AM)
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| Frequency | 1290 kHz |
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| Branding | Wildcats Sports Radio 1290 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports |
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| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | August 1929 (as KVOA) |
Former call signs | KVOA (1929–1958) |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 56051 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 1,000 watts |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
KCUB (1290 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station located in Tucson, Arizona. KCUB is owned by Cumulus Media and airs a sports radio format. Its studios, offices and transmitter are co-located on Oracle Road in Tucson, north of downtown.
KCUB serves as the flagship radio station for University of Arizona Wildcats football and basketball games via IMG Sports. KCUB was the former Tucson-area affiliate of the NFL's Arizona Cardinals[2] (Cardinals games are now heard on KTZR). Its studios and transmitter are co-located on Oracle Road in Tucson, north of downtown.
The format includes programming from Infinity Sports Network, the syndicated Jim Rome Show, as well as local host Rich Herrera, who, in October 2020, began hosting the station's weekday afternoon show.[3]
