KYDZ is a children's radio station located in North Las Vegas, Nevada, broadcasting to the Las Vegas, Nevada area on 1140 AM.

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1140 AM was known as KRSR "The Krusher", a heavy metal-formatted station in the 1980s, whose DJ is a robotic voice similar to that of the Cylon voice used on Battlestar Galactica.

Before that, 1140 used the call letters KMJJ and was known as Magic 11 through the 80s. The station ran a unique format, with voice tracks from major market air talent, and an uptempo mix of oldies and current songs. Air talent included Charlie & Harrigan, Kelly & Kline, Steve Goddard, Rick Shaw, Bobby Ocean, and Wolfman Jack. The station was at one time the flagship for UNLV football and basketball. In 1989, 1140 AM began simulcasting 98.5 FM KLUC until 1993.

In 1993, 1140 became KXNO "Casino Radio". It was mostly tourist information. In 1997, KXNO switched to KSFN "Sports 1140" for two years from 1997 to 1999 (during which the station acted as a flagship for Frank Andrews's national show on the Sports Fan Radio Network).

In 1999, KSFN became "Cruisin' Oldies" They were mostly jockless and played all the oldies from the late 1950s to early 1960s. This lasted until 2001.

KSFN became "Hot Talk 1140" in 2001. Talk shows consisted of Tom Leykis, Phil Hendrie, Opie & Anthony, etc. In 2005, KSFN became "Spike 1140" radio for men (in reference to co-owned Spike TV). While the format still remained the same, sports programs were mixed in. Dodgers baseball can be now be heard on KSFN 1140. KSFN in early 2005 began streaming online and now can be heard worldwide.

On April 14, 2008, KSFN returned to an all all-sports format^[1], dropping Leykis, and not picking up the Mike O'Meara Show after the retirement of Don Geronimo from the Don and Mike Show. At the same time, the station added Dan Patrick and expanded programming from Sporting News Radio while retaining Opie & Anthony and the Dodgers. The new format also included local personalities Casey Freelove and Corey Olson hosting "Freelove and Olson" weeknights 7-9pm and Saturdays 1-4pm until November of 2008. The station also aired programming from Sporting News Radio. Beginning in August 2008, KSFN also gained the rights to be the official station for USC Trojans football in Las Vegas and the carrier of the Sports USA Radio Network NFL doubleheader.

On March 2, 2009, the call letters chenged to KYDZ and the station took a children's radio format, under direction of CBS Director Of Programing Cat Thomas and KLUC Imaging Director John James. The station remains automated and features child jocks at live events. It is one of the few children's radio stations in the United States that is not affiliated with Radio Disney.

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[edit] External links

• KYDZ Radio
• Query the FCC's AM station database for KYDZ
• Radio Locator Information on KYDZ
• Query Arbitron's AM station database for KYDZ