KZON used to be the leading AAA-format (adult album alternative) radio station in Arizona. They were nice to local artists who otherwise didn't get much airplay anywhere.

Then CBS had to go and change the format to the dreadful Free FM format. That was a miserable failure, so they changed it again to rhythmic contemporary.

Now the only AAA station in the Phoenix market is 103.9 The Edge, who thankfully have remained independent of all the conglomerates. I like them, but it's just not the same as KZON was.

Clear Channel gets a lot of flack (and deservedly so), but CBS Radio is just as bad.