KPNX joined Gannett Broadcasting in 1979 when Combined Communications Corporation merged with Gannett. The real boom for Phoenix came as a result of the postwar development of air conditioning. There was more construction in Phoenix during the year 1959 than during the entire period from 1914 to 1946. In the same year Phoenix more than doubled in area and gained 100,000 new residents. This phenomenal growth continues.
People relocate to Greater Phoenix from around the nation and beyond.
Between now and the year 2000, metro Phoenix is predicted to grow by 245,000 residents to 3.1 million. The combination of fine weather, superb natural environment, affordable land and housing and great lifestyle continues to make Phoenix one of the nation's most attractive places to live.