Photos: Inside KXCI’s refurbished studio and home in Armory Park
Community has been central to everything KXCI does, a testament to its tagline. “Tucson’s Community Radio,. which has been its guiding light since the station went on air in 1983.
“It really is about connecting with community and making a better place through music,” said Duncan Hudson, who has been with the station since 1999. “It's really being an integral part of the community, reflecting the community. I think in this day and age, it's even more important for people to feel part of a local community and the localism that KXCI provides.”
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Stephanie Engs, aka DJ Wesley Rae, talks on the radio during the Wednesday afternoon music mix show on KXCI at the Armory Park studios, 220 S. Fourth Ave., in Tucson, Ariz. on July 29, 2026.
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A wall of cd’s line a room outside of one of the studios at KXCI at the Armory Park studios, 220 S. Fourth Ave., in Tucson, Ariz. on July 29, 2026.
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Merchandise for sale at the KXCI Armory Park studios, 220 S. Fourth Ave., in Tucson, Ariz. on July 29, 2026.
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Stephanie Engs, aka DJ Wesley Rae, talks on the radio during the Wednesday afternoon music mix show on KXCI at the Armory Park studios, 220 S. Fourth Ave., in Tucson, Ariz. on July 29, 2026.
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Compact discs with a green sticker indicate that the band is local at the KXCI Armory Park studios, 220 S. Fourth Ave., in Tucson, Ariz. on July 29, 2026.
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KXCI studios, 220 S. Fourth Ave., in Tucson, Ariz. on July 29, 2026.
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Stephanie Engs, aka DJ Wesley Rae, uses a sound board during the Wednesday afternoon music mix show on KXCI at the Armory Park studios, 220 S. Fourth Ave., in Tucson, Ariz. on July 29, 2026.
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Stephanie Engs, aka DJ Wesley Rae, hosts the Wednesday afternoon music mix show on KXCI at the Armory Park studios, 220 S. Fourth Ave., in Tucson, Ariz. on July 29, 2026.
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An autographed album cover by Queen Ida is on display where vinyls are kept at the KXCI Armory Park studios, 220 S. Fourth Ave., in Tucson, Ariz. on July 29, 2026.
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