KAJA (FM)
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| KXXM, KQXT-FM, KRPT, KZEP-FM, KTKR, WOAI | |
| History | |
First air date | 1951 (as KITE-FM) |
Former call signs | KITE-FM (1951–1957) KENN-FM (1957–1958) KEEZ (1958–1978) WOAI-FM (1978–1981) |
Call sign meaning | KAy JAy |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 11919 |
| Class | C0 |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 300 meters (980 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 29°31′26.0″N 98°43′26.0″W / 29.523889°N 98.723889°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kj97.iheart.com |
KAJA (97.3
KAJA has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for non-grandfathered FM stations.[1] The transmitter site is off Galm Road in the Far West Side of San Antonio, near Government Canyon State Natural Area.[2]
History
In 1951, the station
A few years later, the station flipped to a beautiful music format. The call sign switched to KEEZ in 1958, to reflect easy listening music. In 1960, KEEZ and KITE were bought by the Townsend U.S. International Growth Fund.[4] The power increased to 17,500 watts, covering San Antonio and its suburbs in that era.
KEEZ was sold to San Antonio Broadcasting Company in 1975. SABC was owned by Lowry Mays, Red McCombs, and Paul Schaffer (no relation to Paul Schaffer of The Late Show fame). A year later the same owners bought AM 1200 WOAI, and owing to WOAI operating as a 50,000-watt clear-channel station, named their company Clear Channel Communications. In the late seventies SABC and Clear Channel were merged into a new Clear Channel, which went on to own more than 1,000 radio stations.
KEEZ became WOAI-FM from 1978-1981. The station adopted the KAJA call letters and current country format in 1981. In 1987, KAJA got a rival FM station, when 100.3
On October 18, 2010, KAJA won the 2010 Country Music Association (CMA) Large Market Radio Station of the Year award. This was the station's first CMA award win. The staff accepted the award at the show in November.[5] In October 2012, Randy Carroll and Jamie Martin won the 2012 CMA Large Market Personality of the Year award. It was their first CMA win. They accepted their awards at the show on November 1.
References
- ^ FCC.gov/KAJA
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/KAJA
- ^ Information from the Broadcasting Yearbook 1952 page 283
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1960 page 239
- ^ 2010 CMA awards[permanent dead link]
External links
- KAJA in the FCC FM station database
- KAJA in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
