KJJC (AM)
kHz | |
Branding | AM 1230 The Place |
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Programming | |
Format | Conservative talk radio |
Affiliations | Salem Radio Network |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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Operator | KJJC Media Group |
History | |
First air date | 1949[1] | (as KMUR)
Former call signs | KMUR (1949–1965) KMOR (1965–1977) KPRQ (1977–1983) KLAF (1983–1986) KOLC (1986) KMGR (1986–1997) KWUN (1997–2001) KJQS (2001–2015) KRUZ (2015–2017) KRRF (2017–2018) KEZF (2018–2019) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 58303 |
Class | C |
Power | 1,000 watts unlimited |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°39′57″N 111°54′26″W / 40.66583°N 111.90722°W |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | www |
KJJC (1230
History
The station began as KMUR, founded by Oral J. Wilkinson. The station was first licensed by the FCC on February 2, 1949.
The station went back on the air as KLAF on June 22, 1983, carrying a comedy format. On April 15, 1986, the station changed its call sign to KOLC, airing contemporary hits again. On April 30, 1986, the station changed again to KMGR, and on July 11, 1997, to KWUN (a talk radio format station) before going dark (call sign KWUN had been used for decades in Concord, California by an AM station at 1480 kHz).
On November 1, 2001, the station returned to air, with the KJQS calls.[3][4]
On January 19, 2017, Cumulus Media filed an application with the
On February 16, 2017, with the approval of Cumulus Media, Pentecostal Church of God filed an application with the FCC for a
Effective October 19, 2018, Cumulus Media sold the then-KRRF to Vic Michael's Kona Coast Radio, LLC for $175,000.
On November 8, 2019, Vic Michael and Roger Lonnquist reached agreement on a deal through which Lonnquist’s Northwest Capital Corporation would purchase KJJC from Kona Coast Radio for $90,000. FCC approval came in early 2020, and the deal closed on January 23, 2020.
Formats
As KMUR, the station aired mostly Top 40 hits. As KMOR, the station played contemporary
On November 4, 2018, the station changed its call sign to KEZF, and then to KJJC on May 20, 2019. On June 1, 2019, KJJC Media Group took over operation of the station, and flipped it from sports to a
References
- ^ History Cards for KJJC, fcc.gov. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
- ^ FCC AM Radio Query
- ^ "KJJC Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Salt Lake Broadcast History
- ^ "Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast Station". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "Extension of Existing Engineering STA". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
- Official website
- KJJC in the FCC AM station database
- KJJC in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- FCC History Cards for KJJC