KJKK
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Affiliations | Jack FM |
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Ownership | |
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History | |
First air date | December 25, 1965 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | "Jack FM" |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 63779 |
Class | C |
ERP | 100,000 watts |
HAAT | 574.2 meters (1,884 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 32°35′02″N 96°57′49″W / 32.58389°N 96.96361°W |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live (via Audacy) Listen live (via Audacy) (HD3) |
Website | www |
KJKK (100.3
KJKK has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for most FM stations.[2] The transmitter site is off Plateau Street in Cedar Hill, amid the towers for several Dallas-area TV and FM stations.[3] KJKK broadcasts in the HD Radio hybrid format, with its HD2 subchannel simulcasting sister station KRLD and sports betting airing on its HD3 subchannel.
History
1965–1988: Easy Listening
On December 25, 1965, KBOX-FM ("K-Box") first
In 1973, the FM station's call letters switched to KTLC for "Tender Loving Care", a way to describe its beautiful music format. In 1976, the call sign was changed again, this time to KMEZ, carrying new branding as EZ 100. KMEZ also served as the flagship station for Southern Methodist University football.
1988–1999: CHUrban
In 1988, KMEZ was purchased by Summit Broadcasting. After the purchase, KMEZ's call letters and easy listening format moved to
During its time as KJMZ, on-air personality
KRBV, along with KXTX-TV, KOAI and KYNG, were impacted by the Cedar Hill tower collapse on October 12, 1996. Three workers were killed and one injured when a gust of wind caught the gin pole being used for construction of a new antenna for KXTX-TV. With their tower on the ground, the stations scrambled to get back on air. They were forced to use an auxiliary site for many months, though at a much reduced power output. Because of this, KRBV's ratings sank, and the station was unable to return to its success prior to the tower collapse.
Also in 1996, the Infinity Broadcasting Corporation (part of CBS Radio) bought Granum Communications, acquiring KRBV and KOAI.[7] In December 1998, KRBV re-added hip hop music to its playlist, and was revamped as Adult Mix V100.3.
1999–2004: Top 40
On March 12, 1999, the station began
On March 8, 2002, the station exhumed an old KLIF stunt by declaring themselves a "thing of the past." The station went dark for about three hours and came back with the same format and name. Later that year, J. B. and Sandy's show was terminated.[11] The station became a CBS Radio station when Infinity was renamed in December 2005.
On the morning of April 1, 2004, as an April Fools' Day joke, the station's morning show was replaced by a pre-recorded episode of The Russ Martin Show. Later that day, Russ Martin was back on his regular station, Live 105.3, where he got calls from Russ Martin show listeners who thought this change was permanent. Little did anyone know a major change was on the horizon for 100.3 FM.
2004–present: Jack FM
On July 1, 2004, at 8 a.m., the station began stunting with a mix of music and soundbites featuring the word "Jack". At Noon (following a skit in which station voiceover Sean Caldwell became increasingly tired of constantly hyping the station, and happened to receive a visit from his friend named "Jack", who offered to take over for him while Caldwell left for an early July 4 visit to South Padre Island), the station flipped to adult hits as 100.3 Jack FM. The first song was "Where the Streets Have No Name" by U2.[12][13] The Jack FM format had been successful in a number of Canadian cities; CBS began putting it on several of its FM stations around the U.S., including Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago and other markets.
With the flip, KRBV's call letters changed to KJKK. For the first 11 years, KJKK was
The station's playlist has a core focus on hits from the 1980s and 1990s, with some songs occasionally going back to the 1970s, 1960s, and even the 1950s. Most of the music is from mainstream rock and alternative rock, although other songs from the Top 40 charts are included (this was done to avoid overlap with sister classic hits station KLUV. The KRBV call letters eventually went to a Los Angeles station for several years, also at 100.3 FM, but under different ownership (now KKLQ, owned by the Educational Media Foundation).
On February 2, 2017, CBS Radio announced it would merge with
HD Radio
HD2
KJKK's secondary HD Radio channel was initially launched as "My HD" in 2004. In early 2008, it carried Las Vegas-related jazz standards sound under the branding "The Sound of The Strip".[17]
In May 2018, "The Sound of the Strip" was replaced by
In October 2021, KJKK-HD2 switched to a classic country format previously heard on the HD3 signal. It also carried news breaks from the co-owned Texas State Network during the day.
On February 27, 2023, the classic country format on the HD2 subchannel was replaced by a simulcast of KRLD-AM's news format. The same goes for KSPF's HD2 subchannel.
HD3
KJKK's HD3 signal was launched in late 2010 to broadcast a diverse
On June 1, 2016, KJKK-HD3 began broadcasting a classic country format.[18]
As of mid-October 2021, KJKK-HD3 switched to a
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KJKK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ FCC.gov/KJKK
- ^ "KJKK-FM 100.3 MHz – Dallas, TX". radio-locator.com. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1967 page B-156
- Dallas Morning News. 1988-12-20.
- Dallas Morning News. 1995-09-10.
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2000 page D-433
- ^ American Radio History [dead link]
- ^ American Radio History [dead link]
- ^ "Hot 100 KRBV Relaunches as Wild 100". 28 May 2001.
- Dallas Morning News. 2002-03-17.
- ^ American Radio History [dead link]
- ^ Wild 100 KRBV becomes Jack-FM KJKK – Format Change Archive (accessed October 27, 2011)
- ^ "CBS Radio To Merge With Entercom – RadioInsight". 2 February 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ "Entercom Receives FCC Approval for Merger with CBS Radio". Entercom. November 9, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
- ^ Venta, Lance (November 17, 2017). "Entercom Completes CBS Radio Merger". Radio Insight. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
- ^ "The Sound of the Strip « 100.3 Jack FM – Dallas, TX". Archived from the original on 2015-04-01. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
- ^ Dallas–Ft. Worth, TX HD Radio Archived 2015-11-23 at the Wayback Machine HD Radio Guide for Dallas-Ft. Worth
External links
- Official website
- KJKK in the FCC FM station database
- KJKK in Nielsen Audio's FM station database