KYFJ

KYFJ
MHz;
Programming
Format	Religious
Ownership
Owner	Bible Broadcasting Network; (Bible Broadcasting Network, Incorporated);
History
First air date	June 1992 (as KKZN)
Former call signs	KKZN (1991-11/1992); KDEA (11/1992-2/1997); KTBT (2/1997-10/1998); KOOJ (10/1998-4/2005); KRDJ (4/2005-8/2014)
Technical information
Facility ID	8167
Class	C1
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	296 meters (971 ft)
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	Official website

KYFJ is a radio station serving the

The Last Bastion Station Trust, LLC, who picked up this station after its previous owner Citadel Broadcasting swapped the station for KNEK-FM. The station's transmitter is located in the Atchafalaya Basin area in rural St. Martin Parish

.

History

Z-Rock, 1992

KRDJ signed on in June 1992 as KKZN, an affiliate of the

Highway 90 in southern Iberia Parish between the towns of Jeanerette and Glencoe

.

Adult contemporary, 1992–1997

The rock format lasted only until November, when KKZN became KDEA, picking up the calls dropped in favor of

hot adult contemporary

as KD93.7 shortly afterward.

Urban/urban AC, 1997–1998

In 1997, Cavaness Broadcasting sold KDEA, along with KVOL and KVOL-FM, to Baton Rouge-based Powell Broadcasting, who also owned

mainstream urban

as "93-7 the Beat" KTBT, eventually shifting back to urban AC as "93-7 Jamz."

Oldies, 1998–2002

In October 1998, KTBT was sold to Citadel Broadcasting, who had recently purchased a group of Baton Rouge stations that included

KQXL

Rock/active rock, 2002–2005

The oldies format lasted until KOOJ began airing a loop of "

Lex & Terry

morning show was added.

Variety hits, 2005–2007

The active rock format came to an end at 5:00PM on April 28, 2005, when, after playing "

variety hits as "Red @ 93.7" under new callsign KRDJ. The first song on Red was "Start Me Up" by The Rolling Stones

. The name was likely inspired by Baton Rouge being French for "red stick" (the liners even promoted the station as "broadcasting from our 5,000 foot big red stick in downtown Baton Rouge".)

Classic rock/active rock, 2007–2014

On February 1, 2007, KRDJ moved its focus back to the Lafayette market and changed format to classic rock, recycling the "Rock 93.7" moniker and logo previously used by the station. Rock 93.7 launched with Opie and Anthony in the morning, but the show was dropped in October 2008 when the station shifted to its active rock format. Nick and Drew then held morning duties before moving to their assigned slot at night. Jace Edwards was brought in as Program Director and Morning Host. With his arrival, Rock 93.7 became more active in the community benefiting many organizations like Toys for Tots with the United States Marine Corps Reserves and Acadiana Outreach.

Future: Rock is over, BBN takes over

On June 6, 2014, RadioInsight reported that Last Bastion Trust sold KRDJ to Bible Broadcasting Network for $1,775,000. BBN will use 93.7 as a repeater for

Facebook page has flipped its logo upside down, also signifying the end of its format. The Facebook page was still online days after and posted on a regular basis, claiming "the rock doesn't stop when we're gone." As of late August, the link to the station's Facebook URL redirects to Facebook's newsfeed.^[2]

On August 1, 2014, KRDJ changed its call sign to KYFJ. On December 18, 2014, KYFJ returned to the air with Bible Broadcasting Network's religious format.