KEMJ
KEMJ (101.5 FM, "101.5 The Emoji") is a radio station broadcasting a Hot Adult Contemporary format serving the St. James, Minnesota area. The station is currently owned by Linder Radio Group. On April 1, 2020 KRRW changed its callsign to KEMJ, while the KRRW calls moved to 105.9 FM Winthrop, which began simulcasting KEMJ. On April 18, 2020, KEMJ/KRRW re-branded as "Northstar Country 101.5/105.9" [1]
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| City | St. James, Minnesota |
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| Broadcast area | St. James/Mankato, Minnesota |
| Frequency | 101.5 MHz |
| Branding | 101.5 The Emoji |
| Programming | |
| Format | Hot adult contemporary |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Linder Radio Group (Subarctic Media, LLC) |
| Sister stations | KFMC-FM, KSUM |
| History | |
| First air date | 1981 (as KKKA) |
| Former call signs | KKKA (1981–1983) KXAX (1983–1987) KRRW (1997–2020) |
| Call sign meaning | EMoJi |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 57428 |
| Class | C3 |
| ERP | 14,000 watts |
| HAAT | 136 meters |
| Transmitter coordinates | 43.874°N 94.600°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | emoji1015.com |
On the afternoon of May 15, 2020, KEMJ stopped simulcasting KRRW and began stunting with a loop of "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" by Rolf Harris in preparation of a new format. This is the same stunt done in the past with other Linder Radio Group stations when a format switch is made. On Monday, May 18, 2020, KEMJ launched a Hot AC format branded as "101.5 The Emoji." KEMJ will mainly compete with Alpha Media's AC formatted KEEZ "Mix 99.1", along with KSTP-FM, and KTCZ in the neighboring Twin Cities market.[2]
References
- New Ulm Station Switches from Classic Rock to Country Northpine.com - April 19, 2020
- KEMJ Sends An Emoji To Southern Minnesota RadioInsight.com - May 18, 2020
External links
- KEMJ official website
- KEMJ in the FCC's FM station database
- KEMJ on Radio-Locator
- KEMJ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database