KJJK (AM)
KJJK (1020 AM) is a radio station licensed to Fergus Falls, Minnesota. The station serves the Fergus Falls-Detroit Lakes area. The station is currently owned by Leighton Broadcasting, through licensee Leighton Radio Holdings, Inc.[1]
City | Fergus Falls, Minnesota |
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Broadcast area | Fergus Falls, Minnesota |
Frequency | 1020 kHz |
Branding | Channel 977 |
Slogan | Hit Music |
Programming | |
Format | Top 40/CHR |
Affiliations | American Top 40 |
Ownership | |
Owner | Leighton Broadcasting (Leighton Radio Holdings, Inc.) |
Sister stations | KBRF, KJJK-FM, KPRW, KZCR |
History | |
First air date | 1987 |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 76 |
Class | B |
Power | 2,000 watts day 370 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 46°14′43″N 95°58′46″W |
Translator(s) | 97.7 MHz K249EZ (Fergus Falls) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | Channel 977 Online |
The studios and offices are west of downtown Fergus Falls, at 728 Western Avenue North, near I94. It shares a transmitter site with KJJK-FM, southeast of Fergus Falls, near Wall Lake.
History
The Federal Communications Commission issued a construction permit for the station on September 8, 1986.[2] The station was assigned the KJJK call sign on September 23, 1986,[3] and received its license to cover on February 12, 1987.[4] The station formerly broadcast an oldies format as "Groovy 1020" and a sports talk format as "1020 The Game".[5]
On December 28, 2016, after running Christmas music through most of the month and stunting for 48 hours with non-stop music by Minneapolis native Prince, KJJK flipped to Top 40/CHR as "Channel 97.7", utilizing newly signed-on translator K249EZ to expand its signal to FM. An afternoon host using the name "McLovin" will debut in early January.[6]
Former logo
References
- "KJJK Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 8, 2009.
- "Application Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. September 8, 1986. Retrieved August 8, 2009.
- "Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2009.
- "Application Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. February 12, 1987. Retrieved August 8, 2009.
- "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Retrieved August 8, 2009.
- Channel 97.7 Brings CHR To Fergus Falls
External links
- KJJK in the FCC's AM station database
- KJJK on Radio-Locator
- KJJK in Nielsen Audio's AM station database