KJWL
KJWL (105.5 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to San Joaquin, California, broadcasting to the Fresno, California, radio market. It airs a classic hits radio format. KJWL is owned by John Ostlund and Fat Dawgs Broadcasting, LLC, with the license held by One Putt Broadcasting. The studios and offices are located at 1415 Fulton Street in downtown Fresno.
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| City | San Joaquin, California |
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| Broadcast area | Fresno, California |
| Frequency | 105.5 MHz |
| Branding | K-Jewel 105.5 |
| Slogan | Fresno's Greatest Hits |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic hits |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | John Ostlund and Fat Dawgs Broadcasting, LLC (One Putt Broadcasting) |
| Sister stations | KFRR, KJFX |
| History | |
| First air date | 1999 (as KWOL) |
| Former call signs | KVPC (1989–1999, CP) KWOL (1999–2004) KTSX (2004–2005) KUUS (2005–2006) KJZN (2006-2017) |
| Call sign meaning | K JeWeL |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 64144 |
| Class | B1 |
| ERP | 25,000 watts |
| HAAT | 100 meters (328 ft) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kjwl.com |
The transmitter is off Manning Avenue, west of downtown Fresno, near Riverdale, California.[1] KJWL has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 25,000 watts, broadcasting from a tower that is 100 meters (328 feet) in height above average terrain.
History
The station signed on in 1999 as KWOL, although while it was still unbuilt, the Federal Communications Commission construction permit used the call sign KVPC.
The station played smooth jazz music from 2006 to 2009 as KJZN. This was the second station in Fresno to use the smooth jazz format, which was previously heard on 96.7 KEZL (now KALZ).
On April 29, 2009, KJWL began stunting with Christmas music interspersed with Santa Claus-voiced liners which invited listeners to tune in on Friday, May 1, at noon if they "can handle the truth." At noon on May 1, the station flipped to a conservative talk format called "105.5 The Truth." The conservative talk format lasted three and a half years.
On January 28, 2013, KJZN changed its format from talk to sports radio, branded as "105.5 The Game," with programming from the CBS Sports Radio Network.[2]
On Tuesday, November 25, 2014, KJZN and sister stations 104.1 KFRR and 95.7 KJFX were purchased by One Putt Broadcasting from Wilks Broadcasting for $6.6 million. The purchase was consummated on January 30, 2015.
On March 5, 2015, at 6 AM, KJZN flipped to classic hip-hop. Initially set to be branded as "Bling 105.5," One Putt decided that 105.5's branding under its new format was to be chosen via an online name-the-station contest. In mid-May, the contest ended, and 105.5's new branding was revealed as "Rewind 105.5".[3]
On January 1, 2017, KJZN dropped the classic hip-hop format and adopted the branding and call sign, used on "K-Jewel," previously heard on FM 99.3 (now KWDO). The format was Soft Adult Contemporary.[4] On January 5, 2017, KJZN changed its call sign to KJWL.
In September 2018, KJWL shifted the format from Soft AC to 80s-based classic hits.[5]
Previous logos
References
- Radio-Locator.com/KJWL
- "Wilks Planning Multiple Sports Flips | RadioInsight". radioinsight.com. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
- "Fresno’s Classic Hip-Hop Gets Named | RadioInsight | Game Over in Fresno". radioinsight.com. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
- 99.3 Now FM Fresno Launches as Jewel FM Moves Radioinsight - January 2, 2017
- KJWL Fresno Segues to Classic Hits Radioinsight - September 14, 2018
External links
- KJWL in the FCC's FM station database
- KJWL on Radio-Locator
- KJWL in Nielsen Audio's FM station database