KJJR (880 AM, "News Talk 880") is a radio station licensed to serve Whitefish, Montana, United States. Bee Broadcasting, Inc. owns the station and airs in a news/talk format.[2]
 | |
| Broadcast area | Kalispell, Montana |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 880 kHz |
| Branding | News Talk 880 AM 107.9 FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/talk |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Bee Broadcasting, Inc. |
| KBBZ, KDBR, KHNK, KSAM, KWOL, KRVO | |
| History | |
First air date | February 14, 1979 |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 4578 |
| Class | B |
| Power |
|
Transmitter coordinates | 48°23′44″N 114°19′11″W / 48.39556°N 114.31972°W |
| Translator(s) | 107.9 K300DK (Whitefish) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kjjr.com |
When it first aired at 1400 kHz on Valentine's Day in 1979, original programming included top 40 and oldies mixed in with country gold. Morning man Larry Heinrich, Program Director Dave Shannon, owner Benny Bee, and evening personality Jerry Mann were the leading air personalities, with Jeff Bolstad doing the news. KJJR's call letters were picked because Shannon liked KJR in Seattle. Out of the original disc jockeys, he is the only air personality still alive as of 2023. He is retired and living in the Wolf Point area. Later came syndicated talk shows hosted by Dan Bongino, Sean Hannity, Mark Levin, Michael Savage, Ben Shapiro, Joe Pags, and Bill Cunningham.
All Bee Broadcasting stations are based at 2431 Highway 2 East, Kalispell, Montana. The Federal Communications Commission assigned the station the KJJR call letters. [3] 880 AM is a clear-channel frequency in the United States, and WHSQ in New York, New York, is the dominant and only Class A station.
References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KJJR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
External links
edit- FCC history cards for KJJR
- KJJR official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 4578 (KJJR) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KJJR in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
  | This article about a radio station in Montana is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |