KKJG (98.1 FM, "98.1 K-Jug") is a commercial radio station that is licensed to San Luis Obispo, California and broadcasts to the San Luis Obispo County area. The station is owned by American General Media and airs a country music format. The KKJG studios and offices are located on Sacramento Road in San Luis Obispo and its transmitter is off TV Tower Road in Santa Margarita.[2]
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| Broadcast area | San Luis Obispo County, California |
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| Frequency | 98.1 MHz |
| Branding | 98.1 K-Jug |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Affiliations | Compass Media Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KKAL, KSTT-FM, KVEC, KZOZ | |
| History | |
First air date | January 1, 1984 |
Former call signs | KKUS (1984–1992) |
Call sign meaning | K K-JuG (used as a musical instrument in early bluegrass bands) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 71713 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 4,500 watts |
| HAAT | 463 meters (1,519 ft) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | jugcountry.com |
History
editThe station was first signed on January 1, 1984, as KKUS by Cabrillo Communications Inc.[3]
On May 1, 1992, Cabrillo sold KKUS to Westcoast Broadcasting Inc. for $800,000.[4] The new owner changed the station's call sign to KKJG on June 1[5][6] and introduced a country music format branded "K-Jug".
In April 1997, Westcoast sold KKJG to American General Media for $1.5 million.[7]
Programming
editTom and Becky in the Morning, KKJG's morning program, is hosted weekdays by Tom Keffury and Becky Kingman. Keffury is a longtime resident of San Luis Obispo County who arrived at KKJG in October 2005. In the 1990s, Keffury was a morning disc jockey at KDDB. Kingman graduated with a degree in journalism from Cal Poly in 2007 and has lived in San Luis Obispo County since the early 2000s.[8] Preceding the morning show is Farmview Radio, an agricultural news show. Airing Sunday evenings is Country Countdown USA, hosted by Lon Helton.
References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KKJG". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Predicted Coverage Area for KKJG". Radio-Locator.com. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
- ^ "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada" (PDF). Broadcasting Cablecasting Yearbook. Broadcasting Publications Inc. 1986. p. B-39. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ^ "Directory of Radio Stations in the U.S." (PDF). Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook. New Providence, New Jersey: R.R. Bowker. 1995. p. B-55. ISBN 0-8352-3601-3. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ^ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. Broadcasting Publications Inc. June 15, 1992. p. 58. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ^ "Call Sign History: KKJG". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ^ "ARS Sets Up Shop in San Bernardino" (PDF). Radio & Records. April 11, 1997. p. 6. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ^ "Tom and Becky in the Morning". KKJG. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
External links
edit- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 742292 (KKJG) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KKJG in Nielsen Audio's FM station database