KJOL_(AM)
KJOL (AM)
Radio station in Grand Junction, Colorado
KJOL (620 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Christian format. Licensed to Grand Junction, Colorado, United States, the station serves the Grand Junction area. The station is owned by United Ministries.[1]
| Broadcast area | Grand Junction |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 620 kHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Christian radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | United Ministries |
| History | |
First air date | June 1957 |
Former call signs | KSTR (1999-2000) KRDY (1999-2000) KSTR (1998-1999) KKGJ (1998) KKGM (1998) KBZS (1996-1998) KKGM (1994-1996) KKTK (1994) KSTR (1957-1994) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 21628 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 5,000 watts day 79 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°7′35″N 108°38′13″W |
| Links | |
| Website | www.kjol.org |
KJOL was first licensed, as KSTR, to the Mountain States Broadcasting Company in Grand Junction, for 5,000 watts daytime-only on 620 kHz. The station changed its call sign to KKTK on March 1, 1994, to KKGM on October 12, 1994, and to KBZS on September 2, 1996.
Expanded Band assignment
On March 17, 1997, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that eighty-eight stations had been given permission to move to newly available "Expanded Band" transmitting frequencies, ranging from 1610 to 1700 kHz, with KBZS authorized to move from 620 to 1680 kHz.[2] However, the station never procured the Construction Permit needed to implement the authorization, so the expanded band station was never built.
Later history
On January 30, 1998, the station became KKGM for a second time, and later call changes included KKGJ on August 14, 1998, KSTR for a second time on December 4, 1998, KRDY on March 15, 1999, and on March 22 of that year, KRDY became an affiliate of Radio Disney children's network. KSTR for a third time on August 7, 2000, and KJOL on April 23, 2001.[3]
KJOL is also heard on KJYE AM 1400 in Delta, Colorado and KJOL-FM 91.9 in Montrose, Colorado, as well as translators on 99.5 FM in Grand Junction, Colorado and on 91.3 FM in Paonia & Hotchkiss, Colorado.[4]
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | ERP (W) | Class | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KJYE | 1400 FM | Delta, Colorado | 1,000 | C | FMQ |
| KJOL-FM | 91.9 FM | Montrose, Colorado | 475 | A | FMQ |
| K258BP | 99.5 FM | Grand Junction, Colorado | 250 | D | FMQ |
| K217FY | 91.3 FM | Paonia, Colorado | 112 | D | FMQ |
- "KJOL Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- "FCC Public Notice: Mass Media Bureau Announces Revised AM Expanded Band Allotment Plan and Filing Window for Eligible Stations" (FCC DA 97-537), March 17, 1997. Notice lists the station under its earlier (and later) call sign of KSTR.
- "KJOL Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- Coverage Area KJOL. Accessed September 23, 2012
- KJOL in the FCC AM station database
- KJOL in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- FCC History Cards (covering 1956-1981 as KSTR)
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