KAJO

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KAJO
Broadcast area Southern Oregon
Frequency 1270 kHz
BrandingKAJO AM 1270 & 99.7 FM
Programming
Format AC/Classic Hits/News/Talk
Ownership
OwnerGrants Pass Broadcasting Corporation
KLDR, KRRM
History
First air date
August 15, 1957 [1]
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 24822
Class D
Power 10,000 watts day
48 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
 42°26′16″N123°21′27″W / 42.43778°N 123.35750°W / 42.43778; -123.35750
Translator(s) 99.7 K259AE (Williams)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website www.kajo.com

KAJO (1270 AM, "KAJO AM 1270 & 99.7 FM") is a commercial AC/classic hits and news/talk radio station in Grants Pass, Oregon, broadcasting to the Southern Oregon area. It was owned by Carl Wilson's Grants Pass Broadcasting Corporation. In 2024, Grants Pass Broadcasting was bought Brian and Shanna Diatte.

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History

The Grants Pass Broadcasting Corporation, a partnership of James O. "Jim" Wilson Jr. and Jim T. Jackson, applied for a construction permit to build a new 1,000-watt, daytime-only radio station in Grants Pass on October 1, 1956; the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted the application on May 1, 1957. [3] Wilson had been encouraged to become a station owner while selling ad time on a station in Klamath Falls; a national appliance salesman told him to move to Grants Pass, which at the time only had one station. [4] A third partner, Phil Jackson, was added to the ownership group in 1958, and the station increased its daytime power to 5,000 watts in 1960. [3] The Jacksons would remain part-owners until 1973, when Wilson bought them out and made Elzie Parker, a longtime friend, the only other partner in the business. [3] [4]

In the 1980s, Jim Wilson's son Carl Wilson and his brother Matt became involved in the management of the station. [4] Grants Pass Broadcasting also expanded in 1993 by starting KLDR (98.3 FM). [4] Carl Wilson became a state legislator from 1999 to 2003; he left the legislature citing its dysfunction, noting that there were five special sessions in 2002, and returned to focus on KAJO, where he hosts a talk show. [5] When Wilson returned to the legislature, he stopped hosting his show during election season to avoid a conflict of interest, though he continued to purchase campaign advertising to air on his own stations. [6]

Grants Pass Broadcasting acquired KRRM (94.7 FM), then off the air, in 2020, giving it a third station in the area. [7]

Translator

KAJO also broadcasts on the following FM translator: this improves the coverage and provides high fidelity stereo sound.

Broadcast translator for KAJO
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class FCC info
K259AE99.7 FM Williams, Oregon 24827250D LMS

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References

  1. ↑ "KAJO(AM)" (PDF). Broadcasting Yearbook. 1978. p. C-178. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KAJO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. 1 2 3 "FCC History Cards for KAJO". Federal Communications Commission.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "KAJO's History". KAJO. Archived from the original on February 16, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  5. ↑ Cain, Brad (July 24, 2005). "Citizen panel to critique lawmakers". Statesman Journal. Associated Press. p. 1C, 5C. Archived from the original on February 16, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "State representative says he steers clear of ethical dilemmas - Report: Carl Wilson among legislators who have steered campaign funds to own businesses". Medford Mail Tribune . Grants Pass Daily Courier. February 3, 2017. p. B1.
  7. ↑ Venta, Lance (July 24, 2020). "Station Sales Week Of 7/24: EMF Expands In Central Kentucky". RadioInsight. Archived from the original on July 25, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
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