KATJ-FM

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KATJ
KATJ-FM Kat Country 100.7 logo.png
  • George, California
Broadcast area Victorville—Apple Valley, California
Frequency 100.7 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingKat Country 100.7
Programming
Format Country
Subchannels HD2: Rhythmic contemporary "HD 96.3"
Affiliations Premiere Networks
Ownership
OwnerEl Dorado Broadcasters
KIXA, KIXW, KMPS, KXVV, KZXY-FM
History
First air date
June 29, 1989
Call sign meaning
KAT J
Technical information
Facility ID 29224
Class A
ERP 260 watts
HAAT 472 meters (1,549 ft)
Translator(s) HD2: 96.3 K242CS (Victorville)
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Listen Live (HD2)
Website katcountry1007.com
hdhiphop963.com (HD2)

KATJ-FM (100.7 MHz) is a commercial radio station located in Victorville, California that serves the Victor Valley area. The station is owned by El Dorado Broadcasters and broadcasts a country music format. The official city of license is George, referring to George Air Force Base, which at the station's 1989 sign-on was an active military base and census-designated place. The base was decommissioned in 1992 and later annexed by the city of Victorville.

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KATJ-FM broadcasts in HD Radio.

History

KATJ-FM first signed on June 29, 1989 with a country music format. It was licensed to the community of George, California; this referred to George Air Force Base, an active military base and census-designated place near Victorville. [1] The base was decommissioned in 1992 and it became the civilian Southern California Logistics Airport, an area later annexed by the city of Victorville. Original owner Crown Broadcasting, headed by Sid King, attempted to sell KATJ-FM and sister station KCIN (1590 AM) to Victor Valley Broadcasting for $1.36 million in August 1989. The potential buyer was a company led by Kenneth Devine, Peter Trosclair, and John Binsfield, all partners in a New Orleans-based engineering company. [2] However, that transaction was unsuccessful. Crown then struck a deal with Island Broadcasting Corporation, headed by Scott Brady and Richard Sadowsky, in October 1990 to purchase the combo for $1.575 million. [3] [4] The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved the transfer of both stations' licenses to the new owner December 21. [5]

In January 1995, Island Broadcasting sold KATJ-FM and KCIN to Park Lane Group for $1.8 million. [6] In June 1996, the station hired Harry Hall, former afternoon drive show producer at Los Angeles country station KZLA, as a part-time on-air personality. [7] In June 1997, Regent Communications purchased Park Lane Group's 16 stations in California and Arizona, including KATJ-FM, for a total of $23.5 million. [8]

In April 2000, Clear Channel Communications proposed a complex station swap with Regent Communications which would have involved 20 stations nationwide, including KATJ-FM, and a payment of over $67 million by Regent to Clear Channel. This deal was one of many divestitures required of Clear Channel and AMFM, Inc. by the FCC as a condition of their merger, in order to satisfy ownership caps in each affected media market. [9] While this exchange was not implemented fully, Clear Channel did acquire KATJ-FM and its AM sister station, now called KROY. [10]

In June 2007, Clear Channel sold 16 stations in California and Arizona, including KATJ-FM, to El Dorado Broadcasters for $40 million. [11] [12]

HD Radio

KATJ-FM broadcasts in HD Radio and offers two digital subchannels:

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