KCJJ

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KCJJ
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Broadcast area Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Frequency 1630 kHz
BrandingThe Mighty 1630 KCJJ
Programming
Format
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • Stephen Soboroff
  • (River City Radio, Inc.)
History
First air date
January 15, 1977(47 years ago) (1977-01-15)
Former frequencies
1560 kHz (1977–1997)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 87115
Class B
Power
  • 10,000  watts (day)
  • 1,000 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
 41°36′03″N91°30′04″W / 41.60083°N 91.50111°W / 41.60083; -91.50111
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website www.1630kcjj.com

KCJJ (1630 AM, "The Mighty 1630") is a radio station licensed to Iowa City, Iowa, United States. The station is owned by Stephen Soboroff's (Steve Bridges) River City Radio, Inc.

Contents

KCJJ broadcasts with 10,000 watts during the day and 1,000 watts at night. It can be heard throughout Eastern Iowa during the day and in many states in the central and eastern United States at night. KCJJ streams on its website and through TuneIn and the KCJJ app. In studio shows are streamed on YouTube.

Programming

KCJJ has a full service format with hot adult contemporary music. [2] The Morning Show is hosted by "Captain" Steve Bridges, Jim Hunter, Tom Suter, and Pat Harty. Middays are handled by Tommy Lang, and Nights by Molly Suter. Weekends include Tom and Liam Heath. Local News is aired hourly and High School Sports are featured nightly. KCJJ is affiliated with CBS and CNN. The station airs weathercasts from Severestudios.com, the syndicated Lex and Terry Show, The Mike O'Meara Show, and NASCAR auto racing.

History

KCJJ originated as an application for a new station on 1560 kHz in Iowa City, which was filed in 1971 but was not issued a construction permit until 1976. [3] The station began regular broadcasting on January 15, 1977. [4]

Expanded Band assignment

On March 17, 1997, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that 88 stations had been given permission to move to newly available "Expanded Band" transmitting frequencies, ranging from 1610 to 1700 kHz, with KCJJ authorized to move from 1560 kHz to 1630 kHz. [5] A construction permit for the expanded band station was assigned the call sign KCJK on November 10, 1997. [6] The next year the two stations swapped call signs, with AM 1560 changing from KCJJ to KCJK, and AM 1630 changing from KCJK to KCJJ. This was reported locally as taking place at 6:00 a.m. on October 14, [7] although FCC records list the change taking place 9 days later. [8] [6] FCC policy provided that original stations and their expanded band twins could operate simultaneously for up to five years, after which owners would have to turn in one of the two licenses, depending on whether they preferred the new assignment or elected to remain on the original frequency. [5] It was decided to transfer full operations to the expanded band station, and on May 7, 2002, the license for the original station on 1560 kHz (KCJK), was cancelled, [9] with AM 1630 continuing as KCJJ.

99 Plus KFMH

An Internet-only revival of the original 99.7 KFMH began streaming in March 2013 and is the sister station of KCJJ. 99pluskfmh.com has an Adult Alternative Album format, as it did originally from 1973-1994. Many of the original DJs have returned as has the program Off The Beaten Track, hosted by Roberto Nache. [10] The station streams at https://99pluskfmh.com/ and on devices through TuneIn and the KCJJ app.

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KCJJ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
  3. ↑ FCC History Cards for KCJJ (Facility ID: 56552)
  4. ↑ "Radio Stations: Iowa: Iowa City", Broadcasting Yearbook (1979 edition), page C-80.
  5. 1 2 "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.
  6. 1 2 " FCC Call Sign History", (1630 kHz, Facility ID: 87115)
  7. ↑ "KCJJ changes AM radio frequency", Iowa City Press-Citizen, October 14, 1998, page 6.
  8. ↑ "FCC Call Sign History", (1560 kHz, Facility ID: 56552)
  9. ↑ FCC Station Search Details: DKCJK (Facility ID: 56552)
  10. ↑ "DJ Bios - 99 Plus KFMH".
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