KJEE

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KJEE
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Broadcast area Santa Barbara, California
Oxnard—Ventura, California
Frequency 92.9 MHz
Branding92.9 KJEE
Programming
Format Modern rock
Ownership
Owner
  • James Evans
  • (Montecito FM, Inc.)
History
First air date
March 1994
Technical information
Facility ID 43589
Class A
ERP 820 watts
HAAT 270 meters (886 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
 34°27′58″N119°40′41″W / 34.466°N 119.678°W / 34.466; -119.678
Links
Website kjee.com

KJEE (92.9 FM) is a commercial radio station that is licensed to Montecito, California and broadcasts to the Santa Barbara and Oxnard—Ventura areas. The station is owned by James Evans under the name of licensee Montecito FM, Inc. and airs a modern rock format.

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History

KJEE signed on in March 1994 with a modern rock format. [1] Initially, owner James Evans stunted with a variety of formats by playing a different artist each day, eventually choosing to satisfy the unmet demand for alternative rock in the Santa Barbara radio market. During its first few months in operation, KJEE aired with few commercials and did no formal marketing, instead building its audience by appearing at selected local events and through word of mouth. In the Spring 1994 Arbitron ratings report, the first one in which the station appears, KJEE earned a share of 5.6 in the 12+ group in the market and ranked number one among adults 18–34. [2]

Evans hired only three employees to launch KJEE. Original general manager Eddie Gutierrez sold advertising and planned promotions. Programming director/marketing director Heather Luke made all on-air announcements; assistant PD/assistant MD Deanne Saffran reported on local traffic, answered the station's phones, and voiced commercials. All four staff members also worked regular on-air shifts, pre-recording their material at first. [2] Luke departed in June 1995, and Gutierrez and Saffran assumed her PD and MD duties, respectively. [3] In September 1995, KHTY morning personality Ricky Suave joined KJEE as its new APD, hosting the same time slot. [4]

Concerts

Since 2004, KJEE has sponsored an annual series of concerts in the Santa Barbara and Ventura areas featuring alternative rock artists, some of whom originate from the station's listening area.

Bands listed in reverse order of night's performance. Headlining act in bold.

DateEventVenueCityLineup
Tuesday, June 18, 200410th Anniversary Bash Santa Barbara Bowl Santa Barbara, California 311 , The Ataris, Lit, MxPx
Saturday, June 11, 2005Summer Round-UpSanta Barbara BowlSanta Barbara, California Jimmy Eat World , Hot Hot Heat, Rise Against, The Bravery, Pinback, Pepper, Tegan and Sara, Mad Caddies
Sunday, June 11, 2006Summer Round-UpSanta Barbara BowlSanta Barbara, California The Strokes , Franz Ferdinand, Yellowcard, Panic! At The Disco, She Wants Revenge, Hard-Fi [5]
Monday, December 11, 2006Winter Round-Up Arlington Theater Santa Barbara, California Jet , Angels & Airwaves, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Timmy Curran (Local Favorite) [6]
Friday, June 8, 2007Seaside Beach Ball Ventura County Fairgrounds Ventura, California Chris Cornell , Queens of the Stone Age, Sum 41, The Bravery, Silversun Pickups, Shiny Toy Guns, Cold War Kids, Plain White T's [7]
Sunday, May 18, 2008The Return Of The Summer Round-UpSanta Barbara BowlSanta Barbara, California The Offspring , Pennywise, Everlast, Flobots, The Whigs, Rebelution [8]
Sunday, May 17, 2009Summer Round-UpSanta Barbara BowlSanta Barbara, California Kings of Leon , The Airborne Toxic Event, Far, Iration, White Lies [9]
Saturday, June 12, 2010Summer Round-UpSanta Barbara BowlSanta Barbara, California Sublime with Rome , Iration, The Dirty Heads, Cage The Elephant, Dead Country, PSUPERBRAIN [10]
Friday, June 3, 2011Summer Round-UpSanta Barbara BowlSanta Barbara, CaliforniaCage the Elephant, Lykke Li, Manchester Orchestra, Peter Bjorn and John, Foster the People, Sleeper Agent [11]
Friday, June 1, 2012Summer Round-UpSanta Barbara BowlSanta Barbara, CaliforniaSilversun Pickups, Garbage, The Naked and Famous, Grouplove [12]
Monday, December 10, 2012Winter Round-UpArlington TheaterSanta Barbara, California Metric , Tegan and Sara, Youngblood Hawke, Beware of Darkness [13]
Wednesday, September 18, 2013Summer Round-UpSanta Barbara BowlSanta Barbara, California Blink-182 , New Beat Fund, New Politics, Atlas Genius [14]
Thursday, May 15, 2014Summer Round-UpSanta Barbara BowlSanta Barbara, California311, Young the Giant, Birds of Tokyo, Big Data [15]
Sunday, May 17, 2015Summer Round-UpSanta Barbara BowlSanta Barbara, California Of Monsters and Men , Walk the Moon, Banks, Family of the Year, The Blues and Greys [16]
Friday, June 3, 2016Summer Round-UpSanta Barbara BowlSanta Barbara, CaliforniaIration, Fitz and the Tantrums, The Strumbellas, Wolfmother, Fmlybnd [17] [18]
Saturday, June 10, 2017Summer Round-UpSanta Barbara BowlSanta Barbara, California Empire of the Sun , Bishop Biggs, Judah & the Lion, Soul Majestic [19] [20]
Friday, May 11, 2018Summer Round-UpSanta Barbara BowlSanta Barbara, CaliforniaDirty Heads, Cold War Kids, Awolnation, Law, Dante Elephante [21]

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