KJEF (AM)

Last updated
KJEF
Broadcast area Lake Charles metropolitan area
Frequency 1290 kHz
BrandingCajun Radio 1290
Programming
Format Defunct (was Cajun music–swamp pop)
Affiliations Jones Radio Network, Sporting News Radio, Westwood One, Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns, New Orleans Saints Radio Network
Ownership
Owner
KHLA, KJMH, KLCL, KNGT, KTSR
History
First air date
1951;74 years ago (1951)
Last air date
 2023
Former call signs
  • KJEF (1951–2019)
  • KKRC (2019–2020)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 8168
Class B
Power
  • 1,000 watts (day)
  • 280 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
 30°12′38″N92°39′55″W / 30.21056°N 92.66528°W / 30.21056; -92.66528
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website cajunradio.com

KJEF (1290 kHz) was an AM radio station broadcasting a Cajun music and swamp pop music format. Licensed to serve Jennings, Louisiana, United States, the station was last owned by Townsquare Media. [2] The station's studios were located on North Lakeshore Drive, just northwest of downtown Lake Charles, and its transmitter was located in Jennings.

The station was also an affiliate of the New Orleans Saints radio network. [3]

Townsquare Media surrendered the license of KJEF on January 4, 2024, as the facility was nearing a full year of silence, which would have rendered the license expired as a matter of law.

The Federal Communications Commission cancelled the station’s license on January 8, 2024. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KJEF". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "KJEF Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ "Saints Radio Network Stations". New Orleans Saints. Retrieved February 25, 2009.
  4. ↑ "License Cancelled". Federal Communications Commission Licensing and Management System. January 8, 2024. Retrieved January 8, 2024.


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