KJJF

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KJJF
Broadcast area Rio Grande Valley
Frequency 88.9 (MHz)
Branding Relevant Radio
Programming
Format Catholic
Affiliations Relevant Radio
Ownership
Owner Relevant Radio, Inc.
History
First air date
April 1991 (1991-04)
Former call signs
KMBH-FM (1989–2015)
Call sign meaning
John Joseph Fitzpatrick (station founder and bishop)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 56081
Class A
ERP 3,000 Watts
HAAT 91 meters (299 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 26°10′46″N97°30′06″W / 26.17944°N 97.50167°W / 26.17944; -97.50167
Translator(s) 104.7 MHz K284DB (South Padre Island)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website relevantradioenespanol.com
KHID
Broadcast area Rio Grande Valley
Frequency 88.1 (MHz)
Branding Relevant Radio
Programming
Format Catholic
Affiliations Relevant Radio
Ownership
Owner Relevant Radio, Inc.
History
First air date
July 1992
Call sign meaning
"Hid"algo County, Texas
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 56081
Class A
ERP 2,100 watts
HAAT 78 meters (256 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
26.361957, -98.321487
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website relevantradioenespanol.com

KJJF (88.9 FM) is a non-commercial radio station in Harlingen, Texas. KJJF's transmitter is located on Fresnal Road in San Benito. [3] The station broadcasts the Relevant Radio network on both 88.9 FM and 88.1 FM.

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KHID (88.1 FM) is also a non-commercial FM radio station in McAllen, Texas. Both stations formerly broadcast in Spanish but have since been broadcast in English. KHID's transmitter is off West Monte Cristo Road in La Homa. [4]

History

88.9 FM signed on the air on April 30, 1991, as KMBH-FM. [5] It began airing NPR programming in June of the same year. KMBH-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 3,000 watts, while some of the commercial FM stations in the air run 100,000 watts, so KMBH-FM's signal was limited mainly to Cameron County, Texas.

Then in July 1992, 88.1 FM signed on as KHID. [6] While KHID is also limited in power, the combination of the two stations give coverage to most areas of the McAllen-Brownsville-Harligen radio market. Both stations were owned by Rio Grande Valley Educational Broadcasting, a subsidiary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brownsville. The two stations began simulcasting news and talk programming from NPR with some hours devoted to classical music and jazz.

On April 3, 2015, RGV Educational Broadcasting announced that it would change KMBH-FM's call letters to KJJF effective April 7. The new call sign honors RGV Educational Broadcasting founder Bishop John Joseph Fitzpatrick. It also distinguishes the radio station from former sister station Channel 38 KMBH television, which was sold to R Communications several months earlier. [7]

In early 2019, the diocese announced that both stations would be bought by Immaculate Heart Media, Inc. for $1.25 million. [8] Both stations became affiliates of Relevant Radio's Spanish language Catholic radio network after the purchase was finalized on May 30, 2019.

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KJJF". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KHID". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ Radio-Locator.com/KJJF
  4. ↑ Radio-Locator.com/KHID
  5. ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1993 page B-349
  6. ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1993 page B-354
  7. ↑ Mosbrucker, Kristen (April 3, 2015). "RGV public radio call sign changes after KMBH-TV sale". The Monitor . Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  8. ↑ Inside Radio "Rio Grande Public Radio" Feb. 22, 2019 (Retrieved 3/19/19)
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