KJMY

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KJMY
KJMY My995.png
Broadcast area Salt Lake City metropolitan area - Ogden - Provo
Frequency 99.5 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingMy 99.5
Programming
Format Hot adult contemporary
Subchannels HD2: Business 99.1 (Business news)
Affiliations Premiere Networks
Bloomberg Radio (HD2)
Ownership
Owner
KNRS, KNRS-FM, KODJ, KAAZ-FM, KZHT
History
First air date
March 15, 1988;36 years ago (1988-03-15) (as KBZE)
Former call signs
KBZE (1988–1989)
KLVV (1988–1991)
KUTQ (1991–1996)
KURR (1996–2004)
Call sign meaning
"My"
Technical information
Facility ID 6543
Class C
ERP 40,000 watts
HAAT 900 meters (2,953 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 40°36′29″N112°9′33″W / 40.60806°N 112.15917°W / 40.60806; -112.15917
Translator(s) HD2: 99.1 K256AE (Salt Lake City)
Repeater(s) 99.5 KJMY-FM2 (Park City)
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Listen Live (HD2)
Website my995fm.iheart.com
business991.iheart.com (HD2)

KJMY (99.5 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Bountiful, Utah, and serving the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, including Ogden and Provo. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., and it broadcasts a hot adult contemporary radio format, switching to Christmas music for much of November and December. [1] The station's studios are located in West Valley City.

Contents

KJMY has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 40,000 watts. Its transmitter is on Nelson Peak Road in West Jordan. [2] KJMY broadcasts using HD Radio technology. Its digital subchannel carries business news from Bloomberg Radio, which in turn feeds an FM translator at 99.1 MHz.

History

Smooth jazz (1988–1989)

The construction permit was assigned the call sign KBZE on February 22, 1988, while it was still an unbuilt station. KBZE signed on the air on March 15, 1988;36 years ago. [3] It was owned by the Bountiful Broadcasting Company and it carried a smooth jazz format as "The Breeze."

Adult contemporary (1989–1990)

On February 14, 1989, the station changed its call letters to KLVV. As "K-Love," the station carried an adult contemporary format.

Top 40 (1990–1991)

On October 8, 1990, KLVV flipped to Top 40/CHR as "Q-99." [4]

Rock (1991–1996)

On June 17, 1991, the station became KUTQ with the name "Rock 99". As KUTQ, the station achieved its highest ratings with the afternoon show Mick and Allen which later moved to KBER 101.1 FM.

Classic rock (1996–2004)

On September 6, 1996, the station became KURR, and changed its format to classic rock, keeping the "Rock 99" name. [5] In 1999, KURR was acquired by Clear Channel Communications, the forerunner to today's iHeartMedia. [6]

Hot adult contemporary (2004–present)

After struggling in the ratings for many years, on November 4, 2004, the current call sign KJMY was adopted. The station's format became hot adult contemporary. [7] [8] KJMY became the only hot AC again in Salt Lake City following the reverting of KBEE to adult contemporary in February 2012. (KBEE later shifted back to Adult Top 40 in 2013.)

KJMY-HD2

Since March 2010, KJMY's HD2 digital subchannel has fed an analog FM translator station, K256AE (99.1), licensed to Salt Lake City. The station was initially branded as "Classic Country 99.1", and operated using a loophole in FCC translator regulations to broadcast an additional analog signal to the market. On September 15, 2011, KJMY-HD2 changed to classic rock, branded as "Rock 99.1". [9]

On January 11, 2013, KJMY-HD2 changed to alternative rock, branded as "The Alternative Project". [10] On May 21, 2014, KJMY-HD2 changed its format to country music, branded as "Country 99.1". [11] [12] On May 6, 2015, KJMY-HD2 was changed to a simulcast of contemporary hit sister station KZHT 97.1 FM.

On February 7, 2019, KJMY-HD2 changed to soft adult contemporary, branded as "Easy 99.1". [13] On January 27, 2021, KJMY-HD2 flipped to business news from Bloomberg Radio, branded as "Business 99.1". [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "KJMY Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
  2. ↑ Radio-Locator.com/KJMY
  3. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1990 page B-315, Broadcasting & Cable
  4. ↑ https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1990/RR-1990-10-12.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  5. ↑ https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1996/R&R-1996-09-13.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  6. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 page D-550, Broadcasting & Cable
  7. ↑ "KJMY Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  8. ↑ "Broadcast History - Salt Lake City". Barry Mishkind. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
  9. ↑ 99.1 Salt Lake City Rocks
  10. ↑ 99.1 Provo Shifts to Alternative
  11. ↑ Clear Channel Debuts Utah's New Country
  12. ↑ 99.1 FM flips formats from alternative to country
  13. ↑ Easy 99.1 Debuts in Salt Lake City Radioinsight - February 7, 2019
  14. ↑ Business News Made Easy In Salt Lake City Radioinsight - January 27, 2021
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