KKJG

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KKJG
KKJG 98.1KJUG logo.png
Broadcast area San Luis Obispo County, California
Frequency 98.1 MHz
Branding98.1 K-Jug
Programming
Format Country
Affiliations Compass Media Networks
Ownership
Owner
KKAL, KSTT-FM, KVEC, KZOZ
History
First air date
January 1, 1984
Former call signs
KKUS (1984–1992)
Call sign meaning
KK-JuG (used as a musical instrument in early bluegrass bands)
Technical information
Facility ID 71713
Class B
ERP 4,500 watts
HAAT 463 meters (1,519 ft)
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website jugcountry.com

KKJG (98.1 FM, "98.1 K-Jug") is a commercial radio station that is licensed to San Luis Obispo, California and broadcasts to the San Luis Obispo County area. The station is owned by American General Media and airs a country music format. The KKJG studios and offices are located on Sacramento Road in San Luis Obispo and its transmitter is off TV Tower Road in Santa Margarita. [1]

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History

The station was first signed on January 1, 1984, as KKUS by Cabrillo Communications Inc. [2]

On May 1, 1992, Cabrillo sold KKUS to Westcoast Broadcasting Inc. for $800,000. [3] The new owner changed the station's call sign to KKJG on June 1 [4] [5] and introduced a country music format branded "K-Jug".

In April 1997, Westcoast sold KKJG to American General Media for $1.5 million. [6]

Programming

Tom and Becky in the Morning, KKJG's morning program, is hosted weekdays by Tom Keffury and Becky Kingman. Keffury is a longtime resident of San Luis Obispo County who arrived at KKJG in October 2005. In the 1990s, Keffury was a morning disc jockey at KDDB. Kingman graduated with a degree in journalism from Cal Poly in 2007 and has lived in San Luis Obispo County since the early 2000s. [7] Preceding the morning show is Farmview Radio, an agricultural news show. Airing Sunday evenings is Country Countdown USA , hosted by Lon Helton.

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References

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  2. "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada" (PDF). Broadcasting Cablecasting Yearbook. Broadcasting Publications Inc. 1986. p. B-39. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  3. "Directory of Radio Stations in the U.S." (PDF). Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook. New Providence, New Jersey: R.R. Bowker. 1995. p. B-55. ISBN   0-8352-3601-3 . Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  4. "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. Broadcasting Publications Inc. June 15, 1992. p. 58. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  5. "Call Sign History: KKJG". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Federal Communications Commission . Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  6. "ARS Sets Up Shop in San Bernardino" (PDF). Radio & Records. April 11, 1997. p. 6. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
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