KMJE (FM)

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KMJE
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City Placerville, California
Broadcast area Sacramento, California
BrandingLa Buena 92.1
Frequency 92.1 MHz
First air dateDecember 9, 1982 (as KHTN)
Format Regional Mexican
ERP 6,000 watts
HAAT 100 meters
Class A
Facility ID 36028
Transmitter coordinates 38°38′10.50″N120°38′14.00″W / 38.6362500°N 120.6372222°W / 38.6362500; -120.6372222
Former callsignsKHTN (1981-1990)
KWWN (1990-1992)
KZSA (1992-2004)
KRLL (2004)
KREL (2004-2005)
KBDB-FM (2005)
KXCL (2005-2007)
KCCL (2007-2013)
KMJE (2013-2014)
KMJE-FM (2014-2017)
Owner Lotus Communications
(Lotus Sacramento Corp.)
Sister stations KVMX
Webcast Listen Live
Website labuena921.com

KMJE (92.1 FM) is a radio station licensed to Placerville, California, United States, and serving the Sacramento area with a Regional Mexican format, branded as "La Buena 92.1". The station is currently owned by Lotus Communications, who bought KMJE from Results Radio on September 3, 2013 and took over ownership on December 10, 2013. It is also broadcasting on AM at 890, known as KVMX, which signed on as KMJE in the summer of 2014. [1]

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Placerville, California City in California, United States

Placerville is the county seat of El Dorado County, California. The population was 10,389 at the 2010 census, up from 9,610 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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History

KMJE programmed a Spanish AC format, which debuted on December 10, 2013 with Spanish Holiday music programming upon its launch under new owners Lotus. KMJE in the past featured various programming formats which are listed below starting with the last format first:

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The station changed its call sign to KMJE-FM on August 12, 2014, in preparation for the launch of AM sister station KMJE. It changed its call sign back to KMJE on April 17, 2017, when its AM sister station changed its call sign to KVMX.

KVMX Spanish-language contemporary hit radio station in Olivehurst, California, United States

KVMX is an Olivehurst, California, Class B radio station operating with 10,000 watts of power during the day and 270 watts at night from separate day and night transmitter sites. The station is owned by Lotus Communications through licensee Lotus Sacramento Corp. and targets the Sacramento area.

There was previously a KCCL at 101.9 FM which featured an oldies format. With studios in Sacramento and transmitter at Shingle Springs, this version of KCCL went on the air in the Spring of 2000. Known as "KOOL 101.9" and later as "BOSS 101.9," this station flipped to a modern country format (KNTY, "The Wolf") in the Spring of 2007. Three of the current airstaff, Joey Mitchell, Big Jim Hall, and Sweet Lou Gallagher were part of the staff at "KOOL 101.9" along with veteran personality Rick Shannon.

During the beginning of July 2017, KMJE dropped the Vive branding in favor of a Regional Mexican format under the name La Buena.

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References

  1. "92.1 KMJE Sacramento Sold" from Radio Insight (September 3, 2013)