KMRJ

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KMRJ
KMRJ Jammin 99.5 logo.jpg
Broadcast area Palm Springs, California
Frequency 99.5 MHz
BrandingJammin' 99.5
Programming
Format Rhythmic AC
Ownership
OwnerMarker Broadcasting
KJJZ, KPLM, KRHQ
History
First air date
July 17, 1998
Technical information
Facility ID 15475
Class A
ERP 3,000 watts
HAAT 100 meters (328 ft)
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website jammin995fm.com

KMRJ (99.5 MHz, "Jammin' 99.5") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Rancho Mirage, California, and serving the Palm Springs radio market. The signal covers the Coachella Valley and parts of the Morongo Basin and Palo Verde Valley. It is owned by Marker Broadcasting. KMRJ uses the slogan "The Coachella Valley's Old School."

Contents

KMRJ broadcasts at an effective radiated power of 3,000 watts. Its studios and offices are on Merle Drive in Palm Desert, California. [1] The transmitter is in Indio Hills, California. [2]

Programming

It carries the legendary Art Laboe "Love Zone" program, based in his studio in Palm Springs. [3] heard across California, the Western United States and on the internet.

History

On July 17, 1998, KMRJ signed on the air. [4] The station aired an alternative rock format as "M99.5." KMRJ flipped to classic rock as "99.5 The Heat" in July 2008. In October 2009, ownership changed from Mitchell Media to RM Broadcasting, owners of KPLM, KJJZ (now KRHQ) and KAJR (now KJJZ). The studios were relocated as well.

On September 13, 2010, KMRJ began carrying the syndicated Kevin and Bean morning show broadcast from Los Angeles alternative station KROQ-FM. It also carried the syndicated radio show Nights with Alice Cooper .

On August 31, 2012, after playing Wild Cherry's "Play That Funky Music" over and over for several hours, KMRJ flipped formats to Rhythmic AC as "Jammin' 99.5," with an emphasis on Rhythmic hits and Old School classics.

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References

  1. Jammin995fm.com/contact
  2. Radio-Locator.com/KMRJ-FM
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-08-26. Retrieved 2018-08-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Broadcasting Yearbook 2000 page D-56

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