WKJR

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WKJR
WKJR RadioVariedades1460 logo.jpg
Broadcast area Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
Frequency 1460 kHz
BrandingRadio Variedades
Programming
Language(s) Spanish
Format Spanish Variety
Ownership
OwnerRuben's Productions, Inc.
History
First air date
February 1, 1963
Former call signs
WRTL (?-1990)
WUFI (1990-1994)
WBAN (1994-1995)
WJCI (1995-2006)
Technical information
Facility ID 57467
Class D
Power 500 watts day
65 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
40°18′37″N88°12′54″W / 40.31028°N 88.21500°W / 40.31028; -88.21500
Translator(s) 106.5 W293DB (Champaign)
Links
Website radiovariedades1460.com

WKJR (1460 AM, "Radio Variedades") is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish Variety music format. [1] It is licensed to serve Rantoul, Illinois, and broadcasts to the Champaign, Illinois, area. The station, established in 1963, is currently owned by Ruben's Productions, Inc.

The station was assigned the WKJR call sign by the Federal Communications Commission on September 29, 2006. [2]

WKJR was the former call sign of a now-defunct radio station at 1520 AM in Muskegon Heights, Michigan.

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References

  1. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved July 4, 2009.
  2. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Retrieved July 4, 2009.