KJEE

KJEE
City Montecito, California
Broadcast area Santa Barbara, California
Western Ventura County, California
Branding 92.9 KJEE
Slogan "Santa Barbara's Modern Rock"
Frequency 92.9 MHz
First air date March 1994
Format Modern rock
ERP 820 watts
HAAT 270 meters (886 feet)
Class A
Facility ID 43589
Transmitter coordinates 34°27′58″N 119°40′41″W / 34.466°N 119.678°W / 34.466; -119.678
Owner James Evans
(Montecito FM, Inc.)
Website kjee.com

KJEE (92.9 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station which is licensed to Montecito, California and broadcasts to the Santa Barbara and Oxnard-Ventura, California areas. The station is owned by James Evans under the name of licensee Montecito FM, Inc. and airs a modern rock format.

History

KJEE signed on in March 1994 with a modern rock format.[1] Initially, owner James Evans stunted with a variety of formats by playing a different artist each day, eventually choosing to satisfy the unmet demand for alternative rock in the local radio market. During its first few months in operation, KJEE aired with few commercials and did no formal marketing, instead building its audience by appearing at selected local events and through word of mouth. In the Spring 1994 Arbitron ratings report, the first one in which the station appears, KJEE earned a share of 5.6 among persons age 12 and over in the Santa Barbara market and ranked number one among adults 18-34.[2]

Evans hired only three employees to launch KJEE. Original general manager Eddie Gutierrez sold advertising and planned promotions. Programming director/marketing director Heather Luke made all on-air announcements; assistant PD/assistant MD Deanne Saffran reported on local traffic, answered the station's phones, and voiced commercials. All four staff members also worked regular on-air shifts, pre-recording their material at first.[2] Luke departed in June 1995, and Gutierrez and Saffran assumed her PD and MD duties, respectively.[3] In September 1995, KHTY morning personality Ricky Suave joined KJEE as its new APD, hosting the same time slot.[4]

On December 31, 2009, KJEE broadcast the final installment of Spencer and Adam, a live-and-local morning show hosted by Spencer Fischer and Adam Lundquist. On January 4, 2010, the station began airing the syndicated program Kevin and Bean originating from KROQ-FM in Los Angeles. KJEE cited economic concerns and a desire to "[solidify] our connection with the modern rock world" as reasons for the change.[5] Both personalities joined Cumulus Media in Oxnard-Ventura, California — Fischer the following week as morning drive host on rhythmic contemporary station KVYB,[5] and Lundquist in June as promotions director for the cluster.[6]

Concerts

Since 2004, KJEE has sponsored an annual series of concerts in the Santa Barbara and Ventura areas featuring alternative rock artists, some of whom originate from the station's listening area.

Bands listed in reverse order of night's performance. Headlining act in bold.

Date Event Venue City Lineup
Tuesday, June 18, 2004 10th Anniversary Bash Santa Barbara Bowl Santa Barbara, California 311, The Ataris, Lit, MxPx
Saturday, June 11, 2005 Summer Round-Up Santa Barbara Bowl Santa Barbara, California Jimmy Eat World, Hot Hot Heat, Rise Against, The Bravery, Pinback, Pepper, Tegan and Sara, Mad Caddies
Sunday, June 11, 2006 Summer Round-Up Santa Barbara Bowl Santa Barbara, California The Strokes, Franz Ferdinand, Yellowcard, Panic! At The Disco, She Wants Revenge, Hard-Fi[7]
Monday, December 11, 2006 Winter Round-Up Arlington Theater Santa Barbara, California Jet, Angels & Airwaves, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Timmy Curran (Local Favorite)[8]
Friday, June 8, 2007 Seaside Beach Ball Ventura County Fairgrounds Ventura, California Chris Cornell, Queens Of The Stone Age, Sum 41, The Bravery, Silversun Pickups, Shiny Toy Guns, Cold War Kids, Plain White T's[9]
Sunday, May 18, 2008 The Return Of The Summer Round-Up Santa Barbara Bowl Santa Barbara, California The Offspring, Pennywise, Everlast, Flobots, The Whigs, Rebelution[10]
Sunday, May 17, 2009 Summer Round-Up Santa Barbara Bowl Santa Barbara, California Kings of Leon, The Airborne Toxic Event, Far, Iration, White Lies[11]
Saturday, June 12, 2010 Summer Round-Up Santa Barbara Bowl Santa Barbara, California Sublime with Rome, Iration, The Dirty Heads, Cage The Elephant, Dead Country, PSUPERBRAIN[12]
Friday, June 3, 2011 Summer Round-Up Santa Barbara Bowl Santa Barbara, California Cage the Elephant, Lykke Li, Manchester Orchestra, Peter Bjorn and John, Foster the People, Sleeper Agent[13]
Friday, June 1, 2012 Summer Round-Up Santa Barbara Bowl Santa Barbara, California Silversun Pickups, Garbage, The Naked and Famous, Grouplove[14]
Monday, December 10, 2012 Winter Round-Up Arlington Theater Santa Barbara, California Metric, Tegan and Sara, Youngblood Hawke, Beware of Darkness[15]
Wednesday, September 18, 2013 Summer Round-Up Santa Barbara Bowl Santa Barbara, California Blink-182, New Beat Fund, New Politics, Atlas Genius[16]
Thursday, May 15, 2014 Summer Round-Up Santa Barbara Bowl Santa Barbara, California 311, Young the Giant, Birds of Tokyo, Big Data[17]
Sunday, May 17, 2015 Summer Round-Up Santa Barbara Bowl Santa Barbara, California Of Monsters And Men, Walk the Moon, Banks, Family of the Year, The Blues and Greys[18]
Friday, June 3, 2016 Summer Round-Up Santa Barbara Bowl Santa Barbara, California Iration, Fitz and The Tantrums, The Strumbellas, Wolfmother, Fmlybnd[19][20]
Saturday, June 10, 2017 Summer Round-Up Santa Barbara Bowl Santa Barbara, California Empire of the Sun, Bishop Biggs, Judah & the Lion, Soul Majestic[21][22]
Friday, May 11, 2018 Summer Round-Up Santa Barbara Bowl Santa Barbara, California Dirty Heads, Cold War Kids, Awolnation, Law, Dante Elephante[23]

References

  1. ↑ "Directory of Radio Stations in the U.S." (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook. New Providence, New Jersey: R.R. Bowker. 1996. p. B-48. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  2. 1 2 Alexander, Shawn (September 16, 1994). "KJEE Debuts No. 1 18-34" (PDF). Radio and Records. p. 26. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Rumbles" (PDF). Radio and Records. June 16, 1995. p. 20. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Changes" (PDF). Radio and Records. September 29, 1995. p. 14. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  5. 1 2 Meagher, Chris (December 31, 2009). "KJEE Morning Show Signing Off". Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Adam Lundquist Joins Cumulus/Oxnard-Ventura". AllAccess.com. All Access Music Group. June 23, 2010. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  7. ↑ "KJEE's Summer Roundup 2". AllAccess.com. All Access Music Group. April 3, 2006. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  8. ↑ "KJEE Announces Winter Roundup". AllAccess.com. All Access Music Group. November 3, 2006. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  9. ↑ "KJEE Presents 'Seaside Beach Ball'". AllAccess.com. All Access Music Group. April 20, 2007. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  10. ↑ "KJEE Announces 'Summer Round Up'". AllAccess.com. All Access Music Group. April 2, 2008. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  11. ↑ "KJEE Ready For 'Summer Round-Up'". AllAccess.com. All Access Music Group. March 6, 2009. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  12. ↑ "KJEE Announces 'Summer Round-Up'". AllAccess.com. All Access Music Group. April 2, 2010. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  13. ↑ "KJEE Announces 'Summer Round-Up' At Santa Barbara Bowl". AllAccess.com. All Access Music Group. April 5, 2011. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  14. ↑ "KJEE Announces Silversun Pickups Will Headline Summer Round-Up". AllAccess.com. All Access Music Group. March 12, 2012. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  15. ↑ "KJEE Brings Winter Round-Up To Santa Barbara". AllAccess.com. All Access Music Group. November 2, 2012. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  16. ↑ Wenzke, Marissa (September 25, 2013). "Review: KJEE Summer Round-Up at the Santa Barbara Bowl". Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Lineup Announced For KJEE Summer Round-Up". AllAccess.com. All Access Music Group. March 11, 2014. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  18. ↑ Miasnikov, Cassandra (May 20, 2015). "Summer Round Up at the Bowl". Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  19. ↑ "KJEE/Santa Barbara Lines Up Summer Round-Up 2016". AllAccess.com. All Access Music Group. March 8, 2016. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  20. ↑ Aushenker, Michael (June 7, 2016). "Rockin' Like a (Wolf) Mother!". Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  21. ↑ "Giddyup For KJEE/Santa Barbara's Summer Round-Up Concert". AllAccess.com. All Access Music Group. March 14, 2017. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  22. ↑ Tanguay, Gabriel (June 13, 2017). "KJEE Summer Round Up Rocks". Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  23. ↑ "KJEE/Santa Barbara's Summer Round-Up Lineup Is Set". AllAccess.com. All Access Music Group. April 4, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2018.

Coordinates: 34°27′58″N 119°40′41″W / 34.466°N 119.678°W / 34.466; -119.678

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