KODJ

KODJ
City Salt Lake City, Utah
Broadcast area Salt Lake City, Utah
Branding "94.1 KODJ"
Slogan "Salt Lake's Greatest Hits"
Frequency 94.1 MHz (also on HD Radio)
Format Classic Hits
ERP 21,500 watts
HAAT 1219 meters
Class C
Facility ID 48916
Transmitter coordinates 40°39′35″N 112°12′5″W / 40.65972°N 112.20139°W / 40.65972; -112.20139
Former callsigns KALL-FM (1960s-1984)
KLCY-FM (1984-1991)
KALL-FM (1991-1993)
Affiliations AP Radio
Owner iHeartMedia
(Citicasters Licenses, Inc.)
Sister stations KAAZ-FM, KJMY, KNRS, KNRS-FM, KWDZ, KZHT
Webcast Listen Live
Website 941kodj.com

KODJ (94.1 FM, "94.1 KODJ") is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, the station serves the Salt Lake City area, and is owned by iHeartMedia. The station's studios are located in West Valley City and its transmitter site is located southwest of the city on Farnsworth Peak in the Oquirrh Mountains.

History

The original KODJ call sign was in use from March 1989 into July 1991 [1] in Los Angeles, California for the station known as "KODJ Oldies 93 FM LA".[2] The Salt Lake City station was assigned the call sign KLCY-FM on 1984-05-01 and aired a soft music format called "Classy 94.1."

On September 30, 1991, the station's format was changed from adult contemporary to oldies.[3] On 1991-10-07, the calls were changed to KALL-FM and on December 3, 1993 to the current KODJ.[4] The station used the branding name "Oldies 94.1" through the 1990s. The station rebranded as "94.1 KODJ" in 2001.

Through this time, the station had longtime staff line-up. Dickie Shannon became the morning host in 1994 and was joined by co-host Angel Deville in 1995.[5] The pair married in 1997[6] and the show was re-branded "Married with Microphones." Clear Channel dropped the pair in 2007[7] and replaced it with "Steve Harmon and the Breakfast Club."[8]

Other former staff members include Rob Boshard, a former KISN 97 disc jockey who was told early in his career that he did not have a voice for radio.[9] Boshard's "Rockin' Rob in the Afternoon" show ended in 2009. Ed Wright hosted the night shift as "The Music Professor," but left the station in 2004 after a battle with cancer.[10]

During the late 2000s, the station returned to the name "Oldies 94.1." On January 15, 2015, 94.1 rebranded back to "94.1 KODJ, Salt Lake's Greatest Hits", re-adding many 80's songs to the playlist. The station also launched a new logo, and once again, removed the "oldies" wording from the station's branding.

Former logos

References

  1. ↑ http://www.mgkelly.com/archive-25.asp
  2. ↑ M.G. Kelly Career Archives
  3. ↑ "KLCY Becomes KALL-FM", Deseret News, September 27, 1991. Accessed August 20, 2015
  4. ↑ "KODJ Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  5. ↑ "KODJ SMOOTHER THAN EVER WITH NEW STAFF". DeseretNews.com. 1995-08-18. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
  6. ↑ "The Davis Clipper - Making marriage work at work". Retrieved 2017-08-08.
  7. ↑ Arave, Lynn (2007-05-11). "Radio dial: KODJ drops Dickie and Angel". DeseretNews.com. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
  8. ↑ Arave, Lynn (2007-09-07). "Radio dial: KODJ launches 'Breakfast Club'". DeseretNews.com. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
  9. ↑ "'Rockin' Rob' ignored the critics". DeseretNews.com. 2003-06-27. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
  10. ↑ Arave, Lynn (2004-08-13). "Radio dial: Evenings on FM radio are alive and thriving in Salt Lake". DeseretNews.com. Retrieved 2017-08-08.


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