KJJY

KJJY is a commercial radio station licensed to West Des Moines, Iowa, United States, broadcasting on 92.5 FM. As Nash Icon, it broadcasts a country music format and is under the ownership of Cumulus Media, which also owns the market's other country music outlet, KHKI. Its studios are located on 109th Street in Urbandale, while its transmitter is located on Northwest 100th Street on the border with Grimes and Johnston.

KJJY
CityWest Des Moines, Iowa
Broadcast areaDes Moines metropolitan area
Branding92.5 KJJY
SloganCountry's Best. Past and Present.
Frequency92.5 MHz
First air dateFebruary 4, 1978 (1978-02-04) (as KANY at 106.3)
FormatCountry
ERP41,000 watts
HAAT165 meters (541 ft)
ClassC2
Facility ID22882
Call sign meaningFuller-(J) JefferY (former owners)
Former call signsKANY (1978–1981)
Former frequencies106.3 MHz (1978–1988)
OwnerCumulus Media
(Radio License Holding CBC, LLC)
Sister stationsKBGG, KGGO, KHKI, KWQW
WebcastListen Live
Websitekjjy.com

History

KJJY originally signed on the air February 4, 1978,[1] as KANY in 1978 at 106.3, licensed to serve Ankeny, Iowa. On May 2, 1981, the station was sold by the Ankeny Broadcasting company to Fuller-Jeffrey Broadcasting, who later changed the call letters to KJJY and the format to country music.

As KJJY, the station slowly built a following taking on the market's current country giant KSO, which had been the market's country leader on the AM band since 1972. KJJY fended off a challenge from KKXI in 1986, asserting its dominance in the FM country market. To further compete in the market, KJJY moved to 92.5 MHz in 1988 and received a power upgrade to 50,000 watts. The 106.3 frequency ceased at this time, but returned to the air in 1991. Today, KXNO-FM occupies the frequency.

In 2003, Citadel Broadcasting, which had purchased KHKI, acquired KJJY from Wilks Broadcasting. The pairing has paid off for both stations, ratings and audience wise, without cannibalizing each other. Citadel merged with Cumulus Media on September 16, 2011.[2]

At 3pm on August 15, 2014, KJJY became one of the first affiliates of the new "Nash Icons" network as "92.5 Nash Icon". On May 28, 2019, Cumulus quietly dropped Nash Icon and reverted to its former KJJY branding.

Current disk jockeys

John Mcoy, Eddie Hatfield, Tony Conrad, Chad Taylor[3]

References
  1. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2009 (PDF). 2009. p. D-217. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  2. "Cumulus now owns Citadel Broadcasting". Atlanta Business Journal. September 16, 2011. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
  3. kjjy.com

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