KJOJ-FM

KJOJ
City	Freeport, Texas
Broadcast area	Greater Houston
Branding	La Raza Radio
Frequency	103.3 MHz
Repeater(s)	KTJM (Port Arthur)
First air date	September 16, 1985
Format	Regional Mexican
Language(s)	Spanish
ERP	100 kW
HAAT	303 m (994 ft)
Class	C
Facility ID	69565
Transmitter coordinates	28°48′58″N 95°36′4″W
Call sign meaning	Joy Of Jesus (From previous Christian format)
Former call signs	KJOJ (1990-1991); KGLF-FM (1985-1990);
Owner	Estrella Media ; (Liberman Broadcasting of Houston License LLC)
Sister stations	Radio: KTJM, KQQK, KEYH, KNTE; TV: KZJL
Website	http://www.laraza.fm

KJOJ-FM (103.3 FM) is a terrestrial radio station, utilizing a regional Mexican format under the branding "La Raza". KJOJ-FM is licensed to Freeport, Texas, and commenced regular broadcasting in 1985 as KGLF. The station serves the Houston-Galveston area, and is currently owned by Estrella Media.

Station history

The station signed on as KGUL. Its call sign changed to KGLF-FM in 1985. In 1990, the station's call sign changed to KJOJ (which had moved from 106.9 licensed to Conroe). In 1991, the call sign changed to its current KJOJ-FM as 880 AM in Conroe had the KJOJ callsign, which had been on 106.9 FM (now KHPT) for many years under ownership by Jimmy Swaggart. Swaggart sold 106.9 to US Radio after the sex scandal that caused him to leave his pulpit for some months. The simulcast with 98.5 FM began in 1993 after Swaggart sold 103.3.

When "Yo 1590 Raps!" came about on KYOK 1590 AM in response to their flip from Gospel to Rap, in February 1991, the format changed back to "Y98.5 Is Back, playing the best variety of Hits and Dusties." In 1993, 103.3 KJOJ-FM and KYOK began simulcasting "Y98.5". KJOJ-FM has been simulcasting since. The station would play Smooth Jazz on Sundays.

On March 8, 1995, the simulcast flipped to Smooth Jazz, known as "Smooth FM 98.5 and 103.3".[1]

On February 24, 1997, after stunting with a loop of the song Kiss by Prince, the format changed to Rhythmic CHR as "Kiss 98-5, Kiss Again 103-3", targeting the Hispanic teenage market playing heavy doses of Freestyle and House music, mimicking the style of Power 96 in Miami. In June 1998, the "Kiss 98-5, Kiss Again 103-3" format was tweaked again to rival "104 KRBE", by playing Rock/Pop based Top 40.

On January 1, 1999, the station jumped on the Rhythmic Oldies bandwagon as "98.5 The Jam". Their call letters changed to KTJM. During 1999 to 2001, only the station's moniker would change to "Houston's Jammin' Oldies" then to "Houston's Jammin' Hits".

In July 2001, the station would make its flip to the current Regional Mexican "La Raza" format after being bought by Liberman Broadcasting.

References

"R&R" (PDF). Americanradiohistory.com. March 10, 1995. Retrieved 3 October 2017.

External links

LaRaza Radio of Houston

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[1] "R&R" (PDF). Americanradiohistory.com. March 10, 1995. Retrieved 3 October 2017.

Radio stations in the Bay City/Freeport, Texas area
By FM frequency	88.1 89.5 89.9 91.1 92.5 96.9 101.7 102.5 103.3 107.5
By AM frequency	1390 1500
NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.425 (Bay City) 162.450 (New Taiton) 162.550 (Galveston)
By callsign	K201FA K210DF KANI KGLK KHB40 KJOJ-FM KJY78 KKHA KMKS KNTE KULP KXBJ KYBJ KZBJ WWG40
Defunct	KROY (99.7 FM)
Nearby radio markets Austin Beaumont–Port Arthur Bryan–College Station Corpus Christi Houston–Galveston San Antonio Victoria See also List of radio stations in Texas

Spanish-language radio stations in the state of Texas
Stations	KABA – Louise KAIQ – Wolfforth KAMA – El Paso KAMA-FM – Deer Park KBDR – Mirando City KBEX - Dalhart KBIB – Marion KBIC – Raymondville KBNA-FM – El Paso KBNL – Laredo KBNR – Brownsville KBOC – Bridgeport KBRZ-FM – Victoria KCHX – Odessa KCOT – Cotulla KCUL-FM – Marshall KCZO – Carrizo Springs KDFM – Falfurrias KDFT – Ferris KDRN – Del Rio KDXX – Lewisville KEPI – Eagle Pass KEPX – Eagle Pass KERB-FM – Kermit KESS-FM – Benbrook KEWP – Uvalde Estates KEYH – Houston KFLC – Fort Worth KFTG – Pasadena KFZO – Denton KGBT – Harlingen KGBT-FM – McAllen KGVL – Greenville KHHL – Karnes City KHRO – El Paso KIBL – Beeville KINE – Kingsville KINT – El Paso KIRT – Mission KJAV - Alamo KJOJ-FM – Freeport KJOZ - Conroe KLAR – Laredo KLAT – Houston KLBD – Premont KLDS – Falfurrias KLEY-FM – Jourdanton KLIT – Ranchitos Las Lomas KLJA – Georgetown KLOL – Houston KLQB – Taylor KLTN – Houston KLVL – Pasadena KLZT – Bastrop KMFR – Pearsall KMJR – Portland KMVK – Fort Worth KMXO – Merkel KMYO - Comfort KNOR – Krum KNTE – Bay City KNVO-FM – Port Isabel KOIR – Edinburg KOVE-FM – Galveston KOYE – Frankston KOZA – Odessa KPCO-FM – Cooper KPMB – Plainview KQBO – Rio Grande City KQFX - Borger/Amarillo KQLM – Odessa KQQK – Beaumont KQUE – Houston KRCM – Shenandoah KRGE – Weslaco KRGX – Rio Grande City KRIO – McAllen KRIO-FM – Roma KROB – Robstown KROM – San Antonio KRVA – Cockrell Hill KSAH – Universal City KSAH-FM – Pearsall KSJT-FM – San Angelo KSML-FM – Huntington KSTV – Stephenville KSVE – El Paso KTAM – Bryan KTJM – Port Arthur KTNO – Plano KTNZ – Amarillo KTTU-FM – Brownfield KTXC – Lamesa KTXZ – West Lake Hills KTYR – Trinity KUBR – San Juan KUNO – Corpus Christi KUVA – Uvalde KVER – El Paso KVFM – Beeville KVIV – El Paso KVJM – Hearne KVJY – Pharr KVLL - Wells KVOZ – Del Mar Hills KVVO-LP – Abilene KVVT – Sulphur Springs KWEL – Midland KWMF – Pleasanton KWOW – Clifton KWRA-LP – Waco KXBJ – El Campo KXOI – Crane KXPL – El Paso KXTN – San Antonio KXVR-LP – Corpus Christi KXYZ – Houston KXZX – Juilliard KXZY-LP – Waco KYLP – Greenville KYST – Texas City KZDC – San Antonio KZEP-FM - San Antonio KZIP - Amarillo KZMP - University Park KZNX – Creedmoor KZZA – Muenster
Defunct	KJNZ – Hereford KMPA – Pittsburgh KMUL – Farwell KPDB – Big Lake
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Texas See also Classical Jazz Religious Spanish Smooth Jazz Other

Estrella Media
LBI Radio	KBOC KBUA KBUE KEBN KEYH KJOJ-FM KNOR KNTE KQQK KRQB KTJM KVNR KWIZ KZMP ¹ KZMP-FM KZZA
Television stations	KETD KMPX KPNZ KRCA KSDX-LD KVPA-LD KZJL WASA-LD WESV-LD WGEN-TV WVFW-LD
Television networks	Estrella TV
Other assets	Liberman Broadcasting tower (Era, Texas)
¹ Operated by Deportes Media under a LMA.