KJYO

KJYO, known as "KJ103", is a Top 40 (CHR) radio station serving the Oklahoma City area and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. Its transmitter is located in Northeast Oklahoma City, and studios are located at the 50 Penn Place building on the Northwest side.

Not to be confused with Leesburg Executive Airport, whose ICAO code is also KJYO.
KJYO
CityOklahoma City, Oklahoma
Broadcast areaOklahoma City Metroplex
BrandingKJ103
SloganOklahoma City's #1 Hit Music Station
Frequency102.7 MHz (HD Radio)
102.7 HD-2 iHeartRadio Music Festival
First air dateApril 9, 1961 (as KJEM-FM)[1]
FormatTop 40 (CHR)
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT372 meters (1,220 ft)
ClassC0
Facility ID11918
Call sign meaningRelic of K-Joy days
Former call signsKJEM (1964-1972)
KAFG (1972-1977)
KZUE (1977-1981)
OwneriHeartMedia, Inc.
(Clear Channel Broadcasting Licenses, Inc.)
Sister stationsKBRU, KGHM, KTOK, KTST, KXXY-FM
WebcastListen Live
Websitekj103.com

History

The station began broadcasting April 8, 1961 as KJEM-FM, sister to KJEM (800 AM), and adopted an adult standards format. Studios were located where the Oklahoma City Federal Building (Murrah Building) once stood. It changed calls in 1972 to KAFG and ran an automated oldies format. KAFG's transmitter site was at 23rd and N. Classen on top of the Citizen's National Bank tower.

In May 1977 it re-launched as a rock station known as "The Zoo" and adopted the call letters KZUE. During this time it was owned by INSILCO Broadcasting which later changed its name to Clear Channel Radio. After losing its audience to the then new KOFM (now Magic 104.1), it became an AC station known as "Z-103" in 1979. The station adopted the handle "K-Joy" (The Joy of Oklahoma) and an easy listening format in 1981 and changed its call letters to KJYO. It has been a Top 40 (CHR) since 1983 but leaned towards the Rhythmic Top 40 format in 1989-1991 when it was known as "Kontinuous Jams." In late 2007 KJYO-HD2 was launched with a New Music format. In late 2015 KJYO-HD2 changed New Music format to iHeartRadio Music Festival.

On Air

TJ, Janet, & JRod 5:30am-10am
Ryan Seacrest 10am-2pm
JJ Ryan 2pm-7pm

Former Air Personalities

  • Ronnie Rocket (Now Mornings at KMXV Kansas City)
  • Tod Tucker (Past PD WPUP and WGMG Athens-Greater Atlanta for Cox Media Group.)
  • Mark Shannon (Deceased)
  • Teresa Maxwell (Now Mornings at KMXV Kansas City)
  • Stacy Barton
  • Danny Douglas
  • Curt Spain
  • Steve Summers
  • Joel Folger
  • JD Stewart
  • Brian (Ponch) Kelly (Now PD of KMXV Kansas City)
  • Ric Reece
  • Michael Blake
  • Dan Tooker
  • Bob Campbell
  • Josh Knauer
  • Scholar Brad (Now afternoons at J-103 Chattanooga)
  • Domino (Former KIIS/LA, KISS/Dallas)
  • Dylan Sprague (Now Ops Manager of Clear Channel Boston)
  • Maverick (Former PD of WiLD/Atlanta)
  • Kramer
  • Mike McCoy
  • Brad B
  • John Zondlo
  • Frito
  • Jay “JR” Runyon

References
  1. "KJEM-FM" (PDF). 1970 Broadcasting Yearbook. 1970. p. B-163 (363). Retrieved January 17, 2020.

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