KKJG

KKJG (98.1 MHz, "98.1 K-Jug") is a commercial FM radio station that is licensed to San Luis Obispo, California and broadcasts to the San Luis Obispo County area. The station is owned by American General Media and airs a country music radio format. The KKJG studios and offices are located on Sacramento Road in San Luis Obispo and its transmitter is off TV Tower Road in Santa Margarita, California.[1]

KKJG
CitySan Luis Obispo, California
Broadcast areaSan Luis Obispo County, California
Branding98.1 K-Jug
Slogan"#1 For Today's Country"
Frequency98.1 MHz
First air dateJanuary 1, 1984
FormatCountry
ERP4,500 watts
HAAT463 meters (1,519 ft)
ClassB
Facility ID71713
Call sign meaningK K-JuG (used as a musical instrument in early bluegrass bands)
Former call signsKKUS (1984-1992)
OwnerAmerican General Media
(AGM California, Inc.)
Sister stationsKKAL, KSTT-FM, KVEC, KZOZ
WebcastListen Live
Websitejugcountry.com

History

The station was first signed on January 1, 1984 as KKUS by Cabrillo Communications Inc.[2]

On May 1, 1992, Cabrillo sold KKUS to Westcoast Broadcasting Inc. for $800,000.[3] The new owner changed the station's call sign to KKJG on June 1[4][5] and introduced a country music format branded "K-Jug".

In April 1997, Westcoast sold KKJG to American General Media for $1.5 million.[6]

Programming

Tom and Becky in the Morning, KKJG's morning program, is hosted weekdays by Tom Keffury and Becky Kingman. Keffury is a longtime resident of San Luis Obispo County who arrived at KKJG in October 2005. In the 1990s, Keffury was a morning disc jockey at KDDB. Kingman graduated with a degree in journalism from California Polytechnic State University in 2007 and has lived in San Luis Obispo County since the early 2000s.[7] Preceding the morning show is Farmview Radio, an agricultural news show. Airing Sunday evenings is Country Countdown USA, hosted by Lon Helton.

References
  1. "Predicted Coverage Area for KKJG". Radio-Locator.com. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
  2. "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada" (PDF). Broadcasting Cablecasting Yearbook. Broadcasting Publications Inc. 1986. p. B-39. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  3. "Directory of Radio Stations in the U.S." (PDF). Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook. New Providence, New Jersey: R.R. Bowker. 1995. p. B-55. ISBN 0-8352-3601-3. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  4. "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. Broadcasting Publications Inc. June 15, 1992. p. 58. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  5. "Call Sign History: KKJG". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access. U.S. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  6. "ARS Sets Up Shop in San Bernardino" (PDF). Radio and Records. April 11, 1997. p. 6. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  7. "Tom and Becky in the Morning". KKJG. Retrieved May 23, 2017.

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