KJEE

{{Infobox radio station

| logo = KJEE.png

| logo_size = 150px

| name = KJEE

| city = {{nowrap|Montecito, California}}

| area = {{nowrap|Santa Barbara, California}}
{{nowrap|Oxnard—Ventura, California}}

| airdate = March 1994

| frequency = 92.9 MHz

| branding = 92.9 KJEE

| format = Modern rock

| erp = 820 watts

| haat = {{convert|270|m|ft|0|abbr=off|sp=us}}

| class = A

| facility_id = 43589

| coordinates = {{coord|34.466|N|119.678|W|type:landmark_region:US_source:FCC}}

| owner = James Evans

| licensee = Montecito FM, Inc.

| webcast =

| website = {{URL |https://www.kjee.com/ |kjee.com }}

| licensing_authority= FCC

}}

KJEE (92.9 FM) is a commercial radio station that is licensed to Montecito, California and broadcasts to the Santa Barbara area. The station is owned by James Evans under the name of licensee Montecito FM, Inc. and airs a modern rock format.

History

KJEE signed on in March 1994 with a modern rock format.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Annuals/Archive-BC-YB-IDX/90s-OCR-YB/1996-YB/1996-BC-YB-OCR-Page-0208.pdf |title=Directory of Radio Stations in the U.S. |magazine=Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook |publisher=R.R. Bowker |location=New Providence, New Jersey |page=B-48 |date=1996 |access-date=May 17, 2018 }} Initially, owner James Evans stunted with a variety of formats by playing a different artist each day, eventually choosing to satisfy the unmet demand for alternative rock in the Santa Barbara radio market. During its first few months in operation, KJEE aired with few commercials and did no formal marketing, instead building its audience by appearing at selected local events and through word of mouth. In the Spring 1994 Arbitron ratings report, the first one in which the station appears, KJEE earned a share of 5.6 in the 12+ group in the market and ranked number one among adults 18–34.{{cite magazine |url=http://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-RandR-IDX/IDX/90s/94/RR-1994-09-14-OCR-Page-0026.pdf |last=Alexander |first=Shawn |title=KJEE Debuts No. 1 18-34 |magazine=Radio & Records |page=26 |date=September 16, 1994 |access-date=May 17, 2018 }}

Evans hired only three employees to launch KJEE. Original general manager Eddie Gutierrez sold advertising and planned promotions. Programming director/marketing director Heather Luke made all on-air announcements; assistant PD/assistant MD Deanne Saffran reported on local traffic, answered the station's phones, and voiced commercials. All four staff members also worked regular on-air shifts, pre-recording their material at first. Luke departed in June 1995, and Gutierrez and Saffran assumed her PD and MD duties, respectively.{{cite magazine |url=http://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-RandR-IDX/IDX/90s/95/RR-1995-06-16-OCR-Page-0020.pdf |title=Rumbles |magazine=Radio & Records |page=20 |date=June 16, 1995 |access-date=May 17, 2018 }} In September 1995, KHTY morning personality Ricky Suave joined KJEE as its new APD, hosting the same time slot.{{cite magazine |url=http://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-RandR-IDX/IDX/90s/95/RR-1995-09-29-OCR-Page-0014.pdf |title=Changes |magazine=Radio & Records |page=14 |date=September 29, 1995 |access-date=May 17, 2018 }}

Concerts

Since 2004, KJEE has sponsored an annual series of concerts in the Santa Barbara and Ventura areas featuring alternative rock artists, some of whom originate from the station's listening area.

Bands listed in reverse order of night's performance. Headlining act in bold.

class="wikitable"
width=50px\| Date ! colspan=12\| Event ! colspan=12\| Venue ! colspan=12\| City ! colspan=12\| Lineup
Tuesday, June 18, 2004 \| colspan=12\|10th Anniversary Bash \| colspan=12\|Santa Barbara Bowl \| colspan=12\|Santa Barbara, California \| colspan=12\| 311, The Ataris, Lit, MxPx
Saturday, June 11, 2005 \| colspan=12\|Summer Round-Up \| colspan=12\|Santa Barbara Bowl \| colspan=12\|Santa Barbara, California \| colspan=12\|Jimmy Eat World, Hot Hot Heat, Rise Against, The Bravery, Pinback, Pepper, Tegan and Sara, Mad Caddies
Sunday, June 11, 2006 \| colspan=12\|Summer Round-Up \| colspan=12\|Santa Barbara Bowl \| colspan=12\|Santa Barbara, California \| colspan=12\|The Strokes, Franz Ferdinand, Yellowcard, Panic! At The Disco, She Wants Revenge, Hard-Fi{{cite news \|url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/8040/kjee-s-summer-roundup-2 \|title=KJEE's Summer Roundup 2 \|website=All Access \|publisher=All Access Music Group \|date=April 3, 2006 \|access-date=June 13, 2018 }}
Monday, December 11, 2006 \| colspan=12\| Winter Round-Up \| colspan=12\|Arlington Theater \| colspan=12\|Santa Barbara, California \| colspan=12\|Jet, Angels & Airwaves, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Timmy Curran (Local Favorite){{cite news \|url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/16603/kjee-announces-winter-roundup \|title=KJEE Announces Winter Roundup \|website=All Access \|publisher=All Access Music Group \|date=November 3, 2006 \|access-date=June 13, 2018 }}
Friday, June 8, 2007 \| colspan=12\| Seaside Beach Ball \| colspan=12\|Ventura County Fairgrounds \| colspan=12\|Ventura, California \| colspan=12\|Chris Cornell, Queens of the Stone Age, Sum 41, The Bravery, Silversun Pickups, Shiny Toy Guns, Cold War Kids, Plain White T's{{cite news \|url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/23785/kjee-presents-seaside-beach-ball \|title=KJEE Presents 'Seaside Beach Ball' \|work=All Access \|publisher=All Access Music Group \|date=April 20, 2007 \|access-date=June 13, 2018 }}
Sunday, May 18, 2008 \| colspan=12\| The Return Of The Summer Round-Up \| colspan=12\|Santa Barbara Bowl \| colspan=12\|Santa Barbara, California \| colspan=12\|The Offspring, Pennywise, Everlast, Flobots, The Whigs, Rebelution{{cite news \|url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/38314/kjee-announces-summer-round-up \|title=KJEE Announces 'Summer Round Up' \|work=All Access \|publisher=All Access Music Group \|date=April 2, 2008 \|access-date=June 13, 2018 }}
Sunday, May 17, 2009 \| colspan=12\| Summer Round-Up \| colspan=12\|Santa Barbara Bowl \| colspan=12\|Santa Barbara, California \| colspan=12\|Kings of Leon, The Airborne Toxic Event, Far, Iration, White Lies{{cite news \|url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/53838/kjee-ready-for-summer-round-up \|title=KJEE Ready For 'Summer Round-Up' \|work=All Access \|publisher=All Access Music Group \|date=March 6, 2009 \|access-date=June 13, 2018 }}
Saturday, June 12, 2010 \| colspan=12\| Summer Round-Up \| colspan=12\|Santa Barbara Bowl \| colspan=12\|Santa Barbara, California \| colspan=12\|Sublime with Rome, Iration, The Dirty Heads, Cage The Elephant, Dead Country, PSUPERBRAIN{{cite news \|url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/73193 \|title=KJEE Announces 'Summer Round-Up' \|work=All Access \|publisher=All Access Music Group \|date=April 2, 2010 \|access-date=June 13, 2018 }}
Friday, June 3, 2011 \| colspan=12\| Summer Round-Up \| colspan=12\|Santa Barbara Bowl \| colspan=12\|Santa Barbara, California \| colspan=12\|Cage the Elephant, Lykke Li, Manchester Orchestra, Peter Bjorn and John, Foster the People, Sleeper Agent{{cite news \|url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/89690/kjee-announces-summer-round-up-at-santa-barbara-bo \|title=KJEE Announces 'Summer Round-Up' At Santa Barbara Bowl \|work=All Access \|publisher=All Access Music Group \|date=April 5, 2011 \|access-date=June 13, 2018 }}
Friday, June 1, 2012 \| colspan=12\| Summer Round-Up \| colspan=12\|Santa Barbara Bowl \| colspan=12\|Santa Barbara, California \| colspan=12\|Silversun Pickups, Garbage, The Naked and Famous, Grouplove{{cite news \|url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/103496/kjee-announces-silversun-pickups-will-headline-sum \|title=KJEE Announces Silversun Pickups Will Headline Summer Round-Up \|work=All Access \|publisher=All Access Music Group \|date=March 12, 2012 \|access-date=June 13, 2018 }}
Monday, December 10, 2012 \| colspan=12\| Winter Round-Up \| colspan=12\|Arlington Theater \| colspan=12\|Santa Barbara, California \| colspan=12\|Metric, Tegan and Sara, Youngblood Hawke, Beware of Darkness{{cite news \|url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/112056/kjee-brings-winter-round-up-to-santa-barbara \|title=KJEE Brings Winter Round-Up To Santa Barbara \|work=All Access \|publisher=All Access Music Group \|date=November 2, 2012 \|access-date=June 13, 2018 }}
Wednesday, September 18, 2013 \| colspan=12\| Summer Round-Up \| colspan=12\|Santa Barbara Bowl \| colspan=12\|Santa Barbara, California \| colspan=12\|Blink-182, New Beat Fund, New Politics, Atlas Genius{{cite news\|url= https://www.independent.com/2013/09/25/review-kjee-summer-round-up-santa-barbara-bowl\|last=Wenzke\|first=Marissa\|title=Review: KJEE Summer Round-Up at the Santa Barbara Bowl\|newspaper=Santa Barbara Independent\|date=September 25, 2013\|access-date=December 28, 2021}}
Thursday, May 15, 2014 \| colspan=12\| Summer Round-Up \| colspan=12\|Santa Barbara Bowl \| colspan=12\|Santa Barbara, California \| colspan=12\|311, Young the Giant, Birds of Tokyo, Big Data{{cite news \|url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/127667/lineup-announced-for-kjee-summer-round-up \|title=Lineup Announced For KJEE Summer Round-Up \|work=All Access \|publisher=All Access Music Group \|date=March 11, 2014 \|access-date=June 13, 2018 }}
Sunday, May 17, 2015 \| colspan=12\| Summer Round-Up \| colspan=12\|Santa Barbara Bowl \| colspan=12\|Santa Barbara, California \| colspan=12\|Of Monsters and Men, Walk the Moon, Banks, Family of the Year, The Blues and Greys{{cite news\|url= https://www.independent.com/2015/05/14/kjee-summer-round-up\|last=Miasnikov\|first=Cassandra\|title=KJEE Summer Round-Up\|newspaper=Santa Barbara Independent\|date=May 14, 2015\|access-date=December 28, 2021}}
Friday, June 3, 2016 \| colspan=12\| Summer Round-Up \| colspan=12\|Santa Barbara Bowl \| colspan=12\|Santa Barbara, California \| colspan=12\|Iration, Fitz and the Tantrums, The Strumbellas, Wolfmother, Fmlybnd{{cite news \|url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/151336/kjee-santa-barbara-lines-up-summer-round-up-2016 \|title=KJEE/Santa Barbara Lines Up Summer Round-Up 2016 \|work=All Access \|publisher=All Access Music Group \|date=March 8, 2016 \|access-date=May 17, 2018 }}{{cite news \|url= https://www.independent.com/2016/06/07/rockin-like-wolf-mother/\|last=Aushenker\|first=Michael \|title=Rockin' Like a (Wolf) Mother!\|newspaper=Santa Barbara Independent\|date=June 7, 2016\|access-date=December 28, 2021}}
Saturday, June 10, 2017 \| colspan=12\| Summer Round-Up \| colspan=12\|Santa Barbara Bowl \| colspan=12\|Santa Barbara, California \| colspan=12\|Empire of the Sun, Bishop Biggs, Judah & the Lion, Soul Majestic{{cite news \|url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/163686/giddyup-for-kjee-santa-barbara-s-summer-round-up-c \|title=Giddyup For KJEE/Santa Barbara's Summer Round-Up Concert \|work=All Access \|publisher=All Access Music Group \|date=March 14, 2017 \|access-date=May 17, 2018 }}{{cite news \|url= https://www.independent.com/2017/06/13/kjee-summer-round-up-rocks/ \|last=Tanguay\|first=Gabriel\|title=KJEE Summer Round Up Rocks\|newspaper=Santa Barbara Independent \|date=June 13, 2017\|access-date=December 28, 2021}}
Friday, May 11, 2018 \| colspan=12\| Summer Round-Up \| colspan=12\|Santa Barbara Bowl \| colspan=12\|Santa Barbara, California \| colspan=12\|Dirty Heads, Cold War Kids, Awolnation, Law, Dante Elephante{{cite news \|url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/175447/kjee-santa-barbara-s-summer-round-up-lineup-is-set \|title=KJEE/Santa Barbara's Summer Round-Up Lineup Is Set \|work=All Access \|publisher=All Access Music Group \|date=April 4, 2018 \|access-date=May 17, 2018 }}

class="wikitable"

width=50px| Date

! colspan=12| Event

! colspan=12| Venue

! colspan=12| City

! colspan=12| Lineup

Tuesday, June 18, 2004

| colspan=12|10th Anniversary Bash

| colspan=12|Santa Barbara Bowl

| colspan=12|Santa Barbara, California

| colspan=12| 311, The Ataris, Lit, MxPx

Saturday, June 11, 2005

| colspan=12|Summer Round-Up

| colspan=12|Santa Barbara Bowl

| colspan=12|Santa Barbara, California

| colspan=12|Jimmy Eat World, Hot Hot Heat, Rise Against, The Bravery, Pinback, Pepper, Tegan and Sara, Mad Caddies

Sunday, June 11, 2006

| colspan=12|Summer Round-Up

| colspan=12|Santa Barbara Bowl

| colspan=12|Santa Barbara, California

| colspan=12|The Strokes, Franz Ferdinand, Yellowcard, Panic! At The Disco, She Wants Revenge, Hard-Fi{{cite news |url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/8040/kjee-s-summer-roundup-2 |title=KJEE's Summer Roundup 2 |website=All Access |publisher=All Access Music Group |date=April 3, 2006 |access-date=June 13, 2018 }}

Monday, December 11, 2006

| colspan=12| Winter Round-Up

| colspan=12|Arlington Theater

| colspan=12|Santa Barbara, California

| colspan=12|Jet, Angels & Airwaves, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Timmy Curran (Local Favorite){{cite news |url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/16603/kjee-announces-winter-roundup |title=KJEE Announces Winter Roundup |website=All Access |publisher=All Access Music Group |date=November 3, 2006 |access-date=June 13, 2018 }}

Friday, June 8, 2007

| colspan=12| Seaside Beach Ball

| colspan=12|Ventura County Fairgrounds

| colspan=12|Ventura, California

| colspan=12|Chris Cornell, Queens of the Stone Age, Sum 41, The Bravery, Silversun Pickups, Shiny Toy Guns, Cold War Kids, Plain White T's{{cite news |url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/23785/kjee-presents-seaside-beach-ball |title=KJEE Presents 'Seaside Beach Ball' |work=All Access |publisher=All Access Music Group |date=April 20, 2007 |access-date=June 13, 2018 }}

Sunday, May 18, 2008

| colspan=12| The Return Of The Summer Round-Up

| colspan=12|Santa Barbara Bowl

| colspan=12|Santa Barbara, California

| colspan=12|The Offspring, Pennywise, Everlast, Flobots, The Whigs, Rebelution{{cite news |url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/38314/kjee-announces-summer-round-up |title=KJEE Announces 'Summer Round Up' |work=All Access |publisher=All Access Music Group |date=April 2, 2008 |access-date=June 13, 2018 }}

Sunday, May 17, 2009

| colspan=12| Summer Round-Up

| colspan=12|Santa Barbara Bowl

| colspan=12|Santa Barbara, California

| colspan=12|Kings of Leon, The Airborne Toxic Event, Far, Iration, White Lies{{cite news |url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/53838/kjee-ready-for-summer-round-up |title=KJEE Ready For 'Summer Round-Up' |work=All Access |publisher=All Access Music Group |date=March 6, 2009 |access-date=June 13, 2018 }}

Saturday, June 12, 2010

| colspan=12| Summer Round-Up

| colspan=12|Santa Barbara Bowl

| colspan=12|Santa Barbara, California

| colspan=12|Sublime with Rome, Iration, The Dirty Heads, Cage The Elephant, Dead Country, PSUPERBRAIN{{cite news |url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/73193 |title=KJEE Announces 'Summer Round-Up' |work=All Access |publisher=All Access Music Group |date=April 2, 2010 |access-date=June 13, 2018 }}

Friday, June 3, 2011

| colspan=12| Summer Round-Up

| colspan=12|Santa Barbara Bowl

| colspan=12|Santa Barbara, California

| colspan=12|Cage the Elephant, Lykke Li, Manchester Orchestra, Peter Bjorn and John, Foster the People, Sleeper Agent{{cite news |url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/89690/kjee-announces-summer-round-up-at-santa-barbara-bo |title=KJEE Announces 'Summer Round-Up' At Santa Barbara Bowl |work=All Access |publisher=All Access Music Group |date=April 5, 2011 |access-date=June 13, 2018 }}

Friday, June 1, 2012

| colspan=12| Summer Round-Up

| colspan=12|Santa Barbara Bowl

| colspan=12|Santa Barbara, California

| colspan=12|Silversun Pickups, Garbage, The Naked and Famous, Grouplove{{cite news |url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/103496/kjee-announces-silversun-pickups-will-headline-sum |title=KJEE Announces Silversun Pickups Will Headline Summer Round-Up |work=All Access |publisher=All Access Music Group |date=March 12, 2012 |access-date=June 13, 2018 }}

Monday, December 10, 2012

| colspan=12| Winter Round-Up

| colspan=12|Arlington Theater

| colspan=12|Santa Barbara, California

| colspan=12|Metric, Tegan and Sara, Youngblood Hawke, Beware of Darkness{{cite news |url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/112056/kjee-brings-winter-round-up-to-santa-barbara |title=KJEE Brings Winter Round-Up To Santa Barbara |work=All Access |publisher=All Access Music Group |date=November 2, 2012 |access-date=June 13, 2018 }}

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

| colspan=12| Summer Round-Up

| colspan=12|Santa Barbara Bowl

| colspan=12|Santa Barbara, California

| colspan=12|Blink-182, New Beat Fund, New Politics, Atlas Genius{{cite news|url= https://www.independent.com/2013/09/25/review-kjee-summer-round-up-santa-barbara-bowl|last=Wenzke|first=Marissa|title=Review: KJEE Summer Round-Up at the Santa Barbara Bowl|newspaper=Santa Barbara Independent|date=September 25, 2013|access-date=December 28, 2021}}

Thursday, May 15, 2014

| colspan=12| Summer Round-Up

| colspan=12|Santa Barbara Bowl

| colspan=12|Santa Barbara, California

| colspan=12|311, Young the Giant, Birds of Tokyo, Big Data{{cite news |url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/127667/lineup-announced-for-kjee-summer-round-up |title=Lineup Announced For KJEE Summer Round-Up |work=All Access |publisher=All Access Music Group |date=March 11, 2014 |access-date=June 13, 2018 }}

Sunday, May 17, 2015

| colspan=12| Summer Round-Up

| colspan=12|Santa Barbara Bowl

| colspan=12|Santa Barbara, California

| colspan=12|Of Monsters and Men, Walk the Moon, Banks, Family of the Year, The Blues and Greys{{cite news|url= https://www.independent.com/2015/05/14/kjee-summer-round-up|last=Miasnikov|first=Cassandra|title=KJEE Summer Round-Up|newspaper=Santa Barbara Independent|date=May 14, 2015|access-date=December 28, 2021}}

Friday, June 3, 2016

| colspan=12| Summer Round-Up

| colspan=12|Santa Barbara Bowl

| colspan=12|Santa Barbara, California

| colspan=12|Iration, Fitz and the Tantrums, The Strumbellas, Wolfmother, Fmlybnd{{cite news |url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/151336/kjee-santa-barbara-lines-up-summer-round-up-2016 |title=KJEE/Santa Barbara Lines Up Summer Round-Up 2016 |work=All Access |publisher=All Access Music Group |date=March 8, 2016 |access-date=May 17, 2018 }}{{cite news |url= https://www.independent.com/2016/06/07/rockin-like-wolf-mother/|last=Aushenker|first=Michael |title=Rockin' Like a (Wolf) Mother!|newspaper=Santa Barbara Independent|date=June 7, 2016|access-date=December 28, 2021}}

Saturday, June 10, 2017

| colspan=12| Summer Round-Up

| colspan=12|Santa Barbara Bowl

| colspan=12|Santa Barbara, California

| colspan=12|Empire of the Sun, Bishop Biggs, Judah & the Lion, Soul Majestic{{cite news |url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/163686/giddyup-for-kjee-santa-barbara-s-summer-round-up-c |title=Giddyup For KJEE/Santa Barbara's Summer Round-Up Concert |work=All Access |publisher=All Access Music Group |date=March 14, 2017 |access-date=May 17, 2018 }}{{cite news |url= https://www.independent.com/2017/06/13/kjee-summer-round-up-rocks/ |last=Tanguay|first=Gabriel|title=KJEE Summer Round Up Rocks|newspaper=Santa Barbara Independent |date=June 13, 2017|access-date=December 28, 2021}}

Friday, May 11, 2018

| colspan=12| Summer Round-Up

| colspan=12|Santa Barbara Bowl

| colspan=12|Santa Barbara, California

| colspan=12|Dirty Heads, Cold War Kids, Awolnation, Law, Dante Elephante{{cite news |url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/175447/kjee-santa-barbara-s-summer-round-up-lineup-is-set |title=KJEE/Santa Barbara's Summer Round-Up Lineup Is Set |work=All Access |publisher=All Access Music Group |date=April 4, 2018 |access-date=May 17, 2018 }}

References

External links

{{official website |url=https://www.kjee.com/ }}
{{FM station data|43589|KJEE}}
[https://publicfiles.fcc.gov/fm-profile/KJEE/contour-maps#browse-by-category FCC Public Inspection File contour map]

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Category:Montecito, California

Category:Radio stations established in 1994

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