KJMY
{{short description|Radio station in Bountiful–Salt Lake City, Utah}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = KJMY
| logo = KJMY_My995.png
| logo_size = 200px
| city = Bountiful, Utah
| area = Salt Lake City metropolitan area - Ogden - Provo
| branding = My 99.5
| frequency = 99.5 MHz {{HD Radio}}
| translators = {{Radio Relay|99.1|K256AE|Salt Lake City|HD2}}
| repeaters = {{Radio Relay|99.5|KJMY-FM2|Park City}}
| airdate = {{start date and age|1988|3|15}} (as KBZE)
| format = Hot adult contemporary
| subchannels = HD2: Business 99.1 (Business news)
| erp = 40,000 watts
| haat = 900 meters (2,953 ft)
| class = C
| facility_id = 6543
| coordinates = {{coord|40|36|29|N|112|9|33|W|region:US_type:landmark}}
| callsign_meaning = "My"
| former_callsigns = KBZE (1988–1989)
KLVV (1988–1991)
KUTQ (1991–1996)
KURR (1996–2004)
| affiliations = Premiere Networks
Bloomberg Radio (HD2)
| owner = {{nowrap|iHeartMedia, Inc.}}
| licensee = iHM Licenses, LLC
| sister_stations = KNRS, KNRS-FM, KODJ, KAAZ-FM, KZHT
| webcast = [https://www.iheart.com/live/my-995-2385/ Listen Live]
[https://www.iheart.com/live/business-991-5159/ Listen Live (HD2)]
| website = [https://my995fm.iheart.com/ my995fm.iheart.com]
[https://business991.iheart.com business991.iheart.com] (HD2)
| licensing_authority= FCC
}}
KJMY (99.5 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Bountiful, Utah, and serving the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, including Ogden and Provo. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., and it broadcasts a hot adult contemporary radio format, switching to Christmas music for much of November and December.{{cite web |url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KJMY |title=KJMY Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division |access-date=2009-11-01}} The station's studios are located in West Valley City.
KJMY has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 40,000 watts. Its transmitter is on Nelson Peak Road in West Jordan.[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?call=kjmy&x=0&y=0&sr=Y&s=C Radio-Locator.com/KJMY] KJMY broadcasts using HD Radio technology. Its digital subchannel carries business news from Bloomberg Radio, which in turn feeds an FM translator at 99.1 MHz.
History
= Smooth jazz (1988–1989) =
The construction permit was assigned the call sign KBZE on February 22, 1988, while it was still an unbuilt station. KBZE signed on the air on {{start date and age|1988|3|15}}.[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1990/B-All-Radio-BC-YB-1990.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 1990] page B-315, Broadcasting & Cable It was owned by the Bountiful Broadcasting Company and it carried a smooth jazz format as "The Breeze."
= Adult contemporary (1989–1990) =
On February 14, 1989, the station changed its call letters to KLVV. As "K-Love," the station carried an adult contemporary format.
= Top 40 (1990–1991) =
On October 8, 1990, KLVV flipped to Top 40/CHR as "Q-99."https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1990/RR-1990-10-12.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}
= Rock (1991–1996) =
= Classic rock (1996–2004) =
On September 6, 1996, the station became KURR, and changed its format to classic rock, keeping the "Rock 99" name.https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1996/R&R-1996-09-13.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}} In 1999, KURR was acquired by Clear Channel Communications, the forerunner to today's iHeartMedia.[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2010/D-2010-BC-YB-7.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 2010] page D-550, Broadcasting & Cable
= Hot adult contemporary (2004–present) =
After struggling in the ratings for many years, on November 4, 2004, the current call sign KJMY was adopted. The station's format became hot adult contemporary.{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=6543&Callsign=KJMY6543|title=KJMY Call Sign History |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }}{{cite web |url=http://www.oldradio.com/archives/stations/slc-hist.htm |title=Broadcast History - Salt Lake City |work=Barry Mishkind |access-date=2009-11-01}} KJMY became the only hot AC again in Salt Lake City following the reverting of KBEE to adult contemporary in February 2012. (KBEE later shifted back to Adult Top 40 in 2013.)
KJMY-HD2
Since March 2010, KJMY's HD2 digital subchannel has fed an analog FM translator station, K256AE (99.1), licensed to Salt Lake City. The station was initially branded as "Classic Country 99.1", and operated using a loophole in FCC translator regulations to broadcast an additional analog signal to the market. On September 15, 2011, KJMY-HD2 changed to classic rock, branded as "Rock 99.1".[http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/53614/99-1-salt-lake-city-rocks/ 99.1 Salt Lake City Rocks]
On January 11, 2013, KJMY-HD2 changed to alternative rock, branded as "The Alternative Project".[http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/80483/99-1-provo-shifts-to-alternative/ 99.1 Provo Shifts to Alternative] On May 21, 2014, KJMY-HD2 changed its format to country music, branded as "Country 99.1".[http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/88709/clear-channel-debuts-utahs-new-country/ Clear Channel Debuts Utah's New Country][http://www.24saltlake.com/media/991-fm-flips-alternative-to-country/ 99.1 FM flips formats from alternative to country] On May 6, 2015, KJMY-HD2 was changed to a simulcast of contemporary hit sister station KZHT 97.1 FM.
On February 7, 2019, KJMY-HD2 changed to soft adult contemporary, branded as "Easy 99.1".[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/174356/easy-99-1-debuts-in-salt-lake-city/ Easy 99.1 Debuts in Salt Lake City] Radioinsight - February 7, 2019 On January 27, 2021, KJMY-HD2 flipped to business news from Bloomberg Radio, branded as "Business 99.1".[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/204417/business-news-made-easy-in-salt-lake-city/ Business News Made Easy In Salt Lake City] Radioinsight - January 27, 2021
Former logo
References
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External links
- [http://my995fm.iheart.com/ Official website]
{{FM station data|6543|KJMY}}
- {{FCC-LMS-Facility|6544|K256AE}}
- {{FXL|K256AE}}
{{Salt Lake City Radio}}
{{Adult Contemporary Radio Stations in Utah}}
{{IHeartMedia}}
Category:Hot adult contemporary radio stations in the United States
Category:Mass media in Salt Lake City
Category:Radio stations established in 1988