KKJG
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = KKJG
| logo = 150px
| city = San Luis Obispo, California
| area = San Luis Obispo County, California
| branding = 98.1 K-Jug
| airdate = January 1, 1984
| frequency = 98.1 MHz
| format = Country
| erp = 4,500 watts
| haat = {{convert|463|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class = B
| facility_id = 71713
| callsign_meaning = K K-JuG (used as a musical instrument in early bluegrass bands)
| former_callsigns = KKUS (1984–1992)
| owner = American General Media
| licensee = AGM California, Inc.
| affiliations = Compass Media Networks
| sister_stations = KKAL, KSTT-FM, KVEC, KZOZ
| webcast = {{URL |https://player.amperwave.net/2968 |Listen Live }}
| website = {{URL |https://www.jugcountry.com/ |jugcountry.com }}
| licensing_authority= FCC
}}
KKJG (98.1 FM, "98.1 K-Jug") is a commercial 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 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.{{cite news |url=https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/patg?id=KKJG-FM |title=Predicted Coverage Area for KKJG |work=Radio-Locator.com |access-date=May 23, 2017 }}
History
The station was first signed on January 1, 1984, as KKUS by Cabrillo Communications Inc.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Annuals/Archive-BC-YB-IDX/80s-OCR-YB/1986-YB/1986-BC-YB-OCR-Page-0123.pdf |title=Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada |magazine=Broadcasting Cablecasting Yearbook |publisher=Broadcasting Publications Inc. |page=B-39 |date=1986 |access-date=July 18, 2018 }}
On May 1, 1992, Cabrillo sold KKUS to Westcoast Broadcasting Inc. for $800,000.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Annuals/Archive-BC-YB-IDX/90s-OCR-YB/1995-YB/1995-BC-YB-OCR-Page-0215.pdf |title=Directory of Radio Stations in the U.S. |magazine=Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook |publisher=R.R. Bowker |location=New Providence, New Jersey |isbn=0-8352-3601-3 |page=B-55 |date=1995 |access-date=July 18, 2018 }} The new owner changed the station's call sign to KKJG on June 1{{cite magazine |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/92-OCR/BC-1992-06-15-OCR-Page-0058.pdf |title=For the Record |magazine=Broadcasting |publisher=Broadcasting Publications Inc. |page=58 |date=June 15, 1992 |access-date=July 18, 2018 }}{{cite web |url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=71713&Callsign=KKJG |title=Call Sign History: KKJG |website=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database |publisher=Federal Communications Commission |access-date=July 18, 2018 }} and introduced a country music format branded "K-Jug".
In April 1997, Westcoast sold KKJG to American General Media for $1.5 million.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-RandR-IDX/IDX/90s/97/RR-1997-04-11-OCR-Page-0006.pdf |title=ARS Sets Up Shop in San Bernardino |magazine=Radio & Records |page=6 |date=April 11, 1997 |access-date=July 18, 2018 }}
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 Cal Poly in 2007 and has lived in San Luis Obispo County since the early 2000s.{{cite web |url=https://www.jugcountry.com/on_air/jug-country-morning.php |title=Tom and Becky in the Morning |website=KKJG |access-date=May 23, 2017}} Preceding the morning show is Farmview Radio, an agricultural news show. Airing Sunday evenings is Country Countdown USA, hosted by Lon Helton.
References
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External links
- {{official website |https://www.jugcountry.com/ }}
- {{FM station data|742292|KKJG}}
{{San Luis Obispo Radio}}
{{Country Radio Stations in California}}
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