KKJL

The station first signed on February 10, 1960 as KSLY.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Annuals/Archive-BC-YB-IDX/60s-OCR-YB/1960-YB/1960-BC-YB-OCR-Page-0122.pdf |title=Directory of AM and FM Radio Stations in the U.S. |magazine=Broadcasting Yearbook |publisher=Broadcasting Publications Inc. |page=A-121 |date=1960 |access-date=July 11, 2018 }} Original owner Rex O. Stevenson sold the station to Berry Broadcasters Inc. for $50,000 in April 1961.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/61-OCR/1961-04-17-BC-OCR-Page-0052.pdf |title=Changing Hands |magazine=Broadcasting |publisher=Broadcasting Publications Inc. |page=52 |date=April 17, 1961 |access-date=July 11, 2018 }} In January 1976, KSLY Broadcasting Company, owned by Homer Odom, sold KSLY and FM sister station KUNA to two separate corporations owned by the same Chicago-based group for a combined $535,000.{{cite news |url=http://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/76-OCR/1976-01-05-BC-OCR-Page-0034.pdf |title=Changing Hands |work=Broadcasting |date=January 5, 1976 |accessdate=May 3, 2018 }} Three years later, in July 1979, the station pair was sold to San Luis Obispo Broadcasting Inc., owned by Dudley A. White, for $1,575,000.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/79-OCR/BC-1979-07-30-OCR-Page-0056.pdf |title=Changing Hands |magazine=Broadcasting |publisher=Broadcasting Publications Inc. |page=56 |date=July 30, 1979 |access-date=July 11, 2018 }}

In February 1984, KSLY, a top 40 outlet, switched call signs and formats with KUNA, which aired a beautiful music format.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/84-OCR/BC-1984-02-06-OCR-Page-0182.pdf |title=For the Record |magazine=Broadcasting |publisher=Broadcasting Publications Inc. |page=182 |date=February 6, 1984 |access-date=July 11, 2018 }}{{cite news |url=http://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-RandR-IDX/IDX/80s/84/RR-1984-12-14-OCR-Page-0055.pdf |title=1984: CHR Is Back And Stronger Than Ever |last=Denver |first=Joel |work=Radio & Records |date=December 14, 1984 |access-date=May 3, 2018 }} The call letters changed again to KLTW in March 1985,{{cite magazine |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/85-OCR/BC-1985-03-11-OCR-Page-0047.pdf |title=For the Record |magazine=Broadcasting |publisher=Broadcasting Publications Inc. |page=86 |date=March 11, 1985 |access-date=July 11, 2018 }} then to KKCB on May 13, 1988.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/88-OCR/BC-1988-06-13-OCR-Page-0064.pdf |title=For the Record |magazine=Broadcasting |publisher=Broadcasting Publications Inc. |page=66 |date=June 13, 1988 |access-date=July 11, 2018 }}{{cite web |url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=58897&Callsign=KKJL |title=Call Sign History: KKJL |website=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database |publisher=Federal Communications Commission |access-date=July 11, 2018 }}

On May 7, 1990, San Luis Obispo Broadcasting sold KKCB and FM station KSLY to MHHF Media Ventures Inc. for $1.6 million.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/92-OCR/BC-1992-09-07-OCR-Page-0076.pdf |title=For the Record |magazine=Broadcasting |publisher=Broadcasting Publications Inc. |page=78 |date=September 7, 1992 |access-date=July 11, 2018 }} The new owner changed the AM station's call letters to KIXT on August 7, 1992.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/92-OCR/BC-1992-09-07-OCR-Page-0076.pdf |title=For the Record |magazine=Broadcasting |publisher=Broadcasting Publications Inc. |page=78 |date=September 7, 1992 |access-date=July 11, 2018 }} Further call sign changes came on November 1, 1993 to KIID and on June 1, 1995 to KKJL.

In April 2014, San Luis Obispo Broadcasting sold KKJL and its translator to Pacific Coast Media, LLC, which also owns KXTK, for $360,000.{{cite news |url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/128614/california-am-translator-combo-sold |title=California AM-Translator Combo Sold |website=All Access |publisher=All Access Music Group |date=April 9, 2014 |access-date=July 11, 2018 }} The transaction closed two months later.{{cite news |url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/130427/birmingham-am-translator-combo-donated |title=Birmingham AM-Translator Combo Donated |website=All Access |publisher=All Access Music Group |date=June 10, 2014 |access-date=July 11, 2018 }}

In June 2010, San Luis Obispo Broadcasting purchased a translator station to simulcast KKJL on the FM band. That station, K293AW in San Luis Obispo, began rebroadcasting KKJL in November 2011 at the 106.5 MHz frequency.{{cite news |url=https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/business/article39188676.html |last=Tanner |first=Kathe |title=KKJL-AM now also simulcast on FM |newspaper=The Tribune |location=San Luis Obispo, California |date=November 16, 2011 |access-date=July 11, 2018 }}

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• [https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=44670 FCC History Cards for KKJL]
• {{AM station data|58897|KKJL}}
• {{FCC-LMS-Facility|152377|K293AW}}
• {{FXL|K293AW}}

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KJL

Category:Mass media in San Luis Obispo County, California

Category:1960 establishments in California

Category:Radio stations established in 1960