KKJQ

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{{short description|FM radio station in Garden City, Kansas}}

{{Infobox radio station

| name = KKJQ

| logo = KKJQ logo.png

| city = Garden City, Kansas

| area =

| branding = Q97

| frequency = 97.3 MHz

| airdate =

| format = Country

| erp = 100,000 watts

| haat = {{convert|244.0|m|ft|sp=us}}

| class = C1

| facility_id = 33690

| coordinates = {{coord|37|46|48|N|100|27|36|W|region:US-KS_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| callsign_meaning =

| former_callsigns = KBUF-FM (1980–1984)

| owner = My Town Media

| licensee = Western Kansas Broadcast Center, LLC

| sister_stations = KBUF, KHGN, KSKL, KSKZ, KSSA, KULY, KWKR

| webcast =

| website = {{URL|www.westernkansasnews.com/q97/}}

| affiliations = Westwood One, Premiere Radio Networks

| licensing_authority= FCC

}}

KKJQ (97.3 FM, "Q97") is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Its city of license is Garden City, Kansas, United States. The station is currently owned by Murfin Drilling Company, through licensee Western Kansas Broadcast Center, LLC, and features programming from Westwood One and Premiere Radio Networks.{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KKJQ |title=KKJQ Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }}

History

The station went on the air as KBUF-FM on February 1, 1980. On July 23, 1984, the station changed its call sign to the current KKJQ.{{cite web|url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=33690&Callsign=KKJQ |title=KKJQ Call Sign History |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }} National Association of Farm Broadcasters honoree Loretta P. "Lory Williams" Johnson served as the farm broadcaster at KKJQ from 1986 until her death in 2021.{{cite web |title=Loretta P. Johnson Obituary |url=https://www.gctelegram.com/obituaries/story-obituaries-2021-01-19-loretta-p-johnson-4213952001 |website=Garden City Telegram |access-date=January 20, 2021 |date=January 19, 2021}}

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