KLDR

{{Infobox radio station

| name = KLDR

| logo = 150px

| city = Harbeck-Fruitdale, Oregon

| area = Grants Pass, Oregon-Medford, Oregon

| branding = KLDR; The Music Leader

| frequency = 98.3 MHz

| translator = see below

| airdate = May 3, 1991 (as KAJO-FM)

| format = Top 40

| erp = 1,850 watts

| haat = {{convert|638|m|ft|sp=us}}

| class = C2

| facility_id = 24821

| coordinates = {{coord|42|22|56|N|123|16|29|W|region:US-OR_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| callsign_meaning = The Music LeaDeR

| former_callsigns = KAJO-FM (1991–1992)

| affiliations =

| owner = Grants Pass Broadcasting Corp.

| licensee =

| sister_stations = KAJO

| webcast = [http://v6.player.abacast.net/1391 Listen Live]

| website = [http://www.kldr.com/ kldr.com]

| licensing_authority= FCC

}}

KLDR (98.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Top 40 music format.{{cite web|url=http://www.arbitron.com |date=Spring 2010 |title=Station Information Profile |publisher=Arbitron |accessdate=2010-12-02 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100301134627/http://www.arbitron.com/ |archivedate=2010-03-01 }} Licensed to Harbeck-Fruitdale, Oregon, United States, the station serves Southern Oregon, including Grants Pass, Medford, and the Illinois Valley. The station is currently owned by Grants Pass Broadcasting Corp.{{cite web |url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KLDR |title=KLDR Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division |accessdate=2010-12-02}}

History

The station came on the air in 1991 as KAJO-FM, an FM simulcast of AM 1270 KAJO.

In 1992, the simulcast was discontinued, as the station became “The Leader” KLDR, with a more gold-based Adult Contemporary format. The first song played on KLDR was “Africa” from Toto. Within a couple of years after its launch, KLDR moved in the direction of Top 40.