KJDY
Frequency1400 kHz
Programming
FormatCountry
Ownership
Owner
  • Randolph and Debra McKone, Elkhorn Media Group
  • (KJDY, LLC)
KJDY-FM (simulcast), KCMB, KVBL, KWRL
History
First air date
December 13, 1963[1]
Call sign meaning
John DaY
Technical information
Facility ID5917
ClassC
Power1,000 watts (unlimited)
Transmitter coordinates
44°25′17″N 118°57′09″W / 44.42139°N 118.95250°W / 44.42139; -118.95250
Links
Webcasthttp://player.listenlive.co/46411
Websitehttp://www.myeasternoregon.com/

KJDY (1400 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve John Day, Oregon, United States. The station, which began broadcasting in 1963, is currently owned by Randolph and Debra McKone, through licensee KJDY, LLC.

Programming

KJDY broadcasts a locally-oriented full-service country music format.[2] Syndicated programming from Premiere Radio Networks including After Midnite with Blair Garner hosted by Blair Garner and American Top 40 hosted by Ryan Seacrest.[3]

History

Launched on December 13, 1963, this station was assigned the KJDY call sign by the Federal Communications Commission.[1][4] KJDY was the first radio station licensed to serve Grant County, Oregon.[5] Licensed to John Day Valley Broadcasters, the station was initially authorized to broadcast with 1,000 watts of power during the day and 250 watts at night.[6]

John Day Valley Broadcasters sold the station to Theodore A. Smith in a transaction that was consummated on February 19, 1975.[7] Seven years later, in February 1982, station owner Theodore A. Smith applied to the FCC to transfer the broadcast license for KJDY to Pendleton Broadcasting Company. The transfer was approved by the FCC on March 18, 1982.[8]

In September 1987, Pendleton Broadcasting Company reached an agreement to sell this station to the Blue Mountain Broadcasting Company. The deal was approved by the FCC on October 26, 1987, and the transaction was consummated on December 1, 1987.[9]

Effective October 6, 2015, KJDY, sister station KJDY-FM, and translator K229AX were sold to KJDY, LLC, at a purchase price of $405,000.

References

  1. ^ a b Miller, Hilary (December 10, 2003). "KJDY hits 40". Blue Mountain Eagle.
  2. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. ^ "Stations: Oregon". AfterMidnite and the Blair Garner Show. Archived from the original on May 11, 2008. Retrieved June 3, 2009.
  4. ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Archived from the original on 2016-01-27.
  5. ^ "Obituaries: May 23, 2007". Blue Mountain Eagle. May 23, 2007. The couple and their son, Steve, moved to John Day in September of 1963, to help in the installation and management of Grant County's first radio station.
  6. ^ "Directory of AM and FM Radio stations in the U.S.". 1967 Broadcasting Yearbook. Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1967. p. B-131.
  7. ^ "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada". Broadcasting Yearbook 1979. Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1979. p. C-181.
  8. ^ "Application Search Details (BAL-19820211FK)". FCC Media Bureau. March 18, 1982.
  9. ^ "Application Search Details (BAL-19870911EH)". FCC Media Bureau. December 1, 1987.

External links

Country radio stations in the state of Oregon
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