| City of license | Evergreen, Montana |
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| Broadcast area | Kalispell, Montana and The Flathead |
| Slogan | "The Flathead's Home for Smooth Sexy Jazz" |
| Frequency | 1340 kHz |
| First air date | 2008 |
| Format | Smooth Jazz |
| Power | 1,000 watts (day) 670 watts (night) |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 160700 |
| Affiliations | Broadcast Architecture "Smooth Jazz Network" |
| Owner | Anderson Radio Broadcasting, Inc. |
| Sister stations | KERR, KIBG, KKMT, KQRK |
| Website | smoothkqjz.com |
KQJZ (1340 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Evergreen, Montana, USA. The station is owned by Anderson Radio Broadcasting, Inc.
KQJZ broadcasts a smooth jazz music format to Kalispell, Montana, and The Flathead.[1]
It is one of only two AM stations playing smooth jazz in the U.S., the other being KBDB in Reno, Nevada.
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This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on January 26, 2006.[2] The new station was assigned the call letters KQJZ by the FCC on April 26, 2006.[3]
In November 2006, permit holder Advance Acquisition, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this still-under construction station to Anderson Radio Broadcasting, Inc., for a reported sale price of $200,000.[4] The deal was approved by the FCC on January 12, 2007, and after a series of extensions the transaction was consummated on February 29, 2008.[5] KQJZ received its license to cover from the FCC on December 4, 2008.[6]
KQJZ programming is also carried on a broadcast translator station to extend or improve the coverage area of the station. This translator previously carried another Anderson station, KIBG.
| Call sign | MHz | City of license | Power (W) |
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| K278BI | 103.5 FM | Kalispell, Montana | 70 | D | FCC |
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