City of license | Sutherlin, Oregon |
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Branding | Jelli 101.1 |
Frequency | 101.1 MHz |
First air date | 1998 |
Format | Contemporary Hit Radio |
ERP | 3,600 watts |
HAAT | 262 meters (860 feet) |
Class | C3 |
Facility ID | 69657 |
Callsign meaning | "Score" (previous format) |
Former callsigns | KAVJ (1997-2008)[1] |
Owner | Brooke Communications, Inc. |
Sister stations | KKMX, KQEN, KRSB-FM, KSKR |
Webcast | Listen (32 KBPS) |
Website | 541radio.com |
KSKR-FM (101.1 FM, "Jelli 101.1") is an American radio station licensed to serve Sutherlin, Oregon, USA. The station, which began broadcasting in 1998, is currently owned by Brooke Communications, Inc.
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KSKR-FM broadcasts a contemporary hit radio format branded as "Jelli 101.1".[2] During its time as a sports station, KSKR-FM carried high school football and other local sporting events as a member of the Table Rock Sports Network.[3] KSKR-FM also aired University of Oregon Ducks football, baseball, and men's basketball as a member of the Oregon Sports Network.[4]
This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on August 31, 1995.[5] The new station was assigned the call letters KAVJ by the FCC on June 1, 1997.[1] KAVJ received its license to cover from the FCC on February 25, 1999.[6]
In August 2002, Valentine Coastal Communications, Inc. (Bernie Foster, owner) reached an agreement to sell this station to Brooke Communications, Inc. (Patrick Markham, president) for $650,000.[7] The deal was approved by the FCC on October 21, 2002, and the transaction was consummated on December 16, 2002.[8] At the time of the sale, the station broadcast an oldies music format branded as "101.1 Cool FM".[7]
The oldies format persisted until 2008 when the station became a full-time affiliate of ESPN Radio branded as "The Score". The station was assigned the current KSKR-FM call sign by the Federal Communications Commission on June 7, 2008.[1]
On October 1, 2011, KSKR-FM changed their format from sports (which continues on sister station KSKR (1490 AM in Roseburg, Oregon)) to contemporary hits, branded as "Jelli 101.1".
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