KSJB

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KSJB
Broadcast area Jamestown, North Dakota
Branding KSJB 600
Slogan Classic Country
Frequency 600 (kHz)
First air date 1928
Format Commercial; Classic country
Power 5,000 watts
Class B
Facility ID 10778
Transmitter coordinates 46°49′03″N 98°42′34″W / 46.81750°N 98.70944°W / 46.81750; -98.70944
Owner Chesterman Communications
Website www.ksjbam.com

KSJB is an AM radio station based in Jamestown in the U.S. state of North Dakota.

Broadcasting at 600 kHz with 5000 watts of power and a directional pattern that drives the signal from northwest to southeast, the station boasts that it can be heard clearly in six states and two Canadian provinces. KSJB can be heard with a clear signal in cities such as Valley City, Bismarck, Fargo, Grand Forks, Minot, Pierre, South Dakota, and Bemidji, Minnesota.

Both KSJB and KSJZ broadcast from studios at the Buffalo Mall. They share a transmitter site south of Jamestown, on Highway 281.

Programming

Beginning in 1953, KSJB-AM programmed a "Top 40" format, in an attempt to compete directly with Bismarck's KFYR 550-AM clear channel broadcast, which also featured a popular music format. In the 1960s the station became heavily involved with various promotions, including publishing and distributing a weekly Top 40 handout and sponsoring numerous concerts. In 1973, the decision was made to change the format to country-western, and the change was made over the Easter weekend, without fanfare, or prior notice to the listeners or the announcing staff. Given the station's extensive reach, it continues to focus on music and programming for truck drivers and farmers, with a schedule very heavy with farm market reports and agribusiness information.

History

KSJB went on the air in 1928. KSJZ-FM "Kiss 93.3" (originally KSJM), an adult contemporary radio station, went on the air in 1969.

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