KJDY (AM)

KJDY
City of license John Day, Oregon
Slogan "Voice of Grant County"
Frequency 1400 kHz
First air date December 13, 1963[1]
Format Country
Power 1,000 watts (unlimited)
Class C
Facility ID 5917
Transmitter coordinates 44°25′17″N 118°57′09″W / 44.42139°N 118.95250°W / 44.42139; -118.95250
Callsign meaning John DaY
Owner Randolph and Debra McKone, Elkhorn Media Group
(KJDY, LLC)
Sister stations KJDY-FM, KCMB, KVBL, KWRL
Webcast http://tunein.com/radio/KJDY-FM-945-s33309/

KJDY (1400 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve John Day, Oregon, USA. 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 includes After Midnite with Blair Garner hosted by Blair Garner from Premiere Radio Networks.[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. 1 2 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.
  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.

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