KJOJ-FM

KJOJ
City	Freeport, Texas
Broadcast area	Greater Houston
Frequency	103.3 MHz
Programming
Format	Silent
Ownership
Owner	Estrella Media ; (Estrella Radio License of Houston LLC)
Sister stations	Radio: KTJM, KQQK, KEYH, KNTE; TV: KZJL
History
First air date	September 16, 1985
Last air date	December 14, 2020
Former call signs	KJOJ (1990-1991); KGLF-FM (1985-1990);
Call sign meaning	Joy Of Jesus (From previous Christian format)
Technical information
Facility ID	69565
Class	C
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	303 m (994 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	28°48′58″N 95°36′4″W
Repeater(s)	KTJM (Port Arthur)

KJOJ-FM (103.3 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Freeport, Texas, and serving the Greater Houston radio market. It is owned by Estrella Media and is currently under Special Temporary Authority from the Federal Communications Commission to be off the air due to a catastrophic power failure at the transmitter site, as stated in the filed silent notification. KJOJ-FM's last airdate was December 14, 2020. Prior to leaving the air, KJOJ's programming was simulcast with sister station 98.5 KTJM Port Arthur. As a result of KJOJ-FM going silent, fellow sister station KNTE in Bay City has become the new simulcast partner for KTJM.

KJOJ-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the highest permitted for non-grandfathered FM stations in the U.S.[1] The tower has a height above average terrain (HAAT) of 303 m (994 ft). KJOJ-FM also has a Federal Communications Commission construction permit to relocate to a tower that is 595.8 m (1,955 ft). The transmitter is located off Sgt. Joe Parks Memorial Highway in Sargent, Texas.[2]

History

KGUL. KGLF-FM and KJOJ

When the FCC granted a construction permit to build a new FM station in Freeport, it was given the call sign KGUL. By the time the station signed on the air on October , 1989, the call letters were KGLF-FM. KGLF-FM was owned by Freeport Broadcasting. Freeport sold the station for $2 million to U.S. Radio in 1990.[3]

The new owner changed the call letters to KJOJ (which had moved from 106.9 licensed to Conroe). In 1991, the call sign changed to its current KJOJ-FM as 880 AM in Conroe took the KJOJ call sign, which had been on 106.9 FM (now KHPT) for many years under the ownership of televangelist Jimmy Swaggart. Swaggart sold 106.9 to U.S. Radio after the sex scandal that caused him to leave his ministry for some time. The simulcast with 98.5 FM began in 1993 after Swaggart sold 103.3.

Urban Gold and Smooth Jazz

When "Yo 1590 Raps!" went on the air on KYOK 1590 AM, after flipping from Urban Gospel to Rap music, in February 1991, the FM station's format changed back to "Y98.5 Is Back, playing the best variety of Hits and Dusties." In 1993, 103.3 KJOJ-FM and KYOK began simulcasting as "Y98.5". KJOJ-FM has been simulcasting since.

The station started playing Smooth Jazz on Sundays. It proved so popular that on March 8, 1995, the simulcast flipped full time to Smooth Jazz, known as "Smooth FM 98.5 and 103.3".[4]

Rhythmic CHR and Rhythmic Oldies

On February 24, 1997, after stunting with continuous play of the song Kiss by Prince, the station's format changed to Rhythmic Contemporary as "Kiss 98-5, Kiss Again 103-3". The stations targeted the Hispanic youth market playing heavy doses of Latin Freestyle and House music, mimicking the style of WPOW-FM Power 96 in Miami. In June 1998, the "Kiss 98-5, Kiss Again 103-3" format was tweaked again to rival 104.1 KRBE, by playing Rock and Pop based Top 40.

On January 1, 1999, the station jumped on the Rhythmic Oldies bandwagon as "98.5 The Jam". The call letters changed to KTJM, to represent "Texas Jam." During 1999 to 2001, the station's moniker changed to "Houston's Jammin' Oldies" and then to "Houston's Jammin' Hits".

Switch to Regional Mexican

In July 2001, the station was bought by Liberman Broadcasting of Burbank, California.[5] The ownership changed brought a flip to the current Regional Mexican "La Raza" format.

In 2019, Liberman ran into financial problems and declared Chapter 11. After reorganization, the corporate name changed to Estrella Media.

References

FCC.gov/KJOJ-FM
Radio-Locator.com/KJOJ-FM
Information from the Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1992 page A-339
"R&R" (PDF). Americanradiohistory.com. March 10, 1995. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2002-2003 page D-439

External links

LaRaza Radio of Houston

KJOJ in the FCC's FM station database
KJOJ on Radio-Locator
KJOJ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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[1] FCC.gov/KJOJ-FM

[2] Radio-Locator.com/KJOJ-FM

[3] Information from the Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1992 page A-339

[4] "R&R" (PDF). Americanradiohistory.com. March 10, 1995. Retrieved 3 October 2017.

[5] Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2002-2003 page D-439

Radio stations in the Bay City/Freeport, Texas area
By FM frequency	88.1 89.5 89.9 91.1 92.5 96.9 101.7 102.5 103.3 107.5
By AM frequency	1390 1500
NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.425 (Bay City) 162.450 (New Taiton) 162.550 (Galveston)
By callsign	K201FA K210DF KANI KGLK KHB40 KJOJ-FM KJY78 KKHA KMKS KNTE KULP KXBJ KYBJ KZBJ WWG40
Defunct	KROY (99.7 FM)
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Defunct	KJNZ – Hereford KMUL – Farwell KPDB – Big Lake
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Texas See also Classical Jazz Religious Spanish Smooth Jazz Other

Estrella Media
LBI Radio	KBOC KBUA KBUE KEBN KEYH KJOJ-FM KNOR KNTE KQQK KRQB KTJM KVNR KWIZ KZMP KZMP-FM KZZA
Television stations	KETD KPNZ KRCA KSDX-LD KVPA-LD KZJL WASA-LD WESV-LD WGEN-TV WVFW-LD
Television networks	Estrella TV
Other assets	Liberman Broadcasting tower (Era, Texas)
Website: estrellamedia.com