KJON

KJON (850 kHz) is an AM radio station licensed to Carrollton, Texas, and serving the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. It is owned and operated by Chatham Hill Foundation, which runs the religious Guadalupe Radio Network. KJON carries a Spanish-language Catholic talk and teaching radio format. It is sister stations with KATH 910 AM, which broadcasts a similar format in English.

By day, KJON is powered at 5,000 watts. 850 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A KOA Denver. For that reason, KJON is a daytimer station and must leave the air at night to avoid interference. The transmitter is off Dallas Parkway in Celina, Texas.

History[]

The station was KRPT until 1997 in Anadarko, Oklahoma, when it became KJON. The station moved to the Dallas area on June 10, 2003. Station signed on with a Tropical music format on May 3, 2004.

In November, 2006 the station license was transferred^{[permanent dead link]} from BMP Fort Worth to Chatham Hill Foundation. details

External links[]

• DFW Radio/TV History
• KJON in the FCC AM station database
• KJON on Radio-Locator
• KJON in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

Coordinates: 33°16′42″N 96°49′16″W / 33.27833°N 96.82111°W / 33.27833; -96.82111

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