KJYO

KJYO

City	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Broadcast area	Oklahoma City Metroplex
Frequency	102.7 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	KJ103
Programming
Format	Top 40 (CHR)
Subchannels	HD2: iHeartRadio Music Festival
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia (iHM Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	KGHM, KREF-FM, KTOK, KTST, KXXY-FM
History
First air date	April 9, 1961 (as KJEM-FM)[1]
Former call signs	KJEM (1961-1972) KAFG (1972-1977) KZUE (1977-1981)
Call sign meaning	Relic of "K-Joy" days
Technical information
Facility ID	11918
Class	C0
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	372 meters (1,220 ft)
Links
Webcast	Listen Live HD2: Listen Live
Website	kj103.com

KJYO, known as "KJ103", is a Top 40 (CHR) radio station serving the Oklahoma City area owned by iHeartMedia. Its transmitter is located in Northeast Oklahoma City, and its studios are located at the 50 Penn Place building on the Northwest side.

History[]

The station began broadcasting April 8, 1961 as KJEM-FM, sister to KJEM (800 AM), and adopted an adult standards format. Studios were located where the Oklahoma City Federal Building (Murrah Building) once stood. It changed calls in 1972 to KAFG and ran an automated oldies format. KAFG's transmitter site was at 23rd and N. Classen on top of the Citizen's National Bank tower.

In May 1977 it re-launched as a rock station known as "The Zoo" and adopted the call letters KZUE. During this time it was owned by INSILCO Broadcasting which later changed its name to Clear Channel Radio, and eventually iHeartMedia. After losing its audience to the then new KOFM (now Magic 104.1), it became an AC station known as "Z-103" in 1979. The station adopted the handle "K-Joy" (The Joy of Oklahoma) and an easy listening format in 1981 and changed its call letters to KJYO. It has been a Top 40 (CHR) since 1983 but leaned towards the Rhythmic Top 40 format in 1989-1991 when it was known as "Kontinuous Jams." In late 2007, KJYO launched a HD2 subchannel that carried a new music format. In late 2015, KJYO-HD2 changed its new music format to that based on the iHeartRadio Music Festival.

On Air[]

TJ, Janet, & JRod 5:30am-10am
Ryan Seacrest 10am-2pm
JJ Ryan 2pm-7pm

Former Air Personalities

• Bob Campbell

• Brad B

• Brian (Ponch) Kelly (Now PD of KMXV/Kansas City)

• Curt Spain

• Dan Tooker

• Danny Douglas

• Domino (Former KIIS/Los Angeles, KISS/Dallas)

• Dylan Sprague (Now Ops Manager of Clear Channel Boston)

• Frito

• Greg Fisher (later known as Greg Knight at KKRW/Houston)

• Jay “JR” Runyon

• JD Stewart

• Joel Folger

• John Zondlo

• Josh Knauer

• Kramer

• Mark Shannon (Deceased)

• Maverick (Former PD of WiLD/Atlanta)

• Michael Blake

• Mike McCoy

• Ric Reece

• Ronnie Rocket (Now Mornings at KMXV/Kansas City)

• Scholar Brad (Now afternoons at J-103 Chattanooga)

• Stacy Barton

• Steve Summers

• Teresa Maxwell (Now Mornings at KMXV/Kansas City)

• Tod Tucker (Past PD WPUP and WGMG/Athens-Greater Atlanta for Cox Media Group.)

• Woody Wood

References[]

External links[]

• Station website
• KJYO in the FCC FM station database
• KJYO on Radio-Locator
• KJYO in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
• FCC History Cards for KJYO

Coordinates: 35°35′52″N 97°29′23″W / 35.597833°N 97.48975°W / 35.597833; -97.48975