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KJOT
KJOT (105.1 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station in Boise, Idaho. It is owned by Lotus Communications and carries an adult hits radio format known as Jack FM. KJOT plays a wide variety of hits from the 1960s until today, concentrating mostly on rock songs from the 1980s and 1990s. The radio studios and offices are on Fairview Avenue in Boise. KJOT has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 52,000 watts. The transmitter is in Horseshoe Bend, amid the towers for other Boise-area FM and TV stations. History Country (1979-1985) KJOT first signed on in 1979 as a country music station. Rock (1985-2021) In 1985, the station switched to an album-oriented rock format and rebranded as "J105" after KUUB (now KAWO) dropped the format that same year. KJOT became a classic rock station around 2003 branded as "J105: Classic Rock, That Rocks". In 2006, the station changed the slogan to "J105: Everything That Rocks". At midnight on May 14, 2010, KJOT became a mainstream rock station bra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KQXR
KQXR is a commercial radio station licensed in Payette, Idaho, broadcasting to the Boise, Idaho metro area on 100.3 FM. The station is owned by Lotus Communications with studios located at 5257 Fairview Avenue #260, Boise, Idaho 83706. "The X"—as the station is commonly known, plays an active rock radio format and positions themselves as "100.3 The X...Rocks." The station was a finalist for Radio and Records magazine's 2007 Industry Achievement Award for best Alternative Station for markets 100 and up. Other finalists include WKZQ-FM, WJSE, WBTZ, KXNA, and WSFM. The station won the "Small Market Radio Station of the Year" at the RadioContraband Rock Radio Convention in 2017. Journal Communications and the E. W. Scripps Company announced on July 30, 2014 that the two companies would merge to create a new broadcast company under the E. W. Scripps Company name that will own the two companies' broadcast properties, including KQXR. The transaction is slated to be completed in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KAWO
KAWO (104.3 FM Broadcasting, FM, "Wow Country 104.3") is a commercial radio station located in Boise, Idaho. KAWO airs a country music format branded as "Wow Country 104.3". Until 2007, the station was called "My Country 104.3" and its call letters were KTMY. History The station started operating on July 15, 1979 with the first Album-oriented rock station in the Boise media market, market as ''Q-104'' (KIDQ). In 1985, the station was switched to an adult contemporary format with the KUUB as the call letters branding as ''K-Lite 104 FM''. However, the call letters were short-lived and changed the call letters to KLTB to match the branding. The shift almost left Boise without an AOR station until KJOT (''J-105'') debuted less than a month later. KLTB was switched to oldies as ''Kool 104'' (later known as ''Kool Oldies 104.3'') until January 2006 when then-owner Clear Channel Communications switched from oldies to a country format. The new format brought new call letters, KTMY, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Journal Media Group
Journal Media Group (formerly Journal Communications) was a Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based newspaper publishing company. The company's roots were first established in 1882 as the owner of its namesake, the ''Milwaukee Journal'', and expanded into broadcasting with the establishment of WTMJ radio and WTMJ-TV, and the acquisition of other television and radio stations. On April 1, 2015, the E. W. Scripps Company acquired Journal Communications, and spun out the publishing operations of both Scripps and Journal into a new company known as Journal Media Group. It is led by Timothy E. Stautberg—the former head of Scripps' newspaper business, joined by previous Journal CEO Stephen J. Smith as a chairman. In 2016, Journal Media Group was acquired by Gannett. History The ''Milwaukee Journal'' was started in 1882, in competition with four other English-language, four German- and two Polish-language dailies. It launched WTMJ-AM (620) in 1927, and WTMJ-TV (Channel 4) in 1947. The Journal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack FM
Jack FM is a radio network brand, licensed by Sparknet Communications, with the exception of the European Union where it is licensed by Oxis Media. It plays an adult hits radio format, format, in most cases not using disc jockey, DJs. Format characteristics Stations using the "Jack" name are strictly licensed by SparkNet Communications. There are several terms that each station must agree to, including the use of no disc jockeys for at least the first few months of the format. SparkNet has been protective of its format, unsuccessfully filing trademark infringement suits against Bonneville International for its use of the Jack FM trademarked slogan "Playing What We Want" and other similar phrases. For this reason, many stations airing a Jack-like format use slightly different slogans to avoid infringing on SparkNet's service marks: WBEN-FM in Philadelphia uses the tagline "Playing anything we feel like." On WLKO "102.9 The Lake" in Charlotte, North Carolina, the tagline is "We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KRVB
KRVB is a commercial radio station located in Boise, Idaho, broadcasting to the Boise, Idaho area on 94.9 FM. KRVB airs an adult album alternative music format branded as "The River" (a reference to Boise and nearby Snake Rivers). History Full service (1975-1984) 94.9 was launched as KFXD-FM in 1975 with the FM feed of KFXD (AM). It was initially branded as ''XD-FM 95'' by 1979 with a full service Top 40 radio format and news/talk. KFXD-FM was syndicated with Drake-Chenault's ''XT-40''. Top 40/CHR (1984-1993) In 1984, it was rebranded to ''KF95'' and flipped to a full-time Top 40 format to compete with the then CHR station ''Magic 92'' (KBBK), and the later rebranded ''92 Kiss FM'' (KIYS) until it was dropped in 1990 when it switched to country. Upon the launch of KF95, the logo and the branding was being shared by the Sacramento, California radio station ''FM102'' (KSFM), and Atlanta, Georgia's ''Z-93'' (WZGC). Adult contemporary (1993-1995) A new CHR rival, ''Magic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KTHI
KTHI (107.1 FM, "107.1 K-Hits") is a commercial radio station located in Caldwell, Idaho, broadcasting to the Boise, Idaho, area. KTHI airs a classic hits music format. History The station launched in 1983 as a country station branded as "C-107" with the KCID-FM call letters. In 1997, the station flipped to a Modern AC format and was rebranded as "107.1 CID". In May 1999, the station flipped to Adult Contemporary and was rebranded as "Star 107.1". In 2002, KCID-FM changed the call letters to KTHI and flipped to a classic hits format and rebranded now known as "107.1 K-Hits". Ownership Changes Journal Communications (KTHI's former owner) and the E. W. Scripps Company announced on July 30, 2014, that the two companies would merge to create a new broadcast company under the E.W. Scripps Company name that will own the two companies' broadcast properties, including KTHI. The transaction is slated to be completed in 2015, pending shareholder and regulatory approvals. In January 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lotus Communications
Lotus Communications Corporation is a media company that owns numerous radio stations and a few TV stations, and is one of the largest privately owned radio station groups in the United States. Headquarters are located in Los Angeles, and the company's President and CEO is Howard Kalmenson. Radio , Lotus has a total of 34 stations in Arizona, California, and Nevada. In August 2018, Lotus announced that it would acquire Scripps' Tucson and Boise clusters for $8 million. To comply with ownership limits due to its existing stations in Tucson, Lotus divested KQTH and KTGV. In June 2021, Sinclair Broadcast Group agreed to sell KOMO (AM), KOMO-FM, KVI and KPLZ to Lotus Communications for $18 million. Sinclair retained KOMO-TV, plus rights to the KOMO call letters. Arizona Tucson * KFFN AM 1490 * KTKT AM 990 * KCMT FM 92.1 * KMXZ-FM 94.9 * KLPX FM 96.1 * KFMA FM 102.1 California Los Angeles * KWKW AM 1330 * KTMZ AM 1220 * KIRN AM 670 * KFWB AM 980 Bakersfield * KWAC AM 1490 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boise, Idaho
Boise (, , ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho and is the county seat of Ada County. On the Boise River in southwestern Idaho, it is east of the Oregon border and north of the Nevada border. The downtown area's elevation is above sea level. The population according to the 2020 US Census was 235,684. The Boise metropolitan area, also known as the Treasure Valley, includes five counties with a combined population of 749,202, the most populous metropolitan area in Idaho. It contains the state's three largest cities: Boise, Nampa, and Meridian. Boise is the 77th most populous metropolitan statistical area in the United States. Downtown Boise is the cultural center and home to many small businesses and a number of high-rise buildings. The area has a variety of shops and restaurants. Centrally, 8th Street contains a pedestrian zone with sidewalk cafes and restaurants. The neighborhood has many local restaurants, bars, and boutiques. The are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sign-on
A sign-on (or start-up in Commonwealth countries except Canada) is the beginning of operations for a radio or television station, generally at the start of each day. It is the opposite of a sign-off (or closedown in Commonwealth countries except Canada), which is the sequence of operations involved when a radio or television station shuts down its transmitters and goes off the air for a predetermined period; generally, this occurs during the overnight hours although a broadcaster's digital specialty or sub-channels may sign-on and sign-off at significantly different times as its main channels. Like other television programming, sign-on and sign-off sequences can be initiated by a broadcast automation system, and automatic transmission systems can turn the carrier signal and transmitter on/off by remote control. Sign-on and sign-off sequences have become less common due to the increasing prevalence of 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week broadcasting. However, some national broadc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Country Music
Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, old-time, and American folk music forms including Appalachian, Cajun, Creole, and the cowboy Western music styles of Hawaiian, New Mexico, Red Dirt, Tejano, and Texas country. Country music often consists of ballads and honky-tonk dance tunes with generally simple form, folk lyrics, and harmonies often accompanied by string instruments such as electric and acoustic guitars, steel guitars (such as pedal steels and dobros), banjos, and fiddles as well as harmonicas. Blues modes have been used extensively throughout its recorded history. The term ''country music'' gained popularity in the 1940s in preference to '' hillbilly music'', with "country music" being used today to describe many styles and subgenres. It came to encomp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Album-oriented Rock
Album-oriented rock (AOR, originally called album-oriented radio) is an FM radio format created in the United States in the 1970s that focuses on the full repertoire of rock albums and is currently associated with classic rock. Album-oriented radio was originally established by U.S. radio stations dedicated to playing album tracks by rock artists from the hard rock to progressive rock genres. In the mid-1970s, AOR was characterized by a layered, mellifluous sound and sophisticated production with considerable dependence on melodic hooks. Using research and formal programming to create an album rock format with greater commercial appeal, the AOR format achieved tremendous popularity in the late 1970s and early 1980s. From the early 1980s onward, the "album-oriented radio" term became normally used as the abbreviation of "album-oriented rock," meaning radio stations specialized in classic rock recorded during the late 1960s and 1970s. The term is also commonly conflated with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stunting (broadcasting)
Stunting is a type of publicity stunt in radio broadcasting, where a station—abruptly and often without advance announcement—begins to air content that is seemingly uncharacteristic compared to what is normally played. Stunting is typically used to generate publicity and audience attention for upcoming changes to a station's programming, such as new branding, format, or as a soft launch for a newly-established station. Occasionally, a stunt may be purely intended as publicity or a protest, and not actually result in a major programming change. Stunts often involve a loop of a single song, or an interim format (such as the discography of a specific artist, Christmas music, a specific theme, or novelty songs), which may sometimes include hints towards the station's new format or branding. To a lesser extent, stunting has also been seen on television, most commonly in conjunction with April Fool's Day, or to emphasize a major programming event being held by a channel. Types of ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
