KAJC (90.1 FM) is a

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broadcasting a

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format, licensed to

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, United States, and serving the

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area. The station was established by

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, and is currently owned by KAJC FM.

History

The station began broadcasting in 2005, and was owned by CSN International. CSN International filed an application to change the city of license to Millersburg, to increase power, and to move the transmitter location. This application was granted on February 1, 2008. The proposed transmitter site would have resulted in lower signal levels in the communities of Monmouth and Independence. Since the station is now owned locally, the construction permit for Millersburg would expire and the station remains at the originally licensed location. In 2008, CSN International sold KAJC, along with a number of other stations, to

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, Inc. These stations were sold to

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later that year. In 2010, the station was sold to Calvary Chapel Monmouth-Independence for $100,000.Taos Stations Change Hands
, ''All Access Music Group''. June 7, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2020. Effective September 20, 2021, the station was sold to KAJC FM for $1.

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* {{Religious Radio Stations in Oregon AJC Contemporary Christian radio stations in the United States Mass media in Salem, Oregon Radio stations established in 2005 2005 establishments in Oregon