KAJE (107.3 FM, "107.3 The Bull") is a commercial

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licensed to Ingleside, Texas. The station serves the

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with a

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. The station is currently owned by John Bushman through licensee ICA Radio, Ltd. The station carries the syndicated "'' Big D and Bubba''" morning show based in

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. KAJE's studios and offices are located on North Upper Broadway in Corpus Christi. The

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is off Avenue B in Ingleside. The station broadcasts with 14,000

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from a tower 446 feet in height above average terrain.

History

In 1996, the station first

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as KAHX. It was owned by BK Radio, Inc. and aired an

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format. At first, it broadcast with only 3,000 watts. Two years later, the station was acquired by Pacific Broadcasting of Missouri. It changed its

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to KCCG but kept its oldies sound. In 2004, the station was bought by Convergent Broadcasting of Corpus Christi. It got a power boost to its current 14,000 watts, as well as new call letters and a new format, KRPX,

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. The following year, the call sign and format were changed again, this time to

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KJKE. In 2009, the station switched to an

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format, with a change in its call sign to KRSR, known as "Star 107.3." On August 30, 2010, KRSR dropped its "Star 107.3" AC format and began stunting with an all-

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format, with an announcement made at 9 a.m. on Friday, September 3. Following the announcement, it became an adult hits format. The switch left rhythmic-leaning KKBA as the only AC station in Corpus Christi. On September 7, 2010, KRSR changed call letters to KAJE, to go with the "Jake FM" branding. However, when rival station 92.7 KKBA flipped to adult hits in June

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, KAJE moved back to a

format, with only songs from the late 1960s, 70s and 80s played. On March 24, 2017 at Midnight, after playing "

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" by

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, KAJE flipped to classic country as "My Country 107.3". The station launched with a commercial free loop of songs by

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(starting with " Amarillo by Morning"), which ran until Monday, March 28. Effective March 30, 2017, Convergent Broadcasting sold KAJE and sister stations KKPN and KPUS to John Busman's ICA Radio, Ltd. for $2.48 million. In March 2020, KAJE shifted their format from classic country to country, branded as “107.3 The Bull”.KAJE Relaunches as 107.3 The Bull
Radioinsight - April 24, 2020

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{{Country Radio Stations in Texas San Patricio County, Texas Country radio stations in the United States AJE Radio stations established in 1996 1996 establishments in Texas