KJIL is a
Christian radio
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station
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broadcasting on 99.1 FM, licensed to
Copeland, Kansas
Copeland is a city in Gray County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 251.
History
Copeland was founded in 1912. It was named for E. L. Copeland, an official of the Santa Fe Railroad.
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and serving the areas of
Dodge City, Kansas,
Garden City, Kansas
Garden City is a city in, and the county seat of, Finney County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population of the city was 28,151. The city is home to Garden City Community College and the Lee Richa ...
, and
Liberal, Kansas. The station is owned by Great Plains Christian Radio.
The station's format consists primarily of
Christian contemporary music
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, with a few
Christian talk and teaching
Christian radio is a Christian media radio format that focus on programming with a Christian message. Many such broadcasters play contemporary Christian music, though many programs include sermons, radio dramas, as well as news and talk programm ...
programs.
History
KJIL began broadcasting September 5, 1992.
The station's first translator began broadcasting in 1994.
In December 1999, 90.7 KJOV in
Woodward, Oklahoma began simulcasting KJIL. Great Plains Christian Radio purchased the station for $60,000 the following year.
In 2001, Great Plains Christian Radio acquired
country music formatted KDMM-FM 105.7 in
Herington, Kansas
Herington is a city in Dickinson and Morris counties in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 2,109.
History
19th century
Herington was named after its founder, Monroe Davis Herington. His name at b ...
, and the station adopted a Christian contemporary format, with its call sign being changed to KJRL.
Translators
KJIL is also heard on translators throughout
Kansas,
Oklahoma
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,
Texas, and
Colorado, as well as on full power stations KJRL 105.7 in Herington, Kansas, KJLG 91.9 in
Emporia, Kansas
Emporia is a city in and the county seat of Lyon County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 24,139. Emporia lies between Topeka and Wichita at the intersection of U.S. Route 50 with Interstates 335 ...
, KJVL 88.1 in
Hutchinson, Kansas, KJLJ 88.5 in
Scott City, Kansas, KNGM 88.9 in
Guymon, Oklahoma, KJOV 90.7 in Woodward, Oklahoma, and KJHL 90.9 in
Boise City, Oklahoma.
Listen Near You
, KJIL. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Colorado
References
External links
KJIL's website
{{Religious Radio Stations in Oklahoma
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Contemporary Christian radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1992
1992 establishments in Kansas
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