KJMM (105.3

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, and serving the Greater Tulsa

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. It is owned by

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and it has an

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. KJMM carries a nationally syndicated wake up show on weekdays, "The Morning Hustle," based at

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. KJMM's

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s are in the Copper Oaks complex in South Tulsa. KJMM has an

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(ERP) of 10,000

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site is on South 186th Street East in

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History

KJMM signed on the air on .http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1995/RR-1995-01-06.pdf It was one of three original Urban stations launched with the help of Perry Broadcasting, an

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-based media company. KJMM is part of the "Power Jammin'" network, along with

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and

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in Lawton. The owner believed the African-American community was underserved in the radio media. At that point there was one FM radio station aimed at the Tulsa African-American community. It was KTOW-FM Sand Springs, "Mix 102.3" (now

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). Its DJs were KK Holliday 7pm-12am, Keith "Sergio Lacour" Samuels 3pm-7pm afternoon drive, Angel Craig 10am-3pm and Aaron Bernard 6am-10am and Nikki 12am-6am. Perry offered better salaries and took most of the DJs from Mix 102.3, hiring them to establish his competitor station on 105.3 MHz. The station plays Hip Hop, R&B,

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on Sunday mornings. It was originally called ''Fresh Jamz 105.'' In 2004, KJMM changed its moniker to ''105.3 K-Jamz''. It began carrying "The

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Morning Show," while sending the previously morning program, "The

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, an

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station at 1050 AM and 99.1 FM. In December 2007, KJMM became the new affiliate of the

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," replacing Doug Banks. " The Rickey Smiley Morning Show" later replaced Big Boy's Neighborhood in the morning on KJMM. In January 2020, " The Rickey Smiley Morning Show" was sent to sister station KGTO when that station lost The

as Joyner stepped away from the program. KJMM became an affiliate of the new syndicated urban morning show "The Morning Hustle" hosted by rapper and former member of The Rickey Smiley Morning Show, Headkrack. His co-host is rapper Lore’l. The Morning Hustle airs from 5 to 9 a.m. weekdays.

References

External links

KJMM station website
African-American history in Tulsa, Oklahoma JMM Mainstream urban radio stations in the United States {{Oklahoma-radio-station-stub