KJMY (99.5

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) is a

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, and serving the

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, including Ogden and Provo. The station is owned by

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, and it broadcasts a

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, switching to

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for much of November and December. The station's studios are located in

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. KJMY has an

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(ERP) of 40,000

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s. Its

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is on Nelson Peak Road in

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. KJMY broadcasts using

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technology. Its

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carries

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from

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, which in turn feeds an

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at 99.1 MHz.

History

Smooth jazz (1988-1989)

The

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was assigned the

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KBZE on February 22, 1988, while it was still an unbuilt station. KBZE

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the air on . It was owned by the Bountiful Broadcasting Company and it carried a

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format as "The Breeze."

Adult contemporary (1989-1990)

On February 14, 1989, the station changed its call letters to KLVV. As "K-Love," the station carried an

adult contemporary Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, quie ...

format.

Top 40 (1990-1991)

On October 8, 1990, KLVV flipped to

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/ CHR as "Q-99."

Rock (1991-1996)

On June 17, 1991, the station became KUTQ with the name "Rock 99". As KUTQ, the station achieved its highest ratings with the afternoon show ''Mick and Allen'' which later moved to

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101.1 FM.

Classic rock (1996-2004)

On September 6, 1996, the station became KURR, and changed its format to

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, keeping the "Rock 99" name. In 1999, KURR was acquired by

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, the forerunner to today's iHeartMedia.

Hot adult contemporary (2004-present)

After struggling in the ratings for many years, on November 4, 2004, the current call sign KJMY was adopted. The station's format became hot adult contemporary. KJMY became the only hot AC again in Salt Lake City following the reverting of

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in February 2012. (KBEE later shifted back to Adult Top 40 in 2013.)

KJMY-HD2

Since March 2010, KJMY's HD2

has fed an analog

station, K256AE (99.1), licensed to Salt Lake City. The station was initially branded as "

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99.1", and operated using a

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in FCC translator regulations to broadcast an additional analog signal to the market. On September 15, 2011, KJMY-HD2 changed to

, branded as "Rock 99.1". On January 11, 2013, KJMY-HD2 changed to

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, branded as "The Alternative Project". On May 21, 2014, KJMY-HD2 changed its format to

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, branded as "Country 99.1". On May 6, 2015, KJMY-HD2 was changed to a simulcast of contemporary hit

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. On February 7, 2019, KJMY-HD2 changed to

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, branded as "Easy 99.1". On January 27, 2021, KJMY-HD2 flipped to business news from

, branded as "Business 99.1".Business News Made Easy In Salt Lake City
Radioinsight - January 27, 2021

Former logo

References

External links

Official website
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