KJPG (1050 AM) is a

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as a

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, it serves the Bakersfield metropolitan area. The station is owned by Relevant Radio, Inc., which is based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. By day, KJPG is powered at 10,000

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s using a

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with a three-

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. But because 1050 AM is a Mexican

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frequency reserved for XEG in Monterrey, KJPG must

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at night to avoid interference. The

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is off South Wheeler Ridge Road at Legray Road in

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. Programming is heard around the clock on 80-watt

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K294DK at 106.7

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in Bakersfield.

History

The station began broadcasting in 1994, holding the call sign KKGO. It aired a

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format as part of a

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with KKGO-FM in

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. In June 1996, the station ended its simulcast with KKGO-FM, but continued to air a classical music format independently. On August 30, 1996, the station's call sign was changed to KTRJ. In November 1999, the station's call sign was changed to KMAP, and it began airing Christmas music. The station briefly returned to airing classical music in January 2000 before becoming a Radio Disney affiliate in March. In 2003, the station was sold to IHR Educational Broadcasting for $700,000, and it adopted a Catholic talk format as an affiliate of

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. On April 11, 2005, the station's call sign was changed to KJPG. In 2017, Immaculate Heart Radio merged with Relevant Radio and KJPG became a Relevant Radio network affiliate.

Translator

KJPG is also heard at 106.7 MHz, through a translator in Bakersfield, California.

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